[SOUNDS OF BRUTAL PEER REVIEW]

my latin professor knows how much i hate cicero so for this weekend’s translation she went “oh don’t worry! it’s not cicero this time!” to me and like a fool i trusted her.

i just started. it is, as promised, not cicero talking about how great he is.

it’s quintilian talking about how great cicero is.

♥ 108 — 3 years ago on 23 Feb 2020

#m #text #god she played me like a fucking fiddle #she loves using cicero b/c there's so much of his shit #which makes sense #so like we read ACTUAL latin #the downside is #its cicero going oh gods im so heroic i saved the republic #*talks about catiline* #i maintain that the guiliani and cicero comparison is the only valid historical comparison #both famous for one act (being mayor during 9/11 and catiline) #keeps bringing it up #ppl actually look at their 'heroics' #and realize it's not great #(guiliani getting a ton of firefighters killed because of his previous actions) #(catline's conspirators being executed without a trial)