Review: The Mad Emperor
June 17, 2026
The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome, by Harry Sidebottom (2022) does not really live up to its title. It is neither a
The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome, by Harry Sidebottom (2022) does not really live up to its title. It is neither a
Roman Lives: Public and Private – Selections for Advanced Latin is a great book to use for class projects. There are enough reading choices for
I have loved Ancient Greece since the fourth grade. We had this amazing Ancient Greek unit that spanned my humanities classes. We read Mary Pope
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes by Raoul McLaughlin (2016) is not really about the Roman Empire at all, but it is about the
Did you ever wonder what that phrase in Greek meant? Did you have difficulty with some of Sappho’s grammar? Here are two resources for you
In the Shadow of Vesuvius, by Daisy Dunn (2019) is subtitled a Biography of Pliny the Younger. The author has her doctorate from London University,
Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization. Richard Miles, Viking 2010. For the general reader: This book was very interesting
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The Archanians by Aristophanesed. W W Merry, Oxford, 1880Contains the text, notes, glossary and index
Have you ever imagined the Aeneid performed as an opera? In meter? Here is your chance!