This is a story of two unexpected lovers cursed with loving each other.  Psyche was the most beautiful girl on Earth. Suitors, both...

Artists are obsessed with ideal forms. As one myself, I would know that the relationship between creator and creation is one that is...

The Roses of Heliogabalus, a painting by the Dutch artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. "He [Elagabalus] loaded his parasites with violets...

During Arachne and Athena's competition There’s nothing that the gods hate more than getting humbled. If you’ve read my post on...

Book 4 of the Aeneid  is one of my all-time favorite selections of Latin poetry. For those who don’t know what the Aeneid  is, it’s...

Image of a Roman wedding carved onto the side of a tomb. The question of love is one that remains constant throughout the ages. Love’s...

On the Walpurgis night of 1977, mobs of women stormed Rome in witch disguises, passing the night in rowdy drinking and dancing.  Trailing...