tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post7664513526265730534..comments2023-09-28T03:28:17.063-04:00Comments on 3 Ring Binder: Cave Canem (Beware of Dog)Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-39227624774045005992011-01-26T22:25:42.163-05:002011-01-26T22:25:42.163-05:00"There on the left as one entered...was a hug..."There on the left as one entered...was a huge dog with a chain round its neck. It was painted on the wall and over it, in big capitals, was written: Beware of the Dog."<br /><br />Petronius, Satyricon (XXIX)<br /><br />(That was on one of the linked source pages too.)Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-53117116230712331252011-01-26T19:59:05.109-05:002011-01-26T19:59:05.109-05:00I just translated a passage from Cena Trimalchionu...I just translated a passage from Cena Trimalchionus, a part of a novel by Petronius. The main characters walk into the Atrium of Trimalchio's house to go to dinner and they see a wall painting like the Cave Canem mosaic. It has the inscription and everything. Cool coincidence.Kelly Elmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102128866306605457noreply@blogger.com