Augustus Caesar and the Exile of Ovid: a Mystery Revisited
The first Emperor of Rome wrought profound changes in the world and hence his name resounds throughout millennia; however, the individual who bore that heavy honour has always been remembered as something of an enigma. Can we, on the basis of ruins and statues and written acclaim, really infer the character of an empire-building autocrat?
"Nuptiae Iure Civili Congruae": Apuleius's Story of Cupid and Psyche and the Roman Law of Marriage
Social historians, despite showing great interest in Apuleius’s Metamorphoses, have tended to ignore the novel’s embedded tale of Cupid and Psyche on the grounds that it is purely imaginary.
Plagues in Classical Literature
It is the aim of this study is to examine the role and function of descriptions of plagues (loimos in Greek and pestis in Latin) in the works of five major classical writers. An attempt will be made to determine the possible influences, impacts and motives of each author in presenting his particular theme of plague.