immulgens

Updated: May 23, 2025

II. VII. Capture of Tarentum III. VI. Battle of Sena One of the tragedies of Livius presented the line -Quem ego nefrendem alui Iacteam immulgens opem. The most remarkable feature is not so much the barbarism as the thoughtlessness of the translator, who, instead of sending Circe to Ulysses, sends Ulysses to Circe.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

II. VII. Capture of Tarentum III. VI. Battle of Sena One of the tragedies of Livius presented the line -Quem ego nefrendem alui Iacteam immulgens opem. The most remarkable feature is not so much the barbarism as the thoughtlessness of the translator, who, instead of sending Circe to Ulysses, sends Ulysses to Circe.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book III : From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States