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Review: The Wars of Alexander’s Successors
The Wars of Alexander’s Successors by Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts (Pen & Sword, 2011) attracted me as being about a period which is normally
Pervigilium Veneris on CANE Press
A hymn to spring and birth – who can resist this? This late Latin poem, with no author attributed, celebrates love and the goddesses. Who
Review: The Mad Emperor
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 on CANEPress
Roman Lives: Public and Private – Selections for Advanced Latin is a great book to use for class projects. There are enough reading choices for
Reflections on Classics Club
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
Review: The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes
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