An interesting article by Josiah Osgood on Forge:
In a reversal of the usual self-help formula, Suetonius’ depictions of Rome’s bad emperors become a guide for how you can be a good leader, whatever your role in life.
Julius Caesar refusing to […] Continue Reading…
One thing you’ll notice when you visit Rome is that classical things got preserved – if they could be Christianized in some way. It is easy to get upset at Christians for such imperialism, but their faith was perhaps […] Continue Reading…
Like the Code of Hammurabi, the Twelve Tables of Law of the Roman Republic form a great teaching tool, because while the laws may not have been enforced, no one passes a law against something that isn’t happening, or […] Continue Reading…
From Archinet:
New executive order could make classical architecture “the preferred and default style” for America’s public buildings
Is neoclassicism about to make a big comeback?
It looks likely, as a new executive order under consideration by President Donald Trump attempts to […] Continue Reading…
Another stroll down memory lane courtesy Atlas Obscura (although the article appeared some time ago now):
The Fight to Save America From Satan’s Subliminal Rock Messages
On April 27, 1982, members of the California Assembly’s Consumer Protection and Toxics Committee gathered in […] Continue Reading…
Les sorcières annalistes:
A medieval knight explores his sensitive side:
Three items of local significance that I’ve heard about recently – although are they actually true?
• Indian pointing trees. Wikipedia:
Trail trees, trail marker trees, crooked trees, prayer trees, thong trees, or culturally modified trees are hardwood trees throughout North America that Native Americans intentionally shaped with distinctive characteristics that convey […] Continue Reading…
I just discovered that historian Gertrude Himmelfarb died late last year at the age of 97. She wrote extensively on intellectual history; I enjoyed her books Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution (1959) and The New History and the Old […] Continue Reading…
My wife and I, over the course of our careers as historians, have amassed over 4400 books (I catalogued them a few years ago). Our children are […] Continue Reading…
Sad news: Reinhardt’s former webmaster, John Pettibone, died last week. His funeral was today at Freedom Church in Duluth, of which he had been a faithful member. John was a great guy and the one who set up this […] Continue Reading…