Caput III. Pacta sunt servanda
Explore the profound impact of Charlemagne’s rule on the revival of Latin and its influence on Norman language and culture.
Caput II. Verba Dare
Explore the profound impact of Charlemagne’s rule on the revival of Latin and its influence on Norman language and culture.
Caput I. Domus Dei
Uncover the lasting impact of the Domesday Survey following the Norman Conquest of England. Delve into how this meticulous assessment transformed governance and taxation, fundamentally reshaping the medieval landscape and ushering in a new era of rule.
Caput III. Caesar and Cleopatra
Caput III. Caesar and Cleopatra by Michael Lambert March 2024 Caput III. Caesar and Cleopatra by Michael Lambert March 2024 Cleopatra Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus, nunc Saliaribus ornare pulvinar deorum tempus erat dapibus, sodales. Antehac nefas depromere Caecubum cellis avitis, dum Capitolio regina dementes ruinas funus et imperio parabat […]
Caput II. Caesar’s Rubicon and Caesar’s Rome
Caput II – Caesar’s Rubicon and Caesar’s Rome by Michael Lambert February 2024 Caput II – Caesar’s Rubicon and Caesar’s Rome by Michael Lambert February 2024 When Caesar led his army across the Rubicon flumen, the Rubicon River 1 in 49 BCE; he told the soldiers he was fighting for the liberties of the State. […]
Caput I. Caesar’s Appearance and Caesar’s Soldiers
Caput I. Caesar’s Appearance and Caesar’s Soldiers by Michael Lambert January 2024 Caput I. Caesar’s Appearance and Caesar’s Soldiers by Michael Lambert January 2024 On Idus Martiae, the Ides of March, 44 BCE, the Roman Senate met at the Curia of Pompey, a pavilion attached to the Theatre of Pompey. The Senate was in caucus, […]
Caput III. cisalpine Gaul and transalpine Gaul
Caput III. cisalpine Gaul and transalpine Gaul by Michael Lambert December 2023 Caput III. cisalpine Gaul and transalpine Gaul by Michael Lambert December 2023 The Introduction. Hannibal’s march across the Alps to the Po valley introduces a Celtic noun and Gallic concepts to the narrative: poenus, -i. 2n, noun. A peak of a mountain, from […]
Caput II. Varro Fights with Hannibal
Caput II. Varro Fights with Hannibal by Michael Lambert November 2023 Caput II. Varro Fights with Hannibal by Michael Lambert November 2023 The speaker of this account of the Second Punic War, jaw-jaws of persons and places; from the perspective that you are familiar with the daily fric-and-frac of Roman life. This orientation provides a […]
Caput I. Hannibal Transits the Alpes
Caput I. Hannibal Transits the Alpes by Michael Lambert October 2023 Caput I. Hannibal Transits the Alpes by Michael Lambert October 2023 Cum demum Romani primo Punico bello Poenos devicerant, constituit Hannibal exercitum in Hispania parare, atque trans Alpes Italiam invadere, the operative word in the opening sentence that focuses the Roman mind is the […]
Caput III. Siblings and Spouses
Caput III. Siblings and Spouses by Michael Lambert September 2023 Caput III. Siblings and Spouses by Michael Lambert September 2023 Two short stories that explore human emotion in the Antique world. Brother and Sister is a philosophical discussion between Phaedrus and Socrates. It is the father that resolves the issue. Husband and Wife is the […]