His Cornelius Balbus

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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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A Roman name
that sounds more like a condition
makes you wonder if it was his cornelius balbus,
not Cornelius Balbus, his friend,
that held Caesar back from protocolling,
from rising to receive his honorific decrees
from the Senate -
if it was his cornelius balbus, not his friend,
that hastened his end.

Douglas Scotney

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Topic(s) of this poem: history,name,friend,death

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26.5.21. Picture: Temple of Venus Genetrix, Rome, outside of which Caesar remained seated, instead of rising to receive his decrees as protocol would have had it.

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