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Core Curriculum classes continue to see some of Harvard’s largest undergraduate enrollments. Other popular courses this year include Literature and Arts C-61, “The Rome of Augustus,” Literature and Arts B-82, “Sayin’ Something: Jazz as Sound, Sensibility, and Social Dialogue” and English 13, “The English Bible,” which satisfies the Literature and Arts A requirement...
...Coming back illuminated how distinct Harvard culture is, and how contained in the Square it remains,” said Tiffany Chantra ’04, who spent last fall in Rome...
...there is a danger for Rome in the weakness of Narcissus. Some here murmur for a closer federation—for trade purposes, of course—with the rest of the Greek world. This cannot be allowed by Rome, if we are to maintain our income from the provinces, and, hence, our control of the Empire. Nor can we contemplate the Greeks trading overmuch with the Parthians. We may be at peace with the Parthians now, but they are a looming presence in the East, and, one day, might do more than trade with the Greeks. Compared to such...
Remember, too, it was renegade Parthians who committed the terrible attacks on Rome’s virtus only two years ago this month. The apocalyptic mayhem shook Rome to its foundations, and questioned the wisdom of an all-embracing and welcoming Mother Rome...
...whilst these attacks emboldened Rome’s august Imperator, here in Athens, Narcissus has failed to assert himself with the impudent citizenry. Perhaps it is time for a more direct intervention by Rome. It might begin with removal of this titular leader, before his meddlesome people do it, and replace him with someone wholly unacceptable to our interests. Athens should then be directly ruled from Rome. Of course, Athenians cannot be given Roman citizenship—they are incorrigibly fractious and unworthy of the honour...