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armanddangour.bsky.social
Lover of words, player of music μηδεὶς ἄμουσος εἰσίτω
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absorbing #ValentinesDay BBCFreeThinking BBCRadio4 lineup on the many meanings of romantic love. Suffice it to say Ann & I were dining out—in Perth 🥰. Rana Mitter with Susie Orbach @armanddangour.bsky.social @rhymeswithditto.bsky.social Catherine Wheatley, Mary Harrod www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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I’ll be talking with Susie Orbach and others tonight about Love. A subject for psychology - or philosophy? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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τῆλε μ' ἀφιστάμενον νικᾷ μάλα κήδεα πικρά λαὸν ἄγαν πλήθοντα ἰδεῖν μερόπων ἀνθρώπων οἱ ῥα δυσαλγήτους καὶ ἀπίστους ἀνδρὰς ἕπονται. "Standing aloof, bitter cares assail me to see a host of mortal men brimming over who're following men who have no care or principle”. —W. Whitman

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Excellent essay by @armanddangour.bsky.social v/ @engelsbergideas.bsky.social "Tragedian Aeschylus (5th c. BC) compared the wealth of King Agamemnon to the vastness of the ocean: the sea is there – who will ever drain it?" 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏛️ engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...

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What a way to market a book. Thanks PUP... How to Talk about Love. The perfect gift for Valentine's Day.

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I wrote this story up. open.substack.com/pub/armanddang… "I can see Curly, now the rain has gone..."

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Today I conducted a tutorial with two students entirely in Latin, discussing the character of Aeneas in Virgil’s Aeneid. An exhilarating experience. scholam hodie habui cum duobus discipulis doctis omnino Latine de ingenio et Aeneae in Aeneide Vergilii disputantibus. Res animum valde calefecit.

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πιστὸς ἐν κακοῖς ἀνὴρ | κρείσσων γαλῆς έν ναυτίλοισιν εἰσορᾶν. [text adapted] "A trustworthy man in times of trouble is a better sight than a weasel among sailors." Euripides, Orestes, 727-8, staged 408 BC with star actor Hegelochus.

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For Horace-lovers: “You see how white with piled-up snow The poet’s head here stands; To clear the drifts how can we know what shampoo he demands?” vides ut alta stet nive candidum caput poetae. tergeat ut luem quam speciem unguenti requirat dicere quis poterit, sodales?

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Everywhere one sees the influence of Big Parma. This is a market in Sicily.

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Dog loves kicking the hard hockeyball but also loves biting on a soft toy. She can’t do both at the same time… Result: paralysis! A new version of Buridan’s Ass.

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Useful compendium of ancient Greek syntax in 3 pages plus a list of verse illustrations. Used for decades at Eton, the “Gow Card”.

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Lesbians of old had a noble art form: lines of equal length, then a shorter coda. That’s the way to capture the feel of Sappho, writing in English

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Here’s an idea: set up a social media platform that weeds out bots at source. Should be possible with AI…

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28-old relative texts - can’t come to dinner cooked for him, just 1hr to go. Has been a bit sick since morning. Didn’t think to cancel earlier. I’d have to be half dead to cancel such an arrangement, and I wouldn’t do so at the last minute. What makes people think they can be so casually unreliable.

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Listen to a thoughtful EI Talk: The case for Classics w/ @armanddangour.bsky.social & @daisydunn.bsky.social & @alastairbenn.bsky.social @paullay.bsky.social via @engelsbergideas.bsky.social 🏺 #AncientBluesky #Latin #Edusky #classics #Greek #education podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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Is the study of Latin in peril? And what does the future hold for the ancient inheritance? 🗣️ @alastairbenn.bsky.social is joined by @daisydunn.bsky.social, @armanddangour.bsky.social, and @paullay.bsky.social to discuss the value of ancient languages. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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Sharing is caring, Roman style. Pass it on.

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Is the study of Latin in peril? And what does the future hold for the ancient inheritance? I sat down with @daisydunn.bsky.social, @armanddangour.bsky.social and @paullay.bsky.social to discuss the value of ancient languages: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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One of the best things posted on the dark side. H/t Massimo.

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When Caesar fractured his foot crossing the Rubicon, he instructed the doctors “let the cast be dyed”. (Purple of course).

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Have you seen the acronym for a mandibular advancement device?Simply MAD.

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