Features May 2022
Living the “Satyricon”
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On the Roman novel by Petronius.
Topic: “Ancient History”
Features February 2022
The West that wasn’t
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On a world without Western civilization.
Sep 21, 2021
The Critic’s Notebook
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On gardens, Fred Gutzeit, the Goths, Alejandro Cerrudo & more from the world of culture.
May 28, 2021
Week in review
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On Henry Adams, Sasanian Iran & the recent burglary of Arundel Castle.
Reflections May 2021
The cost of words
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On the history and economics of the written word.
Apr 09, 2021
Week in review
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On ancient music & Philip Roth’s KGB file.
Books January 2021
The Spartan way of war
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Jul 09, 2020
Knocking at the gates
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A review of Alaric the Goth: An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome, by Douglas Boin.
May 24, 2019
A Socrates for our time
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On Tim Blake Nelson’s Socrates at The Public Theater in Manhattan.
Features March 2019
Always I am Caesar
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A review of Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine by Barry Strauss.