NUNTII: Suetonius in the Washington Post

Columnist Jonathan Yardley (not to be confused with the Classicist of the same name, I presume, who first taught me Latin!) still finds Michael Grant's translation of Suetonius' Twelve Caesars "compelling", with much to say to a modern audience. Full story in the Washington Post ...

::Friday, August 22, 2003 9:01:58 AM::
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TTT: Michael Parenti on the Assassination of Julius Caesar

Michael Parenti is a political activist and author of the recently-published The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome. Last month he gave a book talk in San Francisco and reveals much about his book. I'm not sure he's as 'cutting edge' as he seems to think he is (does any modern historian still believe the goal of the assassins was to restore the Republic?), but it's an interesting 'booktalk' nonetheless. As an 'outsider', no doubt, this will lead to some sort of television documentary.  Windows Media from the Brightpath Video site ...

::Friday, August 22, 2003 8:51:18 AM::
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NUNTII (sort of): Interview with Donald Kagan

Back in May, NPR's Talk of the Nation had an excellent 40+ minute interview with Donald Kagan all about the lessons learned from the Peloponnesian War and how it still might speak to us today. Listen to it here (the Windows format worked best for me) ...

::Friday, August 22, 2003 8:33:58 AM::
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NUNTII: Portland Vase a Renaissance Product?

One of the many 'treasures' of the British Museum is the so-called Portland Vase. It's a cameo sort of thing which is usually dated to the late first century B.C.. Now a leading ancient art historian is claiming it is actually a product of the Renaissance. Full story from the BBC ...

::Friday, August 22, 2003 8:20:20 AM::
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NUNTII: Ancient Port of Agrigento Found

An Explorator reader has sent in a link to a brief item on the discovery of the ancient port of Agrigento, which may include a temple. Full (but short) story ...

::Friday, August 22, 2003 8:17:01 AM::
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