whattheflip

[ravioliet]

god's weakest soldier is scrolling tumblr instead of being productive or participating in any of their hobbies

[achillessulks]

In defence of Emily Wilson

[My modest collection of Homer translations; Wilson’s Odyssey is second from right.] Emily Wilson is the second woman to translate the Iliad

People have been very mean to Emily Wilson online lately. I’ve been on record as saying her translation of the Odyssey (or Iliad) wasn’t my favourite, but do I agree with the accusations of oversimplification or inaccuracy? (Spoiler alert: no.)

[romans-art]

evil grandma alert

[fluentisonus]

what I love abt summer is that you can drink so much water & do everything in your power to stay cool & you will STILL get a headache despite all that :)

[doloneia]

telemachus: would you still love me if i was a worm

peisistratus: … yes?

telemachus: ok follow up question. would you still love me if i asked you to break the customs of xenia and just drop me off at my ship

peisistratus, sighing: my dad is gonna be so pissed [swerves chariot around]

[loontattoo]

being vulnerable and admitting I don't understand a reference

[wolfythewitch]

​metaphorically undressing myself via truth nuke

[lr-zzz]

"Before each battle, Agrippa would dream of his own death, and of Octavian, who had become a god."

[mcaelius]

[thememedaddy]

[officialpenisenvy]

new york city is basically to america what rome was to the roman empire which means there were probably so many insufferable ancient romans going "only in rome 🤪 provincial transfers wouldn't get it" at any given occasion. and those ancient romans had children and their children had children and they eventually begot Every Single Annoying Roman Guy

[uwontrememberme]

everything will probably be fine but i have to get really anxious just in case

[depsidase]

[pompeiusliker]

what i think the julius would wear if he was in the modern day

[transmonk]

I should be able to read books in one second because I need to know everything

[slettlune]

you may have seen achilles in his miserable blanket burrito but have you seen odysseus Sitting Like That while appealing to achilles in his miserable blanket burrito

achilles looking very "make him stop make him stop make him stop"

[cillianmurphyenjoyerrr]

A very miserable attempt at drawing marcus antonius as the simp he is (it wasnt my intent to make octavia horse faced💔)