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The Death of the Roman Republic?

Did the Roman republic die with Julius Caesar? With Cicero...

A broken classical column with its top section leaning against the base, surrounded by rubble on a white background

Cicero In and On Political Crises

An enthusiast of the Roman mixed constitution, Cicero was elected...

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Plato to Polybius on Constitutional Change

Plato in the fourth century BCE penned an indelible sequence...

Roman marble relief depicting figures in Classical antiquity

Happily Ever After? Singing and Dancing Cinderella

Why has the Cinderella story given rise to so many...

A glass slipper on a red cushion, a pumpkin, a clock, pearls, a lace glove, and two mice in a dark, whimsical setting

Music, Death and Afterlife

This lecture explores ways in which we live with the...

A detailed still life painting titled "Memento Mori" by Carstian Luyckx

The Death of Athenian Democracy?

The death of Athenian democracy is as difficult to date...

A weathered bronze Greek Corinthian helmet resting in sand

Alice’s Adventures in Musical Adaptation

Walt Disney spent nearly three decades working on Alice in...

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Oligarchs and Their Discontents

Oligarchical factions in Athens twice succeeded in taking power within...

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Constable's "The Cornfield": A Bicentenary Harvesting

Constable’s painting The Cornfield celebrates its bicentenary in 2026. How...

An oil painting titled 'The Cornfield' by John Constable, depicting a pastoral English landscape

The Nutcracker’s Musical Magic

What musical tools does Tchaikovsky use to illustrate magic in...

A traditional wooden nutcracker soldier stands in front of a festive red sparkly background