<p>Columbia asks for the standard essay - basically, “tell us anything”</p>
<p>[i.e: Amuse us]</p>
<p>I want to start the essay out with a quote from Virgil’s “The Aeneid.” I want to write it in Latin, so that there is no ambiguity to the translation. Is there a standard way to do that? I’m thinking quotation marks around the quote followed by an asterisk. Then, at the end, a footnote in Times New Roman font 10 with the source cited and a translation included. (lines total)</p>
<p>For EXAMPLE (not the actual quote, lol)</p>
<p>“Carpe diem.” *</p>
<p>… [Essay goes here] …</p>
<ul>
<li>“Seize the day,” Horace, inscription on the Colosseum entrance.</li>
</ul>
<p>its not a college essay that needs to follow the apa citation format…for the sake of clarity and continuity i would put the source right under it. Do not use the latin, that would really confuse matters…try this</p>
<p>ex.</p>
<p>“Seize the day.”</p>
<pre><code> -Horace, from Virgil’s Aeneid during the scene when he views the inscription on the Closseum entrance
</code></pre>
<p>just beware that you don’t come off corny, probably best to confer with a friend or something</p>
<p>I would italicize it. I think the Latin could be nice, if it is not too abstruse. You can put the citation right after it, as dufflebag suggests, or at the end as you were thinking. Whatever flows.</p>
<p>I’d be happy to look at a draft via PM if you like.</p>