Phaedrus - The mountain giving birth

The mountain was giving birth; it was shouting immensely and there was a great expectation on the earth.
But it gave birth to a mouse. This is written for you, who promise great things, but do not bring forth anything.

[Mons parturibat, gemitus immanes ciens,
Eratque in terris maxima exspectatio.
At ille murem peperit. Hoc scriptum est tibi,
Qui, magna cum minaris, extricas nihil.]
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Rome's past glory came mainly from its political, military and administrative actions, while Roman culture and literature derived mainly from Greek influence and had very little that was original and creative. So what made Rome great was the practical, political part and not the literary and philosophical part (a faded and trivialized copy of the Greek one).

Now I am going to sleep. Good night (or maybe good day?). 😉
 
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Okay, I think you are underestimating the power of roman esoteric spiritualism.

There seems to be a devide on mount olympus. There are the celestial gods, Apollo, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and the gods of the underworld, Vulcan, Saturn, Mercury, Bacchus(, Adonis). Have you located this devide as well?

Good night!
 

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