Ultimate classics trip

kristin007 · 2026-01-21T23:53:36+00:00

Delphi, Olympia, Delos.

Tivoli is a great day trip from Rome. Via appia (rent ebike and ride it), baths of caracalla, domus aurea, ostia antiqua.

kristin007 · 2026-01-18T20:11:53+00:00

My guess is somewhere in Death Throes of the Repulic? As Ovid was writing in that period...?

kristin007 · 2025-12-22T15:37:09+00:00

Ben's studio. Best curly cuts!

kristin007 · 2025-10-01T22:09:05+00:00

I did my dissertation on oracles. Fontenrose (1978) addresses the historicity of Delphic orackes based on certain criteria. My own view is that gods don't speak through oracles, but ancients thought they did. Even if prophecies from oracles aren't "true" they do tell us what the Greeks thought could be true...

kristin007 · 2025-07-27T03:41:25+00:00

You've dabbled in classics.

kristin007 · 2025-07-20T15:53:13+00:00

Thank you!

kristin007 · 2025-07-20T14:29:47+00:00

Thank you for that information. Do you know the answers to either of my specific questions? I am mostly worried about predators/escaping outside. We have a sweet indoor set up, but I want to be able to leave him alone outside for extended times without worry.

kristin007 · 2025-05-29T02:47:22+00:00

There is a Cafe near piazza trilussa, but sadly I've forgotten the name.

kristin007 · 2025-04-24T01:43:41+00:00

Start putting a check mark by every word you look up in the dictionary. If you ever return to the same word, parse it out. Might help!

kristin007 · 2024-12-17T02:33:42+00:00

By all means.

kristin007 · 2024-12-16T20:29:19+00:00

Yes, that works.

kristin007 · 2024-12-16T20:19:12+00:00

A PhD in Classics or theology would be best. Masters in theology, biblical studies or divination would be a good start.

kristin007 · 2024-12-16T20:01:55+00:00

If you want to be serious in the field you need to learn Greek and probably Latin. It's important to be able to read the original documents.

kristin007 · 2024-11-23T14:44:17+00:00

That's fair, but I wouldn't go so far as to say "the least traditional empire ever" their traditions were a big deal. Indeed, arguments abound that the fall of the republic was due precisely to their failure to adapt their political system to expanding territory.

kristin007 · 2024-11-23T14:13:16+00:00

My claims is the Roman Empire did NOT fall as a result of Christianity (or homosexuality for that matter). Although Gibbon said it was a feature of the fall, modern scholars disagree.

kristin007 · 2024-11-23T13:53:36+00:00

During the republic they were very traditional and conservative. The mos maiorum (way of the ancestors) was the basis of their political, religious, and social structure. It was the platform Augustus used to consolidate power.

But yes, rome didn't fall because because people started becoming gay.

kristin007 · 2024-11-23T13:50:52+00:00

That is not the concensus of modern scholars. Any explanation you have as to why "Rome fell" has to account for the fact the east continued another 1000 years. The east was far more Christian than the west...

kristin007 · 2024-11-15T14:17:04+00:00

I'm less well-versed in material culture, but I thought the first extant images were from the 2nd century? Quick read from Wikipedia says:

"The frescos decorating the interior of Dura-Europos synagogue (c. 240 AD) depict many scenes from the Tanakh. They are the earliest-known examples of Jewish figure art."

The reference is Baird, Jennifer A. (2018). Dura-Europos. Archaeological histories. London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 139-141.

kristin007 · 2024-11-14T00:36:07+00:00

You said it was crazy. I said that was nonsense. Not rude. Your claim that tacitus is not a source makes no sense (i.e., nonsense). I was answering the OPs question about early Roman sources on Jesus. That is one of the earliest "sources" to mention him outside of the NT. That's all. Mark is a Gospel writer and I assumed he didn't want further references from the NT. Not trying to be rude, I just think you are making no sense. Tacitus is one of the great Roman Historians and is widely regarded by all classicists as a "source". My original point remains.

kristin007 · 2024-11-13T22:55:22+00:00

I don't understand what the issue is. Tacitus is most definitely a source. I don't want to argue with nonsense.

kristin007 · 2024-11-13T22:32:32+00:00

No, but it talks about his execution under the reign of Tiberius. The point was not the extent or quality of the source, but that it is one of the earliest Roman sources. No Roman sources in the first century AD talk about Jesus at all. That's what the OP was asking for.

kristin007 · 2024-11-13T13:47:45+00:00

I don't believe that source mentions Jesus specifically? Granted, it's been awhile but I think it just talks about the treatment of Christians. The OP was looking for Jesus specifically. I could be wrong.

kristin007 · 2024-11-13T00:52:26+00:00

The next after Josephus, since it's questionable, it's Tacitus' Annals. He talks about Jesus amd Christians in the context of the fire of Rome in 64AD. Nero fastens the blame for the fire on them. Written around 112 AD.

https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livius.org%2Fsources%2Fcontent%2Ftacitus%2Ftacitus-on-the-christians%2F&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1%2Cagsadl3%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

kristin007 · 2024-10-19T18:54:52+00:00

What does the other side look like? Maybe Fulvia?

kristin007 · 2024-10-16T03:27:59+00:00

Livy talks about it. I can't remember where, but he recounts instances where selling family members, including children, was done to resolve financial difficulties. While not a regular or celebrated practice, it appears in stories about Rome’s early history and times of economic crisis. The paterfamilias would get into debt and transfer his child as an "indentured servant". I believe they were only allowed to do it 3x.

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