War lessons from Ancient Rome - archive, 1917
Publisher: The Guardian
Author: Margerie Venables Taylor
The task of the Roman Empire was not at all unlike our own to-day. Just as we in our present struggle stood, as we believed, for freedom and for civilisation, so stood the Roman Empire.
Jan. 10, 49 BCE: Did Caesar Even Cross the Rubicon?
Publisher: Forbes
Author: Sarah Bond
This Jan. 10, let's take a look back at the alleged deeds of Julius Caesar before and after he started a civil war with his crossing of the Rubicon and question whether the imperator ever really even noted that with the crossing of the Rubicon, 'alea iacta est:' 'The die is cast.'
Cicero used to be boring. With Trump around, he’s breathtaking.
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Danielle Allen
We should all strive for stoic equilibrium.
10 Remote Roman Forts
Publisher: Heritage Daily
Author: N/A N/A
Roman military borders and fortifications were part of a grand strategy of territorial defence in the Roman Empire.
The Intergalactic Battle of Ancient Rome
Publisher: Smithsonian
Author: Lorraine Boissoneault
Hundreds of years before audiences fell in love with Star Wars, one writer dreamt of battles in space
The Walls Before Trump’s Wall
Publisher: The New Yorker
Author: Thomas de Monchaux
The purpose of Hadrian’s Wall, built around 128 C.E., may have been very different, perhaps directly opposite, from that of Trump’s proposed wall.
Dude, where’s my toga?
Publisher: The Economist
Author: The Economist
The similarities between Donald Trump’s Washington and the Roman republic
Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Publisher: Smithsonian
Author: Jason Daley
Containing 100 lovingly positioned creatures, the site suggests that the ancients could have valued their companion animals as much as we do
Recent earthquakes are putting the Colosseum under strain
Publisher: Apollo Magazine
Author: Art News
The earthquakes that have occurred in central Italy in the three months are affecting Rome’s Colosseum, officials warned yesterday.
The Latin Literature that almost Wasn’t
Publisher: The University Bookman
Author: David G. Bonagura
Beyond Greek: The Beginnings of Latin Literature by Denis Feeney.