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    • In the Ruins of Edward Gibbon’s Masterpiece

      In the Ruins of Edward Gibbon’s Masterpiece

      The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago

      “One must always say one is re-reading Gibbon.” There is a good case to be made that Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    • A Past in All Its Fullness | Peter Brown

      A Past in All Its Fullness | Peter Brown

      New York Review of Books· 5 days ago

      Over his long career, Brown has been steadfast in his belief that, though we know much more about them now, the people of this period remain very distant...

    • Moment of Science: Insect Light Orbit

      WTVG 13 Action News· 2 days ago

      From mosquitoes to moths, insects can’t resist the siren sight of bright light, something humans have noticed since at least the Roman Empire. Drs. Yash ...