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Romans and death Preview
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One cannot say the Romans enjoyed death, that is a phrasing which gives a strange impression, but it is not that far away from the truth. Violence and death for entertainment was big business – much more real than nowadays – and funerals were a serious affair in more than one respect.
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Tales of the Immortal Night Preview
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Tales of the Immortal Night: the Greek Myths of the Constellations and Photographs of the Galaxies takes you on a magical odyssey of the cosmos. Go outside tonight, find a constellation and read it's myth or tour the Hubble Deep Space Telescope photographs. Your relationship with the night will be changed forever.
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Apuleius and His Golden Ass Preview
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Main page has brief biography of Apuleius, with links to his 4 major works. The 'Golden Ass/Metamorphoses' page is very extensive, w/ a long intro & discussion of various points of the novel; w/ a listing of the details of many of the available editions & translations of Metamorphoses and where to buy them; also includes comparisons of translations against Latin original.
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The Greek Pages Preview
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An introduction to the ancient Greek language, Unicode polytonic Greek fonts and utilities, and readings from original Greek texts.
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Ovid's Metamorphoses Preview
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Commentary on Ovid's classic collection of myths, as well as pages on the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, Greek Theater, and Wagner's Ring cycle.
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Home Page of Gaius Ulpius Preview
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My site consists of biographies of Roman emperors. At the moment, Domitian and Nerva are represented but I will add Titus, Julian and Claudius. I have included several chapters of an historical novel about the emperor Magnentius (reigned 350-53).
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