Sunday, October 19, 2003
Archimedes Death
English
The city was turned over to the troops to pillage as they pleased, after guards had been set at the houses of the exiles who had been in the Roman lines. Many brutalities were committed in hot blood and the greed of gain, and it is on record that Archimedes, while intent upon figures which he had traced in the dust, and regardless of the hideous uproar of an army let loose to ravage and despoil a captured city, was killed by a soldier who did not know who he was. Marcellus was distressed by this; he had him properly buried and his relatives inquired for—to whom the name and memory of Archimedes were an honour.
Latin
Urbs diripienda militi data est custodibus divisis per domos eorum qui intra praesidia Romana fuerant. Cum multa irae, multa avaritiae foeda exempla ederentur, Archimeden memoriae proditum est in tanto tumultu, quantum captae terror urbis in discursu diripientium militum ciere poterat, intentum formis quas in pulvere descripserat, ab ignaro milite quis esset interfectum; aegre id Marcellum tulisse sepulturaeque curam habitam, et propinquis etiam inquisitis honori praesidioque nomen ac memoriam eius fuisse.
Livy (59 BC-AD 17 ), History of Rome from its Foundation, Book XXV.31
English
The city was turned over to the troops to pillage as they pleased, after guards had been set at the houses of the exiles who had been in the Roman lines. Many brutalities were committed in hot blood and the greed of gain, and it is on record that Archimedes, while intent upon figures which he had traced in the dust, and regardless of the hideous uproar of an army let loose to ravage and despoil a captured city, was killed by a soldier who did not know who he was. Marcellus was distressed by this; he had him properly buried and his relatives inquired for—to whom the name and memory of Archimedes were an honour.
Latin
Urbs diripienda militi data est custodibus divisis per domos eorum qui intra praesidia Romana fuerant. Cum multa irae, multa avaritiae foeda exempla ederentur, Archimeden memoriae proditum est in tanto tumultu, quantum captae terror urbis in discursu diripientium militum ciere poterat, intentum formis quas in pulvere descripserat, ab ignaro milite quis esset interfectum; aegre id Marcellum tulisse sepulturaeque curam habitam, et propinquis etiam inquisitis honori praesidioque nomen ac memoriam eius fuisse.
Livy (59 BC-AD 17 ), History of Rome from its Foundation, Book XXV.31
Monday, October 06, 2003
I am excited about the Matrix Revolutions, which is coming to theaters November 5th. I admit that reloaded was not as good as the original matrix. The scene where Neo fights all of those clones of Agent Smith, I feel went on way to long and should have ended earlier then it did. I liked the part in the beginning when neo is dreaming about trinity's death and trinity was rushing towards the guard center and blew it up. I kind of did not like the cliffhanger ending of reloaded but I no it was necessary. I hope revolutions is good and not crappy like most sequel's, such as all the sequels of Lethal Weapon, where as they make more it gets crappier and crappier. So far with reloaded I think it was semi good but i hope revolutions is much better.
Question: had you ever done kunfu training? Carrie-Anne Moss - Interview: "During the government lobby scene just before I had to do my cartwheel on the wall, I hurt one of my ankles so badly I felt sure that I had broken it. I kept my boot on, which I think supported it. The adrenaline of those three days of fighting kept me going, and when the weekend came by I couldn't walk. I still can't walk every morning when I first get up, and that was what, four months ago?"
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