culture. education. literary studies.
Arum maculatum is one of many different kinds of arums and itโs native to most of Europe and adjacent regions. Beautiful as it is, all parts of it happen to be highly toxic, and can produce severe allergic reactions! In spite of it, it has been used in herbal medicine and even cooking.
An analysis of Catullus 46 - a delightful 1st century BC Latin poem about the arrival of spring and the excitement of travel.
Woods, forests, groves, and thickets... In this vocabulary post, weโll have a look at some useful nouns you can use to describe different types of woodlands.
When you know that something bad is about to happen, you might say โI can see the writing on the wall.โ In this post I explain the cultural background of this English expression.
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