Tag Archives: Horace

if you don’t like it, burn it: papyrus flagratinus

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dave

The survival of records. In spite the best and worst of human intentions; our hatreds, prejudices and sheer stupidity…. Obviously, there were mechanical hazards to the survival of literature such as the ordeal of transference of script from one type … Continue reading →

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banished and vanished

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dave

Augustus the Imperator. When you have a standing army of 300,000 men you can call yourself just about anything and people will agree with you. In 2 B.C. he had been given the title pater patriae, Father of the Nation, … Continue reading →