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quidam-vir · 6 months ago

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The Romans really went off with 'nisi fallor'. All the English online equivalents simply do not compare.

'if I remember correctly' -> wordy, stupid, too long

'as far as I know' -> sounds bad, clunky, can't say it quickly

'afaik' -> unpronounceable, weird looking

'iirc' -> gibberish, incomprehensible, too many i's

'nisi fallor' -> good length, easy & fun to say, can be thrown in anywhere quickly, literally 'unless I am deceiving myself' which is sick

#nisi fallor #gotta use this in English conversation now #latin #latin language #latin langblr #classics #q(uod publicandum est)

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theghostofbean · 2 years ago

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”Men think about the Roman Empire” “What’s the female version of the Roman Empire” SHUT UPPPPP. SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPPP. AS A WOMAN I LOVE THE ROMAN EMPIRE. AS A WOMAN I LOVE ANCIENT HISTORY AND BATTLES AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY. THE “GIRL VERSION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE” IS THE ROMAN EMPIRE. IM GOING TO STAB YOU 23 TIMES

#why do we have to gender history ffs I hate it here #sorry just had to get it out my system #roman empire #history #classics #tagamemnon #ancient history #ancient rome

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paulgadzikowski · 2 days ago

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my wife's harrassers are forcibly removed from life itself

the scene where odysseus kills the suitors is very dramatic and all but like. he’s got no clothes on????

i arrive on ithaca

bow: strung

disguise: off

dick: out

#odysseus #classics

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willow-lark · 1 year ago

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cast your votes!!

#classics #ancient greece #ancient rome #greek mythology #architecture #columns #doric columns #ionic columns #corinthian columns #polls #posts of lark #10k #20k #30k #literally fml why is this my tumblr legacy

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bloodybellycomb · 2 years ago

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I really do think that it’s good for the soul to be unironically pretentious about something. Not in a gatekeeping kind of way but in a “yes, it really is that deep and I would love to enthusiastically and passionately explain why” kind of way.

#mine is shakespeare #hamlet #specifically #although i will defend #romeo and juliet #to the ends of the earth #also #the iliad #the odyssey #literature #writing #classics #although it can be so much more than just books #i also think that I would defend the story of kingdom hearts like this as well #probably homestuck too #completely unironically #birdy chirps

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papenathys · 2 years ago

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Absolutely insane lines to just drop in the middle of an academic text btw. Feeling so normal about this.

[ A Critical History of English Literature, Vol. 1, Prof. David Daiches, first published in 1960 ]

#mimimakes #william shakespeare #shakespeare #quotes #text #essays #hamlet #web weaving #literature #books #classics #litblr #studyblr #dark academia #english literature

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apocalyptic-raccoon · 2 days ago

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This got ingrained into my brain so I painted it

Jason, having seen Medea kill and dismember her brother and also kill Pelias for him: Probably I can just divorce her

#yes the orange blob is supposed to be a chiton leave me alone i never paint or draw #also added the right? as an ominous foreshadowing #medea #classics #greek mythology #also the ring is a crown btw

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charlotlie · 2 years ago

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bitches be like “this is the best piece of literature i have ever read” and it’s either a book that took them six weeks to finish or a fanfic they read at 3 AM

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nostosphotography · 20 hours ago

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Wine-Dark Sea (2025)

#photographers on tumblr #landscape #classics #ocean #sunset #the odyssey #ancient greece #medditeranean #ionian sea #bay of patras #fantasy aesthetic #nature #photography #sky #clouds #greece 2025 #favorites #best shots

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the---hermit · 3 months ago

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I am not saying here's a link to a free online version of the 1984 graphic novel but if it was there you should probably go read it.

#i just finished it and i want a physical copy now it was so good #i remember i had struggled a bit with the original novel because it felt a bit slow and i think my translation wasn't the best #but this version is super powerful thanks to the illustrations #and since there's the visual support i feel like all the writing is even more punchy because it's really concentrated #so every page is a punch in the guts #if you loved the novel you should read this version and if you didn't like the novel you should read this version even more #great way to make a potentially scary classic more approachable #go read it #book #books #bookblr #booklr #1984 #george orwell #distopia #classics #politics #free books

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tylermileslockett · 4 hours ago

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🌺 C.C.’s Spa & Resort Beauty treatments… with a curse.

When Annabeth and Percy arrive at C.C.’s luxurious spa, it seems like a dream — until Circe (a.k.a. C.C.) turns Percy into a guinea pig. Literally. 🐹

This modern enchantress lures in demigods with comfort and vanity, then traps them forever. Only Annabeth’s cleverness and courage flip the spell, proving brains over beauty — and that ancient magic still packs a punch.

see more of my illustrations in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" Exclusive Editions on Illumicrate @illumicrate