An Ancient Pilgrimage to Delphi
….While Tarquin was carrying out these undertakings a frightful portent appeared; a snake gliding out of a wooden column created … Continue Reading An Ancient Pilgrimage to Delphi
A Gallery of Greeks & Romans
Here are a few dozen faces I always go back to, from the collection of Greek & Roman sculpture I … Continue Reading A Gallery of Greeks & Romans
Nero & His Mother (poem)
Nero & His Mother I arranged to have her murdered at sea but she just swam to shore as the … Continue Reading Nero & His Mother (poem)
“the shining days when the world was new”: Virgil Greets the Spring
From the second of Virgil’s Georgics, translated by David Ferry: It’s spring that adorns the woods and groves with leaves; … Continue Reading “the shining days when the world was new”: Virgil Greets the Spring
