Roman Empire Anecdotes
Augustus’ Secret Syracuse: The Mystery of the Emperor’s Private Room
Augustus called one private retreat “Syracuse,” a strange nickname that opened onto Archimedes, conquest, tyranny, Sicily, and imperial memory.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Augustus called one private retreat “Syracuse,” a strange nickname that opened onto Archimedes, conquest, tyranny, Sicily, and imperial memory.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Sextus Pompeius was dismissed by his enemies as a pirate, but Pompey’s son used Sicily, sea power, refugees, and memory to become Octavian’s last Pompeian rival.