The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...
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The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
One of the blueprints for imperialism has always been The Aeneid, by the Roman poet Virgil, working between 29 and 19 BCE. It tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan leader on the run with his son ...
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What Ovid in exile was missing
A notable recent trend in popular history is the revival of interest in the ancient world. Mary Beard, Tom Holland, Bettany ...
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Ramadan, opportunity to unlock significant health benefits – Dr Abdulai
Ramadan presents a unique opportunity to unlock significant health benefits, provided fasting is complemented by mindful eating habits ...
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The story is old, but the horror feels fresh
The abomination fixes the petrified man with a baleful, inhuman stare. “Et in Arcadia ego,” as the Roman poet Virgil said: “I, too, am in Arcadia.” The “I” in question is Death — in ...
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Ancient Greek vs. Roman Religion: What’s the Difference?
The Roman poet Virgil (70-19 BCE) wrote an epic version of the Trojan War titled The Aeneid, which took a different perspective. Instead of following the Achaeans and heroes such as Achilles and ...
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Cy Twombly’s Decades of Poetry and Play Captivate at Gagosian
With Twombly, it was a peapod, Moroccan tombstones, a fragment of Sappho’s poetry, Greek myth, seashells, Roman ... Latin poets, Greek heroes, Keats whom he especially loved, Virgil, Homer ...