Best known for his epic poem, “The Aeneid”, Virgil (70 – 19 BC) was regarded by Romans as a national treasure. His work reflects the relief he felt as civil war ended and the rule of ...
In our own time, rather than fear of death, fear of loss looms large – fear of isolation, humiliation, status; fear of ...
Turnus and Amata incite hatred for Aeneas which ... embarked on a bit of a re-brand, and the Aeneid was Virgil’s way of supporting Augustus Caesar’s aims. “You’ve never had it so good.” ...
This is the first major single-volume edition in English of Book IX of Virgil's Aeneid, a pivotal part of the poem that contains the nocturnal interlude of the ill-fated expedition of the young ...
This book explores how Virgil in his Aeneid incorporates the ancient Stoics' thinking about how humans can exercise moral responsibility and how this can affect providential world fate. The ...
So, Americans should be confident that our election system works despite efforts to turn us against one another and our institutions. When it comes to election fraud, the only thing we have to ...
The more these countries can turn us against each other, the better. But can viral video propaganda undermine the security and confidence of an entire election? It already has. Remember that bi ...
Wandering about downtown Durham, North Carolina, the last couple of days, I kept trying to figure out what it reminded me of. Eventually it came to me, in many ways, this city is a mini-San ...
Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, a Provocative Move President-elect Trump plans to nominate the Florida congressman, among a flurry of personnel announcements as Republicans neared ...
Or is there a chance that a nurse or a receptionist or just a person sitting in the waiting room could turn us in?” “I ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Debating about C-126 & C-127? The easiest way of deciding which way to vote is to answer ...