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Ancient man seems hopelessly backward by the standards of our modern sensibilities. We feel comfortably superior in comparison to his…
After reading Quintus Curtius’ Digest, I was inspired. After seeing the complete failure of our “leadership” in response to the…
“It is easy to make a eunuch out of a man, but it is impossible to make a man out…