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September 2, 2026 ·
Being refuted is an embarrassing experience for many, but it is a critical part of philosophical...
September 2, 2026 ·
Singer-songwriter music of the 1960s and 70s often focused on themes of authenticity, love, and...
September 2, 2026 ·
Gaius Valerius Catullus (84-54BCE) is a Roman poet famed for his poetic interpretations of love...
September 2, 2026 ·
When I visited my relatives back home during Christmas break, my uncle asked me what I would...
September 2, 2026 ·
There are many versions of Medusa’s story. Hesiod’s Theogony, a 1022-line poem describing the...
September 2, 2026 ·
The Senate Chamber was thick with tension. On the fateful Ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar...
September 2, 2026 ·
Original Latin Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus, rumoresque senum severiorum omnes unius...
September 2, 2026 ·
“This is an external world, sense perception is reliable, I am not a brain in a vat, my faculty...
June 5, 2026 ·
I originally became interested in the question “what do words mean?” when I read a book a few...
Editor’s Note: Fanou wrote this paper for his PHILOS 25A: Ancient Philosophy course at UC...
June 5, 2026 ·
The Symposium, written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, presents a fictional discussion...
June 4, 2026 ·
Aristotle, a renowned ancient Greek philosopher, is celebrated as a founding figure of Western...
Introduction Since their first appearances almost three millennia ago, narratives of the...
On April 17, 2025, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a group of two Latin...
June 13, 2025 ·
Plato’s Euthyphro features a discussion between Socrates and Euthyphro on the...
June 13, 2025 ·
From Plato’s viewpoint, knowledge, herein the true belief of an account, can be...
The Pharsalia of the Neronian-era poet Lucan recounts the civil war waged by Gaius...
June 12, 2025 ·
Suburani Story Overview: Sabina is from the Subura, a lower-class district in Rome. Lucilius is a...
June 12, 2025 ·
Dear readers, It is my humble pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural volume of...
When discussing the worst Roman emperors, it is useful to contrast each of them...