Constant as the Northern Star
Caesar's world, come to life.
Articles by Bruce S. Thornton
Scottish Philosophy, American Morality
Bruce Thornton looks at the influence of the Scottish Enlightenment on the American Founding.
A Mirror in Marble
A review of The Parthenon Enigma, by Joan Breton Connelly
Enduring Empire
A review of The Romans and their World: A Short Introduction, by Brian Campbell; Rome: An Empire's Story, by Greg Woolf; and Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian, by Thomas R. Martin
Cultivated Taste
On the difficulty of translating Virgil's greatest poem.
New World, Old Myths
Recovering the historical truth of the American Indian and his conflicted, quirky humanity.