Dickinson College Commentaries

Vergil, Eclogue IV, 4-10

Ultima Cūmaeī vēnit iam carminis aetās;

māgnus ab integrō saeclōrum nāscitur ōrdō. 5

iam redit et Virgō, redeunt Sāturnia rēgna,

iam nova prōgeniēs caelō dēmittitur altō.

tū modo nāscentī puerō, quō ferrea prīmum

dēsinet ac tōtō surget gēns aurea mundō,

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Vergil, Eclogue IV, 1-3

Sīcelidēs Mūsae, paulō maiōra canāmus.

nōn omnīs arbusta iuvant humilēsque myrīcae;

sī canimus silvās, silvae sint cōnsule dīgnae.

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Saint Martin and the Beggar

St. Martin is on horseback and armored, facing toward the viewer. In his right hand he holds his sword, which he has used to slice off a portion of his cloak off. He is giving the cut off portion of the cloak to a naked beggar who stands at Martin's right hand, also facing the viewer. The beggar has a bandage wrapped around his lower right calf and the cut portion of the cloak drapes across his hips.

Family tree of Fannia, wife of Helvidius Priscus

family tree with Roman names

Relationships of the Significant Characters in Apuleius's Apologia

family tree with Roman names

DONUM image by Stephanie Do

A square, pink package tied with a darker pink bow is centered on a light yellow background. its is supported by two light-skinned hands on the left and one light-skinned hand on the right. Written on the edge of the package's lid, across one of the corners is the word "donum."

CORPUS image by Stephanie Do

A piece of paper has been shaded in with black, leaving a blank space in the outline of a human figure. Across the upper torso of the figure is written the word "corpus."

ANIMAL image by Stephanie Do

Drawing of grassy foreground in front of a red-brick wall, topped by a metal fence. A path leads through the wall and a stone arch labeled "zoo" spans the path to columns on either side. Behind the wall on the right a giraffe enters the scene. Fixed to the metal fencing on the left-hand side of the wall is a sign reading, "Come see the Animalia."

AMOR image by Stephanie Do

Drawing of two light-skinned hands and forearms on a pink background. The hands form the shape of a heart inside which the background deepens to red and the word "amor" is written.

FAMILIA image by Sansan Lu

Drawing of a family standing in front of a two-story colonnaded villa. The father stands center-front on a path leading up to the villa's entrance. He wears a purple toga and his head is covered. Next to him (far left) stands his son and (center-left) daughter. To the right of him stands his wife (center-right) in a green gown; she also has her head covered by a red palla. She holds the hand of another young child (far right).