Tag Archives: Love

Love Island

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

According to Suetonius, Rome’s foremost purveyor of biographical detail laced with outrageous gossip, the emperor Tiberius enjoyed the island of Capri as his retreat (Suet. Tib. 43, transl. J. C. Rolfe [only in the online version of the Loeb, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Love Island

True Love

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

exemplo iunctae tibi sint in amore columbae, masculus et totum femina coniugium. errat, qui finem vesani quaerit amoris: verus amor nullum novit habere modum. ‘Let doves yoked in love be your model, male and female, a perfect union. He errs … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Black and White

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Peter Kruschwitz

It has been a long time since I last posted on here – the reason is simple: I’m frantically trying to finish a book about the Latin verse inscriptions of Rome’s poor and marginalised. I hope to have everything done … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Black and White

Sweet Talk for Latin Lovers

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Peter Kruschwitz

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, any respectable Latin lover will, of course, be keen to brush up on their relevant sweet talking skills. Here are are some lines you may wish to rehearse for your Latin wooing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

St. Valentine’s Glory

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Peter Kruschwitz

Valentine’s Day is imminent: a day for lovers (to celebrate their romance), for the chocolate and flower industries (to make a fortune), and for the ill-informed (to point out that the Romans, too, celebrated a festival around the same time … Continue reading →

Posted in Carmina Epigraphica, Epigraphy, Poetry | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on St. Valentine’s Glory