Rome
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The Phryges and the Phrygian Cap: An Introduction Watch this video and you’ll see it opens with a painting: La Liberté guidant le peuple (Liberty leading the People) by Eugene Delacroix. A commemoration of the French Revolution of July 1830, the overthrowing of Charles X. Specifically, the video zooms into the head covering sported by
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Intro: The Gladiator II Trailer Yesterday, the official trailer for Gladiator II was released. In 24 hours, it has racked up over 11.7 million views on YouTube. To say I am excited about the film, and its potential bearings on my research, is an understatement. But my sense of anticipation only increased when I heard
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This evening, my friends and I leave London to drive down to Worthy Farm. To say I am excited is an understatement. I was fortunate enough to enjoy many festival experiences in my childhood and adolescence (a big shout out to Camp Bestival, Latitude, 110Above, and Kendal Calling), but I must admit there is something
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Dear Reader, If you come to follow this website and my writing, you will quickly learn that I am a massive football fan. A fan of playing football. A fan of watching football. A fan of talking about the football I’ve played and watched. It feels fitting, therefore, that my opening musing should be about
The Pop Classicist 