Category: Ancient Rome

• May 11, 2013

  Happy Mother’s Day

  Magna Mater, the “Great Mother”, Rome (Formia) 1st Century BCE
• May 3, 2013

  A Misunderstood Emperor?

  Let’s consider one of the most famous Roman Emperors.   You’re the type of guy to order your mother to be killed, and you also poison your step brother and the previous Roman Emperor.  You set a fire, destroying most of Rome, so that you can commission new buildings.  You order your first wife and personal…
• March 28, 2013

  Adventures in Ancient Nudity and Sexuality at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

  In Idaho, tenth grade science teacher Tim McDaniel is under investigation for saying the word “vagina” in a sex ed class. In New York, students pass vaginas and penises every day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.   Newcomers may giggle a bit when the elevator doors open and we’re greeted by a forgotten Hellenistic…