The Foundations of Roman Art in the Republic The artistic landscape of early Rome was far from original. During the […]
A Pilgrim’s Journey Through a Fractured World In AD 333, a Christian pilgrim embarked from Bordeaux on a 170-day, 3,300-mile […]
Introduction: Exploring Roman Domestic Life The study of Roman art and architecture often focuses on grand monuments and public spaces, […]
The Crossroads of Hellenistic Philosophy The period between Posidonius of Apamea (born 51 BCE) and Plotinus (died 270 CE) represents […]
Defining the Silver Age The term “Silver Age” is a modern label applied to Latin poets who wrote after the […]
The Unequal Foundations of a Shared Tradition The first two centuries of the Common Era witnessed the flourishing of an […]
The Fragile Legacy of Roman Historical Writing When the western half of the Roman Empire declined, a cultural and intellectual […]
The Turbulent World of Virgil’s Birth Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil, entered the world in 70 BCE near Mantua—a […]
The Collapse of the Republic and Birth of an Empire The period spanning the final decades of the Roman Republic […]
The Historical Background: From Nero to the Severan Dynasty The year 193 AD marked a pivotal moment in Roman history, […]
From Obscurity to Power: The Early Life of Augustus Born in September 63 BCE as Gaius Octavius, the future Emperor […]
The Intellectual Landscape of Late Republican Rome In the twilight years of the Roman Republic, a remarkable intellectual ferment took […]
The Twilight of the Republic: A Historical Backdrop The period between 82 BC and 44 BC represents one of the […]
From Greek Roots to Roman Stages The story of Roman literature begins not with a whisper, but with the raucous […]
The Origins of Roman Expansion Rome’s transformation from a regional power to a Mediterranean empire began in earnest with the […]
The Early Foundations of Rome The story of Rome’s dominance in the ancient world begins not with empire, but with […]
Introduction: The Overlooked Brilliance of Hellenistic Art For centuries, Hellenistic art (323–31 BCE) has been dismissed as a confusing hybrid—too […]
The Transformation of Philosophy After Aristotle The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE did not mark an abrupt […]
The Dawn of a New Era When Alexander the Great died in 323 BCE, his empire stretched from Greece to […]
Introduction: Rediscovering the Hellenistic World The three centuries between Alexander the Great (336-323 BCE) and Augustus (31 BCE-14 CE) represent […]
The Birth of Greek Art: Defining Hellenic Identity Western art has long been dominated by Greek artistic traditions, whose influence […]
The Pantheon of Olympus: Structure of the Divine World Ancient Greek religion presents us with a fascinating polytheistic system where […]
