A few thoughts about Orpheus, Musaeus and other poets. It is striking to see the order in which Plato in the Apology of Socrates enumerates four Greek poets, heroes, who were part of his literary or oral poetry or musical references, and with whom Socrates would like to engage in conversation [logos] in Hades. Who wouldn’t? If, when someone arrives in the world of Hādēs, he… finds…demigods [hēmi-theoi] who were… Read more
We were excited to welcome James Collins for an Open House entitled “Performing Wisdom: Choral Performance and Civic Virtues.” The event took place on Friday, May 27 at 4:00 p.m. EDT and was recorded. To get ready for the event you might like to read: Xenophon’s Hellenica 2.4.19–23 Sophocles’ Antigone 332–375 You can watch the recording below or on our YouTube channel. For further videos please visit the Watch page.… Read more
“Delenda Cartago est” (“Carthage must be destroyed”)[1] Runs of Carthage, 1897 The third stage of the Punic Wars was by far the shortest, lasting from 149–146 BCE, and was entirely fought in Africa, resulting in the destruction of Carthage. The decades following the Second Punic War saw the Carthaginians regain prosperity, while the Romans engaged in nearly continuous warfare in Spain, Gaul, and Macedonia.[2] Goldsworthy describes the war as pure… Read more
We were excited to welcome Joel Christensen for an Open House entitled “Epic Narrative and Toxic Heroism.” The event took place on Friday, May 13 at 12:00 p.m. EDT and was recorded. To get ready for the event you might like to read: The Last Mythic Hero You can watch the video down below or on our YouTube channel. For further videos please visit the Watch page. Joel Christensen Joel… Read more
…chaplets were employed in honour of the gods, the Lares, public as well as domestic, the sepulchres, and the Manes. The highest place, however, in public estimation, was held by the plaited chaplet; such as we find used by the Salii in their sacred rites, and at the solemnization of their yearly banquets. In later times, the rose chaplet has been adopted, and luxury arose at last to such a… Read more