Blog Smith

Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.

Orbis Stanford Geospatial Map of the Roman World

What Was the Enlightenment? Prager University

How did Julius Caesar beat Pompey the Great in Greece? I’ve been watching the show “Rome” (and I do realize there are inaccuracies in the story telling) and it shows them going into battle and then it shows where Julius Caesar defeated Pompey.

Evolution of the Roman Army

Roman Siege Syracuse

How fast could a Roman legion march?

Antiquities and Classical Traditions in Latin America.

Frankenstein and Its Classics: The Modern Prometheus from Antiquity to Science Fiction

The Gatekeeper: Narrative Voice in Plato's Dialogues

Imperial Cult

Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher

The Life of Saint Pankratios of Taormina

Rome and the Seleukid East

Laughter in the Ancient Greek World

“Faith and reason are mutually reinforcing”

Did Roman castra ever transform into cities? Or were they always constructed around an already established settlement? If they did transform into cities, what are the biggest ones that survive to this today?

Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome: Rhetoric, Criticism and Historiography. Greek culture in the Roman world

Divine Bodies: Resurrecting Perfection in the New Testament and Early Christianity

The Brothel of Pompeii. Sex, Class, and Gender at the Margin of Roman Society

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers Studio Outtakes & Unreleased 1970 -1971 DEFINITIVE EDITION