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The Ides of March and Moral Dilemma – A Re-Post

  Well happy Ides of March! It was on  Ides (or 15th) of March, 44  B.C. that Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Forum. The day has lived in infamy, as they say, ever since, fascinating scholars, historians and moralists. Was … Continue reading

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Learning from Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus was the richest man in Roman history. Indeed, he is considered one of the richest men who ever lived. He made his fortune as a supporter of the dictator Sulla by confiscating the properties of Sulla’s political … Continue reading

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The Ides of March and Moral dilemma

Well happy Ides of March! It was on this day, the Ides (or 15th) of March that Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Forum. The day has lived in infamy, as they say, ever since, fascinating scholars, historians and moralists. … 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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