Tag Archives: Sulla

Roman poetry is when…

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Peter Kruschwitz

My favourite definition of poetry goes like this: Poetry is when every line begins with a capital letter and does not reach the right margin of the page. I like this definition so much, because, in its focus on two … Continue reading →

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Cicero’s Procrastinations

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Peter Kruschwitz

Today, Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely known as one of ancient Rome’s foremost lawyers, orators, philosophers, and statesmen. Born in 106 B. C., Cicero managed to establish himself in a difficult case in 80 B. C., when he – successfully … Continue reading →

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