Religare, Relegere
What did religion originally mean? From Cicero to Lactantius, a centuries-long philological dispute over one Latin word reshaped Western understandings of religion.
Rethinking Heroism: Resilience and Integrity in Sophocles’ Ajax
Reflecting on the differences between ancient and modern definitions of heroism.
From Resistance to Imperium
The story of Daphne depicts metamorphosis as the process by which living bodies are converted into everlasting symbols of culture, as the laurel that symbolizes Roman imperium, or power, arises from a moment of desperate resistance.
Vox Humana
What if modern technology were given to the ancients?
Woman vs. Women
Why do we pronounce woman as "wu-mun" but pronounce women as "wi-min"? The answer lies in what I like to call "The Case of the Shifting Vowel."