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What the Romans and Bob Dylan had to say about corn | Plant Lovers' Almanac
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI gave talks last week in Columbus at the Ohio State University’s green industry short course, which...
Gender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically...
"Io Saturnalia!" Do we owe our Christmas customs to a pagan holiday?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Keep Saturn in Saturnalia." You know the bumper sticker, of course. Around 350 A.D., you might have...
One man tackles the entirety of classical poetry – and triumphs
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe heart of the reviewer can sink upon receiving a doorstop titled something like The Penguin Book...
How to have sex like a Roman: an ancient guide to the art of love
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month ago‘To the Spirits of the Departed, Tiberius Claudius Secundus,” reads an ancient tombstone found in...
Claiming historical figures for the trans cause is even more sinister than you think
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWe have become horribly inconsistent in the way we interpret history. At the same time as critics...