The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...
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9 Little Known Facts On The Origin Of Bread Bowls
In The Aeneid, the poem's hero ... there are traces of this idea of sharing bread in many languages, including the English word "companion", with roots going back to the Latin phrase "com panis ...
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Stunning acrobatics, a forlorn farewell: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in Sydney
A further issue is that their acrobatic mastery seldom comments on, explicates or even disputes the events of Virgil’s epic poem, The Aeneid, on which this late ... gentle rubatos and expert ...
A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to ...
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The Trojan War and an Ancient Language Come to Ithaca
On Wednesday, March 12, the Trojan War began in Ithaca with the powerful cries of Emily Wilson speaking in Ancient Greek. Yet ...
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Finding “Peace, If Not Paradise” Along the Silk Road, Aboard the Golden Eagle
On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some ...
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The English We Speak
The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...
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What is Prevent - and why is the anti-terrorism programme controversial?
It is aimed at stopping terrorism and radicalisation, but devastating attacks and high-profile reviews have meant Prevent has been under scrutiny since it started. The government programme has ...
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Appreciation: Playwright Athol Fugard proved the pen could be mightier than the sword
Born in Middelburg, South Africa, in 1932 to an immigrant English father of Irish descent and a mother from an Afrikaner family, Fugard lived through the rise and fall of apartheid. His career brought ...