Pliny the Poet
By Debra Hershkowitz Abstract: In letter 4.14, Pliny the Younger remarks that he doesn’t worry too much about criticism of his poetry since he’s not planning to give up the day job…This well sums up Pliny’s basic…
By Debra Hershkowitz Abstract: In letter 4.14, Pliny the Younger remarks that he doesn’t worry too much about criticism of his poetry since he’s not planning to give up the day job…This well sums up Pliny’s basic…
By Silvia Speriani Abstract: In ancient Rome, city-life unfolded in a spectacular exchange of social gazes. My paper focuses on the visual dynamics in the social life of Rome through the approach shown by Horace…
By Cindy Benton Abstract: Seneca characterizes the Argo’s voyage as the catalyst for the end of the Golden Age, defined in Medea as a time when everything was in its place and everyone lived in their native lands,…
By Joy Connolly Abstract: In his 1864 book La Cité antique, Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges warned against glorifying ancient narratives of civil government in the fashion of revolutionaries like Robespierre and…
By Jennifer Gerrish Abstract: Through the figure of Scylla, Sallust evokes Sextus Pompeius as part of his critique of contemporary politics. Although the Histories narrate the years following Sulla’s death, they are an…
By Lydia Langerwerf Abstract: Known to us only through the spectrum of hostile sources, Lucius Sergius Catilina (108-62 BC) is an enigma. Nevertheless, one aspect of his personality seems clear. However much they…
By Sabine Grebe Abstract: As is well known, Vergil’s Aeneid contains a political message. Scholars have interpreted this message in two opposing directions, often labeled as “anti-Augustan” and “pro-Augustan”…Despite…
By William Batstone and Cynthia Damon Abstract: Caesar’s Civil War, the story of the general’s contest with the Pompeian party through nineteen months of civil war, is an unfinished masterpiece. The author abandoned it…
By Anita Nikkanen Abstract: The selected poems depict the bitter-sweet love affairs of the poet-lovers and their mistresses, from the heartbreak of rejection to the elation at love reciprocated. While Propertius’ and…
By Rebecca Armstrong Abstract: This article explores the themes of travel, homecoming and homesickness in Catullus’ poetry. A recurrent interest throughout much of the poet’s oeuvre, the idea of the journey offers the…