sulla80Aug 1, 20214 minCato the YoungerThe history of the Roman Republic has no shortage of dramatic figures and events, and yet the story of Cato the Younger (Cato Minor)...
sulla80Jul 3, 20216 min"Freedom" for Thessalians in 196 BCTomorrow we celebrate the 4th of July, in the United States, and the Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of King George in AD...
sulla80Feb 27, 20214 minOf Sulla and ApolloMarius and Sulla tore at the fabric of the Roman republic with their personal ambitions which led to civil wars for the Roman Republic in...
sulla80Feb 12, 20214 minGovernments of Men and LawsWith this post, I return to the Roman Republic, with a coin from Lucius Cornelius Sulla. This denarius is from Sulla's dictatorship,...
sulla80Sep 19, 20204 minFather of the Country"Whenever you desire to cheer yourself, think upon the merits of those who are alive with you; the energy of one, for instance, the...
sulla80Sep 8, 20204 minMake Haste SlowlyThe coin I write about today starts with a symbol that take on new meaning as we move from this mosaic in the Trident House in Delos,...
sulla80Sep 6, 20204 minFrom Lycia to the US ConstitutionOn 21-Feb-1787, The provisional government of the United States, established under the Articles of Confederation, agreed to a resolution...
sulla80Jul 5, 20192 minAn Ancient Coin for Independence DayOn July 4th, 1776 the Continental Congress "...in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and...