hoc illud est praecipue in cognitione rerum salubre ac frugiferum, omnis te exempli documenta in inlustri posita monumento intueri: inde tibi tuaequae rei publicae quod imitere capias, inde foedum inceptu, foedum exitu, quod vites — ‘Here in acquiring knowledge of history it is particularly salutary and fruitful, for you to behold lessons of every type as if laid out on a brilliant memorial: from that you may make use for yourself and your republic what to copy, from that you may shun that which is detestable in the beginning, and detestable in the conclusion.’ — Livy ab urbe condita 1, praefectus.10.
Collapse of a small part of the wall at the Nola Gate by noreply@blogger.com (Jo Berry) at Blogging Pompeii. Published October 23, 2011 at 08:38PM
There’s going to be the usual hysteria about this in the media (sigh), but can I just point everyone towards this video of the damage on You Tube. The collapse is not extensive, and I can’t see that it’s fair to blame anyone for it …
