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Jun 22, 2021

Sounds of Summer: How Ancient Writers Drew Inspiration from Cicadas

Perhaps unlike many modern humans, ancient Greeks and Romans seemed to find the call of the cicada pleasant, even musical.

Feb 28, 2020

Carpe Diem

A classicist's look at the history of leap year.

Nov 6, 2019

Splish, Splash in a Roman Bath

Stephen Ressler, professor emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, brought alive the complexities of the Roman public bath system. 

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