June 2010 – Darryl A. Phillips

A Classical Education

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Publication date June 8, 2010
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Two interesting articles in The New York Times plugging an education focused on Classics and the Humanities. Stanley Fish writes of his own classical education in high school and reviews three new books on the subject. David Brooks puts in a plug for broad training in the Humanities as a road to success, even during…Continue Reading A Classical Education

Basilica Aemilia Exhibit in Roman Forum

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Publication date June 6, 2010
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I just returned home from a trip to Rome. I’m always surprised by how many new things there are to see in the city. One of the high points of this trip was a special exhibit that is on-going in the Forum tracing the history and decorations of the Basilica Aemilia. The fragments of the…Continue Reading Basilica Aemilia Exhibit in Roman Forum