Why did Virgil write the Aeneid? Why did he want it destroyed at his death? What do scholars have to say about this? Was it propaganda? How much influence did the experience of the Punic Wars have on the story? Here’s a review of Dr. Elena Guisti’s 2017 book, Making Rome Great Again: Fake Views in the Ancient World, written during Trump’s first presidency.
Post by Ruth Briendel
For years the consensus has been that when the Romans left the economy of Britain took a big hit. New research published in Antiquity and summarized in Science (389:1077,
Last weekend, it was my good fortune to be able to attend the ACTFL conference in Boston. As someone who generally only attends the CANE
We have a bevy of introspective blog links this week. Liz Gloyn ponders the importance of bibliometrics for Classicists. Llewelyn Morgan examines the “us vs.
Contests The contest to name Pluto’s moons runs until noon EST on Monday: http://www.plutorocks.com Bulletins and Newsletters The Canadian Classical Bulletin is out for February:
