When in Rome... (a Travelogue)
Posted:
Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:38 am
by Valerius Claudius Iohanes
Well, she was only off by a factor of 4, eh? That she even knew who Caesar was is something good. I find I'm always giving my kids history lessons: my son will confuse WWI and Vietnam, in terms of the timeline.
Re: When in Rome
Posted:
Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:19 pm
by Valerius Claudius Iohanes
Salve, Formose -
A delightful encounter, that one was, and lovely to read of. The single time I was in Europa, I had a couple of good moments that I keep (the actual souvenirs are in our memories).
But I never went to Rome during that trip. In my younger days, an immature age 20, I was a bit of nervous wreck, and having heard stories of the crowds of Rome, and being also ignorant at that time of what I might enjoy in Rome - for I was convinced that the forum was even less in evidence than it actually was - it turned me away from my one chance to go. And I have yet to make it up!
It's a pity we haven't each of us more denarii so that we could all meet there - you and Lucia Livia Plauta might even alternate days as our guides to enjoying the City.
Optime vale.
Re: When in Rome
Posted:
Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:50 am
by Valerius Claudius Iohanes
I love cemetaries. I have a fetish for monuments to begin with; and then the thought of all those people's lives - their stories, their fevers, and all fevers being now past for them - all buoys me up. And then there are always a few surprises, whether headstone particulars, rhymes or odd remarks in the inscriptions, thoughtful epitaphs, and so on.
Formose - You ARE a romantic soul: willing to storm the heavens and complain directly to Iuppiter, I should think.