confession of Alcaeus, to the inglorious casting away of his shield. In interpreting such passages in the works of Horace, we have always to bear in raind the irony habitual to him, and the reserve imposed on him by his subsequent relations to the chiefs of the victorious party. The ent...
The extra padding also helped to absorb shock from incoming blows to the armor, thus reducing the chances of damaging the shin. Interestingly, during Caesar’s reign, soldiers were required to wear only one greave. They were provided with a four-foot shield to cover the other leg. 4. Mail...
Persians,devotingthemselvesfortheircountry,suddenlyrushed uponhimwithdrawncimeters:theemperordexterouslyreceived theirblowsonhisupliftedshield;and,withasteadyand well-aimedthrust,laidoneofhisadversariesdeadathisfeet. Theesteemofaprincewhopossessesthevirtueswhichhe approves,isthenoblestrecompenseofadeservingsubject;and...
The Homeric description of the shield of Achilles (Iliad 18.478–608) is Western literature's earliest and most influential attempt to evoke images in words. This article examines the passage anew, demonstrating not only its paradigmatic concern with the collaborative and competing resources of word ...
The minor, personal, types of sacrifice were more properly referred to asVictimaorHostiawhilst the word “Sacrificium” was generally referred to the “victim” of the more important public ceremonies. Public sacrificial ceremonies were state affairs which would generally take place in the Forum accor...
He created powerful weapons for gods and heroes, such as Achilles’ shield and Jupiter’s thunderbolts. His designs were said to have outstanding attributes, and his craftsmanship was unmatched. Vulcan was associated with volcanoes because of his relationship with fire. As the god of volcanoes, ...
“As bugles blared their strident notes, Turnus waved/ the standard on Laurentum’s citadel, spurred/ his eager horse and clanged his sword and shield./ At one, all hearts were thrown in turmoil. In the anxious/ tumult, Latium swore loyalty; the young men/ raged for war.” ...
(Corybantic) shield, which had often held in its hollow baby Zeus asleep among the mountains: yes, a little cave once was the home of Zeus, where the sacred goat [Amaltheia] played the nurse to him with her milky udder for a makeshift, and cleverly let him suck the strange milk, ...
(Battle-Strife) who arrays the throng of men : pitiless she, for she took away the mind and senses of poor wretches who made war against the son of Zeus . . . Upon the shield Proioxis (Pursuit) and Palioxis (Flight) were wrought, and Homados (Tumult), and Phobos (Panic), and ...
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