George Grote on myth and allegory There’s a lot to be learned from texts that might seem out of date, and while it seems odd to say that to anyone interested in ancient texts, it’s eas Continue Reading →
Imperator as Fashionista Ever wonder whence Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, a.k.a. Caracalla, famed for his citizenship edict, a.k.a. the ‘Antonine Constitution’, got his cognomen? Continue Reading →
Rhythmici vs. Metrici vs. Poetae Scholars have a tendency to see themselves in their work. This is why Hellenistic poets were once thought to be proto-Romantics, and later became prot Continue Reading →
