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amelung

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    Comment #49128168

    On a constructive note, Wilson left not unattested how Homer should be performed in her view, by herself – link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bfDgXqd54CU – and who Americaʼs Home…

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    Comment #47799079

    This ‑e is an adverb ending. The belonging adjective is «latinus» ‹Latin›.

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    Comment #47739996

    > PEUSIS PAN GAR SEEMS I think the Greek doesn't read «ΠΕΥΣΗ ΠΑΝ ΓΑΡ» but «ΠΕΥΣΗΙ ΠΑΝ ΓΑΡ» with «Ι», and «ΠΕΥΣΗΙ» = «πευσῃ» could be the 2nd sg. of the future of «πυνθάνομαι» ‹lear…

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    Comment #47739743

    Respect! even if I can't agree with every detail, e.g. «ΚΑΙ ΤΟΥΤΩ» would require the «Υ» and the «Τ» to be quite different from the «Υ»s and «Τ»s in clearer cases, e.g. in the «ΚΑΙ…

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    Comment #47733046

    I think the image shown at the top right is the entire text that was discovered: because if you count all the lines (including even the ones where no mortal can see actual letters)…

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    Comment #47290998

    > is allowed to be long or even determined to be long? The descriptions of the Alcaic strophe I found specify the first syllables of the first three verses as anceps but the first …

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    Comment #47290029

    Yes, de.co:.rust . Thanks for reminding me, I never knew or had completely forgotten.

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    Comment #47260769

    Metrum Alcaicum: dul.cet.de.co:.rest.|pro:.pa.tri.a:.mo.ri: mor.set.fu.ga:.cem.|per.se.qui.tur.vi.rum nec.par.ci.tin.bel.li:s.iu.ven.tae po:pli.ti.bus.ti.mi.do:.que.ter.go (Not sur…