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Augustus, Ovid and Morality

Well it’s about 30B.C and Gaius Octavius, nephew of Julius Caesar, having defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra was now Emperor of Rome – actually First Citizen of the State. He had left the institutions of the Roman Republic in tact. … Continue reading

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Banishment by Ovid and Me

When the saddest memory comes to mind, of that night, my last hour in the city, when I recall that night when I left so much so dear to me, even now tears fall from my eyes. The day was … Continue reading

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Two Thousand Years Ago Tomorrow

August 19, 14 The death of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus, first Emperor of Rome. He was born in the city of Rome on the Palatine Hill on September 23, 63 B.C.E. and named Gaius Octavian Thurinus, bearing his fathers … Continue reading

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