'De Bello Gallico' and Other Commentaries

From the time of Julius Caesar to much later in the empire, the Romans wanted to secure their northern borders by dominating the Celtic and Germanic tribes. Sites such as the famous walls in Scotland and northern England, as well as the Germanic Limes remind us of the force of the Roman army.

Cleopatra was a competent, intelligent ruler, with great political skill. She knew that the best way to guarantee protection for herself and Egypt would be through aligning herself with powerful men. It was a successful, and dramatic, strategy.

From modernist sculpture to the English language, Greek myths have a knack for morphing themselves into all areas of life and art. Their secret is the constantly shifting nature of their meanings and stories.