#reading classics

….. And now the work is done, that Jupiter's anger, fire or sword cannot erase, nor the gnawing tooth of time. Let that day, that only has power over my body, end, when it will, my uncertain span of years: yet the best part of me will be borne, immortal, beyond the distant stars. Wherever Rome's influence extends, over the lands it has civilized, I will be spoken, on people's lips: and, famous through all the ages, if there is truth in poets' prophecies, ­vivam--I shall live…

• searching for old CDs and vinyls with classical music at flea markets;

• trying to translate your favourite latin poems in your native language;

• studying Homer in the middle of the night and trying to understand the greek way of thinking;

• exercising your shakespearian accent in front of the mirror, repeating Hamlet's monologue over and over again;

• losing hours after hours in library, researching the origin of the languages and the history of linguistics;

• reading newspapers from then and now and comparing the the journalistic approach, the research level and the wording;

• writing essays and little stories in painted leather notebooks;

• cooking old and even ancient recipes to see how they taste;

I have chosen the book I will be reading… drum roll please…. 🥁✨🥁✨🥁✨🥁✨🥁✨