Does that seem wonderful because 'twas done
Now long ago?
• Aiax Mastigophorus
• Cp. Sophocles, Ajax, 1266–7; see: E. M. Sanford, "The Tragedies of Livius Andronicus", The Classical Journal, vol. 18, no. 5 (1923), p. 280
Now long ago?
• Aiax Mastigophorus
• Cp. Sophocles, Ajax, 1266–7; see: E. M. Sanford, "The Tragedies of Livius Andronicus", The Classical Journal, vol. 18, no. 5 (1923), p. 280
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Mirum videtur quod sit factum iam diu?
— Livius Andronicus
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Mirum videtur quod sit factum iam diu?" in the context of "Does that seem wonderful because 'twas done
Now long ago?
• Aiax Mastigophorus
• Cp. Sophocles, Ajax, 1266–7; see: E. M. Sanford, "The Tragedies of Livius Andronicus", The Classical Journal, vol. 18, no. 5 (1923), p. 280" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Livius Andronicus" (Quotes: E. H. Warmington, Remains of Old Latin, Vol. 2, LCL 314 (1936), pp. 1–45
Norbert Guterman, A Book of Latin Quotations (1966), pp. 2–5)
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About Livius Andronicus
Lucius Livius Andronicus (Greek: Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period of the Roman Republic.
About Livius Andronicus
Lucius Livius Andronicus (Greek: Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period of the Roman Republic.
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