tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073271871491005906.post2389841561673363160..comments2023-09-27T09:56:03.100+01:00Comments on Farrago: A Greek inscription on the statue of a Roman statesman in the ForumGraduates of the Faculty of Classicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548411070793806526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073271871491005906.post-24259523744530383892014-07-24T15:55:35.293+01:002014-07-24T15:55:35.293+01:00No surprise here. Since Greek was the lingua franc...No surprise here. Since Greek was the lingua franca of the ancient world, its use was a sort of guarantee that the man's praises would be read by the upper classes, or the people that "counted" in Roman society.franarynoreply@blogger.com