Second day of finals. I feel somewhat more now that I can begin to consider the idea of contemplating a start to... what I'm trying to say is, maybe it feels a little more like the end of school now.
Mr. Stapleton's back and it's wonderful to see him; he gave us a great sight translation on the exam today concerning the murder of Pompey. It talked about how Pompey was sailing to Egypt (to escape Julius Caesar, perhaps? I'm not sure), and an uneasy silence fell aboard ship. He tried talking to a centurion, blathering something about how they used to be in the army together, but the centurion just looked back at him and nodded silently. Silence again, until they reached shore. As Pompey's feet touched the sand, the centurion stabbed him repeatedly with a short sword; Pompey covered his face and fell dead on the day after his sixtieth birthday.
Cool stuff. I love Latin.
posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003
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