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Textual Criticism, Literary Criticism and How to Read Apparatus Criticus (with Abbreviations and Terms Explained)
We do not possess the original copies of ancient texts; most surviving manuscripts date from the 9th century. During the… READ MORE
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Book Review: P. A. Brunt, Italian Manpower 225 BC – AD 14. 1971.
How did a small town founded on the banks of the Tiber become the master of the Mediterranean world? With… READ MORE
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Book Review: William Fitzgerald, How to Read a Latin Poem: If You Can’t Read Latin Yet. 2013.
Some readers encountering Vergilius’ Aeneid from translation, one of the most brilliant works of Latin poetry, may be a little… READ MORE
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Complete Greek Mythology Reading List: Classical Texts with Reading Order
[Updated July 2026] Welcome to the definitive reading list for Greco-Roman Mythology. This guide aims to answer three fundamental questions:… READ MORE
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Roman Games and Exotic Animals: Capturing and Transporting Wildlife for Entertainment
It is recorded that during Caesar’s third consulship, twenty elephants fought in the arena (Plin. HN 8.22), and Emperor Commodus… READ MORE
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“No minds are as susceptible to jealousy as those of people whose character does not measure up to their pedigree or status, because they hate excellence and quality in another.”
Nulla ingenia tam prona ad invidiam sunt quam eorum qui genus ac fortunam suam animis non aequant, quia virtutem et bonum alienum oderunt. quia virtutem et bonum alienum oderunt.
~Titus Livius (35.43.1)
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