von ille ego qui » Mi 7. Jan 2015, 22:23
um es nicht bei RMs geheimnistuerischen andeutungen bewenden zu lassen
... schöner ist es zwar, wenn Aloisius es selbst erzählt, aber die englische wikipedia weiß es auch:
The name Vivarium Novum recalls the proto-humanistic community of Cassiodorus, Theodoric's magister officiorum. Vivarium was a place where liberal arts and lofty aspiration coincided; at the same time it evokes the isle of Vivara located in the Bay of Naples, where the idea of a school prepared to offer an advanced education to future generations was first conceived.
Ille ego, qui quondam gracili modulatus avena
carmen et egressus silvis vicina coegi,
ut quamvis avido parerent arva colono,
gratum opus agricolis, at nunc horrentia Martis
arma virumque cano ...