HUM 493 / REL 493 - Continuation of Intermediate Latin
Course Notes - Week 11
The photo on page 211 dates from AD 117-138, from Antinooplis. It is now in the Louvre, Paris.
The wall-painting shown on page 213 is from Herculaneaum, and is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum.
The wall-painting shown on page 215 is from the villa of Ariadne in Stabiae, and is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum.
The painting shown on page 217 dates to AD 110-120, and is now in the British Museum.
The wall-painting shown on page 223 is from Pompeii, and is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum. The name of the man is not known, but details in the painting indicate that he was a tragic actor.
the statue shown on page 229 is known as the "Medici Venus" as it was owned by the Medici family in Florence. It is now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic statue of Aphrodite which dated to the 3rd century BC. The statue is of a type known as "Venus pudica" - although she appears to be covering herself modestly, the statue actually calls attention to her sexuality. The Romans liked this sort of statue.
The wall-painting shown on page 230 is a picture of Mars and Venus, form Pompeii, and is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum. Venus has taken Mars' weapons from him, and Cupid is playing with them. Children or cupids playing were very popular themes.
The wall-painting shown on page 232 is from Herculaneum, and is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum.
In poem I, page 212 - the initial "ille" goes with "quī . . . audit"
The first "et" on line 15 is not linking "rēgēs" with "ōtium", but with "urbēs".
In poem II, line 12 - "invidēre" means to "put the evil eye on someone" - this is still a superstition in the Middle East, meaning that someone can get people under a magic spell if they look at them in a particular way, or if they know things about them.
In poem III, although the "passer" is nearly always translated as "sparrow", ornithologists say that sparrows are almost impossible to tame, and that an Italian variety of thrush is a more likely bird.
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