Bing Images' attempt at depicting an "early Roman drinking party" LOL! It has been six months since I last made any progress with my translation of Livy's account of the Rape of Lucretia. We

When the princes are drunk, they begin boasting about the merits of their wives...

During the Romans' protracted siege of Ardea there are long periods of idleness which gives the young noblemen plenty of opportunities for drinking and partying, as we see in today's translation. Today's

Having enclosed Ardea with fortifications, the Romans settle in for a long siege. Catch up with the story so far in Part 2 "Temptata Res Est": Here is what I've been working on today: in his

In yesterday's blog post I reported that I had resumed my attempt at translating Livy's Latin narrative about the "Rape of Lucrece" and the founding of the Roman Republic. Here is the blog post:

The first part of a project to translate Livy's account of the Rape of Lucretia from Latin into English.

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed #Livy