Texts in Context: Once, Now, and Forever
You can say what you like about the Emperor Nero. … No really, go ahead. The bloke’s dead, he can’t stop you.
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Ancient Rome
Texts in Context: The Pax Romana
Texts in ContextThe Pax Romana By Gabriel Blanchard “Behold, I Tell You a Mystery” The Divine Logos Naturally it is impossible, in a format like this, to write
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Texts in Context: The Roman Revolution
Texts in Context:The Roman Revolution By Gabriel Blanchard Rome had forever forsworn kings; she had reconciled the Orders; she had defeated her ghoulish rival Carthage. What remained, for
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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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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: An Author Profile
TerenceAn Author Profile By Gabrie Blanchard The frivolity of Terence’s plays conceals a great depth of human feeling. ❧ Full name: Publius Terentius Afer [püb-lē-ŭs tê-rĕn-tē-ŭs ä-fêŕ; see
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Livy: An Author Profile
LivyAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard History sits at the borders of science today; in the ancient world, it was in many respects closer to an art. ❧
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Seneca: An Author Profile
SenecaAn Author Profile By Paulina Cerdán In Seneca, we see a nuance and humanity far more subtle than we usually credit the Stoics with possessing. Many Roman philosophers
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Josephus: An Author Profile
JosephusAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard From priestly aristocrat to rebel general to imperial slave to eminent scholar, Josephus enjoyed one of the most dramatic careers of anyone
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