So, I’m translating Pliny the Younger’s letter to Tacitus about the eruption of
So, I’m translating Pliny the Younger’s letter to Tacitus about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, and the dictionary site that I’m using to help me has “arbor” listed as not only meaning “tree”, but also “squid”. It seems to me that the smoke clouds were like “a giant squid” is a much better translation than “a giant tree” Quintus -- source link
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