Tag Archives: Cicero

Lighting A Lamp And Cursing The Darkness

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Todd Battistelli

Religion Professor Stephen Prothero’s essay on the place of religion in politics exemplifies the muddled terminology that often accompanies state-church separation discussions that I consider in my research. Prothero’s argument also interests me for another reason. In advocating for the … Continue reading →

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Why “From the Rostra”?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Todd Battistelli

“The head and hand of Cicero were suspended for a long time from the rostra in the forum where formerly he had been accustomed to make public speeches, and more people came together to behold this spectacle than had previously … Continue reading →

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