'Getting tired of this damned siege'

I'm spending all morning reading the new mil blog now sweeping the sphere: Under Odysseus.

From the latest entry:

After I had called our men to order, the General berated them for a good thirty minutes. In his words, the men looked like: "A stinking flock of lecherous seleni!"

Odysseus informed them all that the camp better look like "an Olympian wedding hall" by tomorrow morning, or heads were going to roll.

Before he stomped off, he nodded to me and said: "See to it, Eurylochus!"

The General was right. Our camp badly needed to be cleaned. However, I knew that his sudden desire for order was actually a result of the failed horse-capturing attempt.

Many props to Eurylochus for making his war so real for the rest of us. The Internet is such a powerful device for personal expression, isn't it?

(HT The Agonist)

Update: I mean, it's stuff like this:

Ajax is the General of the Salamisians. The two Generals are always very cordial to each other, but I know that Odysseus is intimidated by Ajax. Like Odysseus, Ajax is a monster of a man, and he looks every part the leader too. However, unlike Odysseus, Ajax is a quick thinker and smooth talker. Odysseus can own just about any room, but not one with Ajax in it.

Comments

[M. Douglas Wray]

Great stuff!
As a sometime-student of Latin, I'm always excited by seeing the past reflecting the future...

Interesting project starting up:

http://www.teachinglatin.com/RoadsToRome/

[Thomas Nephew]

That was good. Thanks, Stygius.