I have a partly lexical, partly historical question for the group that I've
been curious about for years. Virgil uses the term furor at 3 key points:
at the end of the Aeneid, the last Eclogue, and in the Georgics. In the
Aeneid, it is used to describe Aeneas as he is seized by wrath and fury
when
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dan
Knauss [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Is it likely that there was
a common Greek and Roman sentiment toward the barbarian tribes that classed
them as what a civilized person might become if overcome by extreme
passions like love and hate?
Certainly: Greeks (and Romans
It is generally agreed that Tacitus idealized the Germanic barbarians to
some extent, in order to make the point that his fellow Romans couldn't
afford to fall into slackness and decadence. Whenever a writer belonging
to an imperialistic people praises certain virtues that the conquered have
and
get a fucking life
On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Leofranc Holford-Strevens wrote:
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dan
Knauss [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Is it likely that there was
a common Greek and Roman sentiment toward the barbarian tribes that classed
them as what a civilized person might become
