Hey my excellent followers, just came across this tumblr, and thought I’d spread it around!

Enjoy!

~Q

First comes Horace,

Then comes Homer,

Then comes a quickly written Classics paper.

~Q

Edit: Should have used just “B” or maybe “3” to fit the metrical scheme more precisely (original is 7 beats and mine is 8)

I have to write a 10 page paper examining 3 of Horace’s odes through a specific theme. I want to do mythological images and the portrayal of Augustus, but I’m not sure how to start a paper on that…

~Q

I’m finally realising why everyone bitches about 4th declension nouns. Why exactly it was deemed necessary to have the same form for seemingly all uses is beyond me.

Let the pre-school studying commence!

We’ve been doing the letters of Pliny the younger in the Latin class, and I swear, he sucks more than Cicero. He may write shorter things, but he’s kind of a dick and a kill joy, and uses relatively complex grammar.

Quintus

The Croc says: Again, not exactly Classics Croc, but still relevant (and someone submitted it! woo!) And true. The worst is translating a shit ton of Greek. Definitely the worst.

I’m now using final sigmas and deltas in Latin, and sometimes mix Latin vocab with Greek vocab, although not to the same extent of two of my friends who are both Classics majors in the came classes with me.

This and a psychology test tomorrow. I have the same teacher for Greek and Latin. She knows how much we have to do. Thankfully Dr. M is awesome, so as long as I look at everything and do a little bit of what’s required, I’ll be golden. 

I’m basically spending the today (the day before classes start) writing out charts in my notebook and reviewing before class

This may be the one that helps me keep my sanity. A fair portion of Romans were bilingual. Latin was a must, and then the other varied, however, Greek was the scholarly language, so most knew some if not were fluent.