Mythology Saturnalia: The Party don’t Stop by Anya Leonard Catullus (XIV) describes it as "the best of days." Seneca complains that the "whole mob has let It's Not How You Say It... I once had a philosophy professor who told my class, with all the authority and reverence he could muster, Terence: The African Comic By Ben Potter Regular readers may recall a recent article on Plautus, a comedic playwright who adapted Attic comedy and The Ages of Ancient Greece By Ben Potter Archaic. Classical. Hellenistic. These terms are often (and quite naturally) conflated together under the generic heading of Seneca and "On The Shortness of Life" Okay, so we are going to be talking about some pretty heavy stuff today. For starters, we are going to Women in Antiquity By Ben Potter The idea that women in antiquity were housebound is obviously ridiculous... and, paradoxically, true. That is to Plautus: No Latin Matter By Ben Potter It’s been often said that what was good about the Romans came from their cultural forefathers, the The Poet King and his ‘Kingdom’ By Abigail Russell Alexander’s brief and militant kingship won the renown of the ages and awarded him the title ‘Great.’ Inflating an Empire By Ben Potter Imagine a world where Europe is united under a common banner, has shared interests, open markets and... The root of the root of all evil? By Ben Potter When we talk about money in the ancient world, we are talking about coins... or at the « Previous 1 … 78 79 80 81 82 … 94 Next »