Texts in Context: Punic Wars on Purple Seas
The conflict of the Roman orders had ended; the conflict that created the “Roman world” was about to begin.
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Ancient Rome
Texts in Context: Senatus Populusque Romanus
Rome had rid herself of kings. Ridding herself of tyrants was another matter.
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Texts in Context: The Seven Kings of Rome
Texts in Context:The Seven Kings of Rome By Gabriel Blanchard All roads lead to Rome, they say, and the student of its history is apt to retort that
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Terence: The Paradoxes of Comedy
Terence: The Paradoxes of Comedy By Gabrie Blanchard The frivolity of Terence’s plays conceals a great depth of human feeling. There are many playwrights on the CLT Author
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Livy: The Annals of the Eternal City
Livy: The Annals of the Eternal City By Gabriel Blanchard History sits at the borders of science today; in the ancient world, it was in many respects closer
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Seneca: The Good Life in a Bad World
Seneca: The Good Life in a Bad World By Paulina Cerdán In Seneca, we see a nuance and humanity far more subtle than we usually credit the Stoics
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Josephus: Tragedy, History, Divinity
Josephus: Tragedy, History, Divinity By Gabriel Blanchard From priestly aristocrat to rebel general to imperial slave to eminent scholar, Josephus enjoyed one of the most dramatic careers of
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Caesar: The Hinge of Roman History
Caesar: The Hinge of Roman History By Matt McKeown With the rise of Julius Caesar, the history of Rome, the Mediterranean, and ultimately of civilization was permanently changed.
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