Dangerous Things
Said Myrtias (a Syrian student In Alexandria; in the reign of Augustus Constans and Augustus Constantius; In part a pagan, […]
Said Myrtias (a Syrian student In Alexandria; in the reign of Augustus Constans and Augustus Constantius; In part a pagan, […]
In the prologue to her Alexiad, Anna Comnena laments her widowhood. Her soul is dizzy. “And with rivers Of tears,” […]
Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius […]
Just because we’ve torn their statues down, And cast them from their temples, Doesn’t for a moment mean the gods […]
Half past twelve. Time has gone by quickly Since nine o’clock when I lit the lamp And sat down here. […]
Our efforts are those of the unfortunate; Our efforts are like those of the Trojans. Somewhat we succeed; somewhat We […]
One dreary September day Emperor Manuel Komninos Felt his death was near. The court astrologers – bribed, of course – […]
He’s an old man. Used up and bent, Crippled by time and indulgence, He slowly walks along the narrow street. […]
Every so often he vows to start a better life. But when night comes with her own counsels, With her […]
In these darkened rooms, where I spend Oppresive days, I pace to and fro To find the windows. When a […]
Body, remember not only how much you were loved, Not only the beds on which you lay, But also those […]
Valiant are you who fought and fell gloriously; Fearless of those who were everywhere victorious. Blameless, even if Diaeos and […]
“What distillate can be discovered from herbs Of a witching brew,” said an aesthete, “what distillate prepared according To the […]
At the back of the noisy cafĂ© Bent over a table sits an old man; A newspaper in front of […]
Like beautiful bodies of the dead who had not grown old And they shut them, with tears, in a magnificent […]