A Life in the Classics
Sharing my research, teaching, and passion for the Classics.
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Money and Politics in the Roman Republic
The Roman Empire is synonymous with wealth and power, so it often surprises my students to learn that the Roman people were very poor when they began their march to empire. Indeed, when the Romans abolished their ancient monarchy and establ...
What to Make of the Thucydides Trap?
A few weeks ago, Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, stated that he hoped that the United States and China could avoid falling into the ‘Thucydides Trap’, which led to reporters and online personalities talking abou...
From Democracy to Imperial Rule
My courses on the Roman Republic always end with the collapse of the Republican government and the rise of the imperial monarchy under Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, and there are always students who ask if those everyday Romans who had su...
Athenian Democracy vs. Roman Republicanism
The Framers of the US Constitution were heavily influenced by the governments of ancient Greece and Rome. The democracy of ancient Athens was obviously a powerful influence, as were certain federal systems in early Greece, and—of course—the...
Fighting Political Corruption in the Ancient World
Political power offers many opportunities for corruption, and politicians throughout history have used the power of their office to seek personal enrichment. The citizens of democratic Athens and of the Roman Republic were concerned about t...
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I am a professor of Humanities and of Classics, researching and teaching about the ancient Mediterranean world. I'm using this space to share my love of the Classics by posting short, researched essays about ancient Greece and Rome.
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