M/M: Our Hearts Will Light the Way, A Fragment from Valerius Aedituus

Qui faculam praefers, Phileros, quae nil opus nobis?

Ibimus sic, lucet pectore flamma satis.

Istam nam potis est vis saeva extinguere venti

Aut imber caelo candidus praecipitans,

At contra hunc ignem Veneris, nisi si Venus ipsa,

Nullast quae possit vis alia opprimere.

--Valerius Aedituus, Preserved in Aulus Gellius Att. Noct. 19.9.12

Phileros, you hold up a torch,

But we don’t need it.

The flame that shines in our hearts will produce enough light for us as we travel.

No raging wind can extinguish it,

Nor can the sudden rainstorm quench it,

Only Venus herself, if she is willing, can;

No other force can quench this fire between us.

 

VALERIUS AEDITUUS	MAP:
Name:  Valerius Aedituus Date:  1st century BCE Works:  [lost] fragments	REGION  UNKNOWN
BIO:	Timeline:
Little is known about the life of the Roman poet Valerius Aedituus except that he lived during the 1st century BCE. Only fragments remain of his poetry.	REPUBLICAN ROME

 

AULUS GELLIUS	MAP:
Name:  Aulus Gellius Date:  2nd. c. CE Works:  Attic Nights	REGION  UNKNOWN
BIO:	Timeline:
Aulus Gellius lived during the 2nd century CE. His work, the Attic Nights, are a collection of anecdotes about literature, history, and grammar.  From internal evidence, we can deduce that he was in the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ social circle, having close friendships with Herodes Atticus and Fronto.	SILVER AGE LATIN