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Latin Poetry Podcast

The Latin Poetry Podcast is a series of short Latin passages, discussed, translated, and read aloud by Christopher Francese, Asbury J. Clarke Professor of Classical Studies at Dickinson College

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Now winter’s grip loosens (Horace, Odes 1.4)

Now winter’s grip loosens (Horace, Odes 1.4)

Horace Odes 1.4 Solvitur acris hiems grata vice veris et Favoni trahuntque siccas machinae carinas, ac neque iam stabuli... Read more

22 Oct 2012

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Claudian on Mules (De Mulabus Gallicis)

Claudian on Mules (De Mulabus Gallicis)

Claudian (ca. 370-ca.404 AD) is best known for his political poetry (he was associated with the court of the Roman emper... Read more

4 Nov 2019

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Jupiter, Life of the Elements (Avienus, Phaenomena 1-23, 41-45)

Jupiter, Life of the Elements (Avienus, Phaenomena 1-23, 41-45)

Carminis inceptor mihi Jupiter; auspice terras linquo Iove; excelsam reserat dux Iupiter aethram imus in astra Iovis mon... Read more

19 Jun 2009

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Xanthias the notarius (Carmina Latina Epigraphica 219)

Xanthias the notarius (Carmina Latina Epigraphica 219)

Hoc carmen, haec ara, hic cinis pueri sepulcrum est Xantiae, qui morte acerba raptus est, iam doctus in compendia tot li... Read more

1 Jun 2009

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Figures on the floor (Ausonius, Moselle 48-62)

Figures on the floor (Ausonius, Moselle 48-62)

I nunc et Phrygiis sola leuia consere crustis Tendens marmoreum laqueata per atria campum; ast ego despectis, quae censu... Read more

8 Jan 2009

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Wish to Be What You Are (Martial, Epigrams 10.47)

Wish to Be What You Are (Martial, Epigrams 10.47)

Health Benefits of Vaping: What You Need To Know A debate has been ongoing ever since vaping was introduced in the marke... Read more

25 Sep 2012

5mins

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Andragoras' fatal dream (Martial 6.53)

Andragoras' fatal dream (Martial 6.53)

Lotus nobiscum est, hilaris cenauit, et idem inuentus mane est mortuus Andragoras. Tam subitae mortis causam, Faustine, ... Read more

28 Sep 2006

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Ferulae: The Rods of the Schoolmasters (Martial, Epigrams 14.80)

Ferulae: The Rods of the Schoolmasters (Martial, Epigrams 14.80)

Ferulae: Invisae nimium pueris grataeque magistris      clara Prometheo munere ligna sumus.

23 Aug 2008

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So . . . C . . . C . . . C . . . Cold (Ovid, Tristia 3.10.19-34)

So . . . C . . . C . . . C . . . Cold (Ovid, Tristia 3.10.19-34)

Pellibus et sutis arcent mala frigora bracis, oraque de toto corpore sola patent. Saepe sonant moti glacie pendente capi... Read more

24 Jan 2008

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The Plea of Orpheus (Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.14-39)

The Plea of Orpheus (Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.14-39)

perque leves populos simulacraque functa sepulcro Persephonen adiit inamoenaque regna tenentem umbrarum dominum pulsisqu... Read more

26 Sep 2007

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Constantine Squared: Optatianus 2 (ed. Mueller)

Constantine Squared: Optatianus 2 (ed. Mueller)

Sancte tui vatis Caesar miserere serenus! Auguste omnipotens, almo mortalia cuncta Numine laetificans, nobis ad gaudia n... Read more

24 Jul 2008

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Eleven Little Syllables (Catullus 10)

Eleven Little Syllables (Catullus 10)

Varus me meus ad suos amores uisum duxerat e foro otiosum, scortillum, ut mihi tum repente uisum est, non sane illepidum... Read more

5 Mar 2008

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A cleanser of the teeth (Apuleius, Apology 6)

A cleanser of the teeth (Apuleius, Apology 6)

Calpurniane, salue properis uersibus. Misi, ut petisti, tibi munditias dentium, nitelas oris ex Arabicis frugibus, tenue... Read more

9 Jan 2008

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Epitaph for a Roman Soldier (CLE 537 = CIL 5.5824)

Epitaph for a Roman Soldier (CLE 537 = CIL 5.5824)

d. M. L. Comagi Firmi milit(is) leg. II Parth. qui vixit ann. XXVII m. II d. V Parcae te miseris rapuere parent(ibus) ur... Read more

25 Mar 2008

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He’s Dug a Trench: a song for Professor Fitts

He’s Dug a Trench: a song for Professor Fitts

This is a song for the retiring professor Fitts in Classical Studies and Archaeology, a hymn to his achievements and sta... Read more

12 Oct 2007

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The Wrath of Iarbas (Vergil, Aeneid 4.196-218)

The Wrath of Iarbas (Vergil, Aeneid 4.196-218)

The Wrath of Iarbas protinus ad regem cursus detorquet Iarban incenditque animum dictis atque aggerat iras. Hic Hammone ... Read more

12 Jun 2011

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The Fall of Rome

The Fall of Rome

“De mutata Romae fortuna,” incerti auctoris, ed. N. E. Lemaire, Poetae Latini Minores vol. 4 (Paris, 1825), pp. 537-538.... Read more

22 Jul 2011

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A Fabulous Punishment (Martial, De Spectaculis 7)

A Fabulous Punishment (Martial, De Spectaculis 7)

Martial De Spectaculis 9 The epigram writer Martial describes a mythological enactment in the arena, the execution of a ... Read more

3 Aug 2012

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Dining well (Catullus 13)

Dining well (Catullus 13)

Cenabis bene, mi Fabulle, apud me paucis, si tibi di fauent, diebus, si tecum attuleris bonam atque magnam cenam, non si... Read more

6 Nov 2008

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The Creation of Mankind (Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.77-88)

The Creation of Mankind (Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.77-88)

Sanctius his animal mentisque capacius altae deerat adhuc et quod dominari in cetera posset: natus homo est, sive hunc d... Read more

17 Feb 2009

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