July 2023

The History and Legend of Antony and Cleopatra

July 24, 2023

One of the most tragic episodes of a struggle that lacerated the Roman Empire for four centuries, until it finally destroyed it, the struggle between Orient and Occident.

Culture·Technology

Friday Music: Gaming Legacy Medley

July 21, 2023

Culture·History·Literature·Religion

Chateaubriand (Part 2)

July 20, 2023

His journey in 1806, from Paris to Greece, Constantinople, Palestine, Egypt, and Carthage.

Art·Culture·History·Literature·Survival·Technology

Editor’s note: Originally posted by Last Redoubt at https://lastredoubt.substack.com/p/old-ways Paper has a lot of problems. It’s bulky. It catches fire. More to the point, if I want to send something on paper

Culture·History·Literature·Religion

Chateaubriand (Part 1)

July 18, 2023

"It was in these disastrous days that Chateaubriand arose, and bent the force of his lofty mind to restore the fallen but imperishable faith of his fathers."

Film·History

Friday Movie: Turning Tide

July 14, 2023

History

The Last of the Latin Historians

July 10, 2023

If we had to single out the special excellence which marks Ammianus as a writer of history, we should find it in his distinct gift for life-like portraiture.

Culture·Enemies·Nationalism·Politics

The Null Hypothesis

July 10, 2023

I’ve noticed something strange since I came to Idaho nearly five years ago. Many Republicans whose families migrated to this region before Idaho was even a state are the most outspoken voices

Culture·History

Wine in Roman History

July 1, 2023

"I shall show you how the branches and tendrils of the plant of Bacchus are entwined about the history and the destiny of Rome."

Enemies·Nationalism·Politics

Winning vs. Playing Nice

July 1, 2023

A few months ago, I lauded the virtue of keeping open lines of communication with people on all sides of the political spectrum. Today I want to present a corollary, one that

The History and Legend of Antony and Cleopatra

Friday Music: Gaming Legacy Medley

Chateaubriand (Part 2)

Old Ways

Chateaubriand (Part 1)

Friday Movie: Turning Tide

The Last of the Latin Historians

The Null Hypothesis

Wine in Roman History

Winning vs. Playing Nice

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