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Category Archives: Rome
Protected: A Flavian Lady in Chattanooga
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Protestants and Pyramid
The pyramid of Cestius, built in the first century, is the first thing you see when you get off the bus at Porta San Paolo in Testaccio. Crossing the cobblestone street, you go down the road to the right to … Continue reading
Posted in Cemeteries & Funerals, Poetry, Rome, Uncategorized
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Facing Demons in Etruria
Out to Fiumcino airport I went, thinking it would be easier to deal with a car rental there and get on to the E80 to Cerveteri and Tarquinia to look at the Etruscan tombs. Alas, Avis at FCO was an … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Boston, Cemeteries & Funerals, Classics, England, Italy, Language & Etymology, Music, Mythology, Oxford, Poetry, Rome, Sports & Games, Time
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Interview with Chrigel Glanzmann of Eluveitie
Below is an exchange I had recently with Chrigel Glanzmann, the lead singer of Eluveitie, the Swiss folk metal band on whose work I’m writing I’ve written an essay (comparing it to Charles Gleyre’s “The Romans Going Under the Yoke”). … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, Education, Ireland, Italy, Language & Etymology, Military, Music, Rome, Trees & Flowers
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A Scandal in Bohemia
Postscript, July 11. So we went to the opening of Rent in Tullahoma last night. It was a big and exuberant show, with some very strong performances, especially the female leads. Afterwards, there were tears and hugs afterward, all very … Continue reading
Protected: Inde Ira et Lacrimae
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Protected: Shoes of the Fisherman
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