Category: Classics
Cultic Behaviour in the Roman Army; Head Hunting
This is one of the fascinating scenes from Trajans Column in Rome. It shows an Auxillary soldier holding a head in his mouth. What it suggests is… Read more “Cultic Behaviour in the Roman Army; Head Hunting”
What am I reading? York Notes to the Wasteland
I have been interested in TS Eliot for a long time and finally decided to start reading his books seriously. He was of course a genius whose… Read more “What am I reading? York Notes to the Wasteland”
What have I just finished reading? A Classical Education
I have a talk coming up in March that quite frankly is scaring me to death. I have to give a series of forty minute talks to… Read more “What have I just finished reading? A Classical Education”
