https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/140792 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:58:35 GMT 2026-07-14T14:58:35Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141077 Title: Notes on the text of Juvenal Authors: Harrison, S. J. Abstract: Juvenal is a great Latin poet, but his text is not as well preserved as those of (say) Vergil and Horace. Many problems remain in modern editions, and this article confirms or identifies some of the remaining problems and makes some suggestions for solutions. I cite the revised OCT of Clausen (1992) as perhaps the most widely used text.; 1.170-1: experiar quid concedatur in illos quorum Flaminia tegitur cinis atque Latina.; These well-known lines about attacking only the dead seem to state that Romans of the past are buried under the Via Flaminia and the Via Latina; but there are several problems here. [excerpt] Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141077 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141075 Title: Greek civilization as seen in its literature, Iċ-ċiviltà Griega kif tidher fil-letteratura [Book review] Abstract: It has become fashionable to raise an eyebrow at the contention that the ancient Greeks were an exceptional civilization. Yet, we all agree that to them we owe our notions of democracy, of logic, of drama, of history … and much more, and that at a certain point in time, it was their penchant for enquiry that enabled the level of civilization in the Mediterranean to be raised to an unprecedented level. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141075 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141074 Title: Pharmaceutical Latin [Book review] Abstract: This excellent and very useful book has two aims: teaching Latin and Medicine. The delight achieved in reading it is, therefore, twofold from beginning to end. It does not attempt to teach Latin before Pharmaceutical terms, nor the latter before the former. It teaches both disciplines in a clear way through plenty of illustrations, the source of which are provided at the end of the book. The inclusion of these illustrations is made possible thanks to the largeness of the pages. Its pedagogical method is that of teaching through exercises, which include quizzes, crossword puzzles and simple exercises, like those of finding synonyms and opposites, translations and giving the correct grammatical forms. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141074 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141044 Title: The social status of Roman land surveyors [Book review] Abstract: Prof. Levente Takács, recently established as an authority on Roman Land Surveyors, has been awarded with the István Hahn Prize in 2011, and this work of his is the fourth in the series in honour of the same Late Professor István Hahn, the first three monographs having been written by Professors Thomas Köves-Zulauf, Ádám Szabó and Zsolt Simon. As Prof. Dr György Németh, Head of the Department, writes in the foreword, István Hahn lived from 1913 to 1983, was Head of the Department of Ancient History of Eötvös Loránd University, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and an internationally acknowledged expert of several areas of ancient history. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141044 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z