Category: Poetry

Claudian, volume 2 (of 2) With an English translation by Maurice Platnauer

Hactenus armatae laudes: nunc qualibus orbem moribus et quanto frenet metuendus amore, quo tandem flexus trabeas auctore rogantes induerit fastisque suum concesserit annum, mitior incipiat fidibus iam Musa remissis. 5

Chapters

6. BOOK III

Behold, O Rome, the hero whose presence the cries of thy people and the voice of thy nobles has long demanded. Cease now to count the stages of his long journey and to rise as t...

11. BOOK III

Meanwhile Jove bids cloud-girt Iris go gather the gods from the whole universe. She, outstripping the breezes in her rainbow flight, calls to the sea-deities, chides the Nymphs...

4. BOOK II

Thus far the warrior’s praise! Now let my gentler Muse relax the strings and tell by what virtues he governs the world, tempering fear with love, say what counsel moved him at l...

10. BOOK II

Not yet had bright day with herald beams struck the waves of the Ionian main; the light of dawn shimmered on the waters and the straying brilliance flickered over the deep blue...

8. BOOK I

mens congesta iubet. gressus removete profani. iam furor humanos nostro de pectore sensus 5 expulit et totum spirant praecordia Phoebum; iam mihi cernuntur trepidis delubra move...

26. xxviii. 122

Minerva, i. 84; xviii. 273, 328; xx. 256, 591; viii. 162; xxii. 228, 340; xxiv. 226; xxvi. 16; c. m. 22. 41; 52. 41; xxxvi. 218; and see Pallas, Tritonia

28. xxxvi. 272

Serena, xv. 310: x. 120, 252; xxi. 73; xxviii. 93; c. m. 30. title, 2, 33, 49, 69, 118; 31. title, 34, 47; 45. 3; 46. 14; 47. 12; 48. title, 11

19. xxxvi. 445

Fortuna, i. 11; iii. 143; v. 194, 421; xv. 504; xviii. 24, 121; xix. 5; xx. 551; x. 328; vii. 13; viii. 214; xvii. 2; xxi. 363; xxviii. 1, 88, 341, 500, 578; xxvi. 513; c. m. 25...

27. xvii. 31;

Phoebus, i. 56, 188, 268: ii. 11; iii. 129; v. 104; xviii. 327, 397; xx. 46; xii. 40; ix. 17; vii. 9, 166; viii. 175, 286; xxii. 302, 440; xxiv. 42, 334; xxviii. 30, 412; xxvi....

32. xxxvi. 185

Venus, v. 486; xv. 182, 450; xviii. 345, 468; xix. 60; xi. 16; xiv. 2, 12; x. 54, 65, 74, 99, 152, 171, 184, 241; vii. 165; viii. 265; xxii. 354: c. m. 8. 6; 11. 3; 25. 1, 15, 3...

9. BOOK II

When Orpheus sought repose and, lulling his song to sleep, had long laid aside his neglected task, the Nymphs complained that their joy had been reft from them and the sad river...

17. xxvi. 430

Ceres, iii. 327; xviii. 325; xx. 270; xxii. 394; xxvi. 350, 466; c. m. 31. 41; xxxiii. 107, 122, 138, 209, 221, 237; xxxv. 36, 372; xxxvi. 48, 55, 67, 105, 173, 179, 260, 329, 357

18. xxxvi. 117, 355

Eous, iii. 172; v. 105, 161, 217; xv. 226, 430; xviii. 105, 154, 239, 371, 400; xix. 36; xx. 1, 113, 350; vii. 8; viii. 215, 374; xvi. 14; xvii. 151; xxi. 8, 270, 296; xxii. 292...

25. xxxv. 353;

Mars, v. 56, 188, 351, 501; xv. 85, 273, 415; xviii. 277; xix. 20; xx. 567; xiii. 4; vii. 73; viii. 18, 90, 321, 456, 526; xvii. 163; xxi. 190, 336; xxii. 15, 276, 437; xxiv. 35...

12. xxvi. 581

Alpis, i. 74, 105; v. 1, 124, 389; xv. 82, 230, 376; xviii. 432; xx. 505; x. 185; vii. 89; viii. 93, 357, 390, 442; xxii. 411; xxiv. 285, 307; xxviii. 266, 442; xxvi. 194, 198,...

5. BOOK III

The elder Scipio, who single-handed turned the Punic wars back from Italy’s coasts to their own home, fought not his battles unmindful of the Muse’s art; poets were ever the her...

14. xxvi. 299

Augustus (Theodosius, Honorius and Arcadius), i. 74, 108; ii. 17; iii. 245; v. 157, 366, 382; xv. 504; xiii. 8, 9; ix. title; x. 2; vi. title, 18; vii. 109; viii. title, 4; xvii...

20. xxxvi. 325

Indus, viii. 585; xxiv. 349; c. m. 27. 98; i. 170; iii. 374; v. 242; xv. 205; xx. 331; x. 217; vii. 211; viii. 257, 609; xxi. 158, 266; xxiv. 62; xxviii. 415; xxvi. 58; c. m. 20...

23. xxxvi. 306

Libya, iii. 288; v. 41, 154, 241; xv. 4, 52, 63, 113, 146, 282, 334, 462, 503, 520; xviii. 32, 408; xx. 310; vii. 53, 206; viii. 27, 436; xvii. 24; xxi. 7, 272, 334, 378; xxii....

21. xxxvi. 445;

Iuppiter, i. 37; iii. 50; xv. 29, 140, 201, 217; xviii. 5; ix. 5; x. 196; vii. 167; viii. 197; xvi. 11; xvii. 282; xxii. 7; xxiv. 41, 168, 210, 227; xxvii. 14, 19; xxviii. 149,...

16. xxxvi. 225

15. xxvi. 386

Auster, iii. 90, 364; v. 348; xv. 1, 487, 515; xx. 261; xii. 43; viii. 29, 339, 428; xvii. 119; xxi. 269; xxii. 285, 395; xxiv. 71, 103, 345; xxviii. 329, 541; xxvi. 59; c. m. 2...

3. BOOK III 345

Hactenus armatae laudes: nunc qualibus orbem moribus et quanto frenet metuendus amore, quo tandem flexus trabeas auctore rogantes induerit fastisque suum concesserit annum, miti...

7. BOOK I

He who first made a ship and clave therewith the deep, troubling the waters with roughly hewn oars, who first dared trust his alder-bark to the uncertain winds and who by his sk...

31. xxxvi. 286;

Tyrius, xv. 520; iii. 207; xv. 327; xviii. 422; xiv 26; vii. 15; viii. 140; xxi. 79, 318, 344; xxiii. 9; xxiv. 179; c. m. 4. 5; 27. 20; 48. 8

1. Volume 1 is available as Project Gutenberg ebook number 51443.

22. xxvi. 30, 198, 297, 364, 374, 583

Latius, i. 198; iii. 292; xv. 44, 454; xviii. 151, 465; xx. 237; x. 232; vii. 6; viii. 15, 400, 487; xvii. 267; xxi. 353; xxii. 366; xxiv. 34; xxviii. 22, 396, 507: xxvi. 141; c...

24. xxxvi. 307

29. xxxvi. 119

13. xxxv. 189

2. BOOK III 43

30. xxi. 252