by Stephanie Dray | Aug 8, 2011 | Cleopatra Contest
It gives me great pleasure to introduce another semi-finalists for the Cleopatra Writing Contest for Young Women. It thrills me to have Diane with us today because she’s drawn upon Eastern mythology instead of Western for her work. Over the course of the next...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 31, 2011 | Miscellany
Rome archaeologists find Apollo mosaic | Entertainment | DAWN.COM.
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 28, 2011 | Miscellany
It gives me great pleasure to introduce another semi-finalists for the Cleopatra Writing Contest for Young Women. Anna’s interview made me grin because she’s clearly a young lady who believes in true sisterhood. Over the course of the next few months...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 25, 2011 | Miscellany
This has been an incredibly bad week for Norwegians and here in the United States, we feel your pain. It’s hard to know what to do or say to lend comfort. How exactly does one even wrap one’s head around the idea of a monster who would spend an hour...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 12, 2011 | Daughters of the Nile, Lily of the Nile, Research, Song of the Nile
Augustus Caesar’s most lasting monument is the Ara Pacis, a monument to peace. It’s a splendid work of propaganda, and one could spend a lifetime unraveling all its hidden symbols and meanings. After having defeated Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Augustus...