Ursus Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 A love-struck Roman male was once construed an oxymoron. The Latin mos maiorum placed duty to the state above all other considerations, including romance. Had not Aeneas sacrificed his love for Dido in siring the Roman race? And yet it was Rome that developed the love elegy, the poet's exaltation of a man's amorous servitude. Sextus Propertius was one of the leading voices of those who, in so many words, placed Cupid's arrows before Rome's majesty. While Augustus' regime tried to co-opt Propertius for their moralizing mission, they were never entirely successful. Despite that, or perhaps because of that, Propertius' poetry resounds throughout the ages, to be appreciated readily ..... http://www.unrv.com/culture/propertius.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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