Classic Podcast I like to talk to you about a statue that I saw when I was in Rome, but first…see below. The Myth: The God Apollo sees Eros, the Greek god of love playing with his arrows and laughs at the young man pretending to be a warrior. Those of you that want to substitute the Roman Cupid in…
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Jeff passed away. Frank Dicksee’s Funeral of a Viking. Dicksee is best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes Older Brothers. What can I say? You grow up being terrorized by them. They laugh at you right in the face, resent your presence, and when the cat was given away…
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Discussions about Ancient Rome at Starbucks. I was sitting in front of Starbucks with ‘N’ and our good friend John Windmueller. ‘N’ turned to me and said, “Admit it. You want to live in Ancient Rome.” The three of us were discussing our interests and I turned to Nancy and said, “No.” She gave me…
Read MoreA PLEA FOR A SUBMISSION: If anyone has done this at their local Starbucks, please post the video on this site! Mors est A.P. Style dux
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Yelda Khorsabad CourtVisit King Sargon II of Assyria The entrance of the Oriental Institute Over the door, THE PAST hands knowledge to the present day. Oriental Institute MuseumSearch the displays for the pastVisit the Bull!Talk to the guardian bull of Persepolis. A breath taking campus on Chicago’s southside. Take a cab.A museum where Indiana Jones…
Read MoreRemember his name Khaled al-Asaad. Say that name. Say it to others and to yourself. If we talk of Palymra, we have to say Khaled al-Assad. I hate the thought that his name is to be a passing mere sound on a news piece. I never met him. I do not know him. But I…
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This poem is simply named Ithaca, written by C.P. Cavafy. He is considered the most distinguished Greek poets of the 20th Century. To me this poem reads as simply, “The journey is more important than the destination.” Ithaka As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full…
Read MoreClassic Blogpost by Guest Editor Hattem Hassouba Part of the fun of having a blog is that you can get many different people sharing their ideas on how they see the world. I was fortunate to have Hattem Hassouba share his article that he posted on Academia.edu. The article is conversational in style, and brings up Egyptians of…
Read MoreClassic Podcast from Ancient Rome Refocused. William Glover was a regular contributor to this blog. I interviewed him for a podcast where he took me through the ins and outs of being an archeologist in the South-Western region of the United States. He was very insightful on the importance of pig bones, human remains, and…
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This is a Classic Ancient Rome Refocused Blog Post. The Top 10 Things that make you an Amateur Classicist Editor’s Note* These are my 10 things, what are yours? 1. When the TV show HBO’s Rome comes on TV and you lecture your family on the historical inaccuracies until they tell you to, “SHUT UP!”…
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