A Brief Outline of Horace, Odes 2 2.1: For Pollio; civil wars; Horace [‘H.’ hereafter] prefers to sing of lighter subjects.2.2: For Crispus Sallustius; moral poem; vanity of riches and Continue Reading →
The Derveni Papyrus This afternoon’s colloquium looks to be interesting: our guest is Gabor Betegh, and his talk is titled ‘The Derveni Papyrus and Early Stoicism’. Beteg Continue Reading →
Classical Languages as ‘Delicate Instruments of Communication’ ‘The ancient paideia was founded upon the literary classics. School-boys did not merely read them, they studied them with the utmost intensity, they s Continue Reading →
