From the heights on which Rome was founded the flames flowed like waves of the sea into the valleys densely occupied by houses.Continuing Nero's
Streets Blocked As Nero’s Rome Burns
The roads were blocked by piles of goods, borne from the fire previously, boxes, barrels of provisions, furniture the most costly, vessels, infants'
Slaves Escape While Nero’s Rome Burns
Men of this wild and unrestrained crowd -- Asiatics, Africans, Greeks, Thracians, Germans, Britons -- howling in every language of the earth, raged,
Nero’s Rome Burns
This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Fire Begins.IntroductionThe dynasty which began so gloriously under
Dante Opens Way to Renaissance
Today's installment concludes Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay on Dante by Richard William Church published in 1878.If
Spirituality of The Divine Comedy
Dante was alone -- except in his visionary world, solitary and companionless.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay
The Journey of The Divine Comedy
The very form in which it is cast is that of a journey, difficult, toilsome, perilous, and full of change.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine
Why Dante Did Not Govern Florence
The commons were on their side, the moderate men, the party of law, the lovers of republican government, and for the most part the magistrates; but
Political Life and The Divine Comedy
In ancient history all that is most memorable and instructive gathers round cities; civilization and empire were concentrated within