On December 7, 43 B. C., Marcus Tullius Ciero died at Formia, Italy. He lived in the chaotic period that included the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire, and it is impossible to assess how thoroughly the observations and descriptions in his speeches, dialogues, treatises, and letters shaped western… Continue reading December 7: Cicero
Category: Education
December 5: Clement of Alexandria
December 5 is the commemoration in some traditions of Clement of Alexandria (ca. A. D. 150-215). Clement is the earliest proponent of classsical Christian education that we know much about. The son of apparently well-to-do pagan parents and born in Athens or possibly Alexandria, he was educated in Greek philosophy and literature as a youth… Continue reading December 5: Clement of Alexandria
December 4: The Mary Celeste
One of the books I remember reading long ago was Patricia Lauber’s Famous Mysteries of the Sea. You can still find used copies of it for under ten dollars. It included a description of the disappearance of the Waratah, a steamship lost without a trace of crew or passengers or ship in July 1909 off… Continue reading December 4: The Mary Celeste