Friday, October 10, 2008
RANDOM E BRITANNICA POST
CORIANDER- a fruit improperly called a seed of an unbelliferous plant native to the south of europe + asia minor, but cultivated in the south of england.
CORINTHIANS- epistles-no read 2+ pgs.
CORIOLANUS, CAIUS/CNEIUS MARCIUS- a roman patrician according to legend. 5C bc + descendent of king Ancus Marcius. brought up by his proud but patriotic mother Veturia/volumnia. C developed into the foremost warrior of his time + was his prowess at the siege of corroli, where he took the town single handedly that he received his cognomen, but his hatred of the plebs lost him consulship + when he tried to advise the people who were suffering from the dearth of corn, that they should not be relieved from supplies from sicily unless they consented to the abolition of their tribunes, he was condemned to banishment. obtaining command of the Volscan army, he advanced on his former city. In vain the 1st men of rme prayed for moderate terms. he demanded restoration to the volscians all of their land + admission to rome citizenship. at last, his mother, wife volumnia, + his children, accompanied by company of roman matrons of high birth, came to the V camp + by their tears + entreaties prevailed. he led back the volscan army + according to one legend paid w/ his life. niebahr has shown that important parts of the legend are historical.
CORN LAWS- hit this in my orations book-regarding shipping. began around 1436 blah blah blah. 5+ pages.
CORIANDER- a fruit improperly called a seed of an unbelliferous plant native to the south of europe + asia minor, but cultivated in the south of england.
CORINTHIANS- epistles-no read 2+ pgs.
CORIOLANUS, CAIUS/CNEIUS MARCIUS- a roman patrician according to legend. 5C bc + descendent of king Ancus Marcius. brought up by his proud but patriotic mother Veturia/volumnia. C developed into the foremost warrior of his time + was his prowess at the siege of corroli, where he took the town single handedly that he received his cognomen, but his hatred of the plebs lost him consulship + when he tried to advise the people who were suffering from the dearth of corn, that they should not be relieved from supplies from sicily unless they consented to the abolition of their tribunes, he was condemned to banishment. obtaining command of the Volscan army, he advanced on his former city. In vain the 1st men of rme prayed for moderate terms. he demanded restoration to the volscians all of their land + admission to rome citizenship. at last, his mother, wife volumnia, + his children, accompanied by company of roman matrons of high birth, came to the V camp + by their tears + entreaties prevailed. he led back the volscan army + according to one legend paid w/ his life. niebahr has shown that important parts of the legend are historical.
CORN LAWS- hit this in my orations book-regarding shipping. began around 1436 blah blah blah. 5+ pages.
