FASTI
A Blog Marking the Weeks with History, Fiction—and the Occasional Shameless Plug
Unlucky in Love: Claudius & His Four Wives
Henry VIII might edge out Claudius on sheer volume, but the antics of Claudius’s wives would have sent the Tudors running to therapy.
The Bona Dea Scandal
A reckless young aristocrat, a goddess’s forbidden rites, and a seduction scheme that went spectacularly wrong.
Review: “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller
An intimate, humanizing retelling of Homer’s Iliad through the eyes of one of its overshadowed figures.
Caesar and Cato’s Very Intimate Enmity
One of Roman history’s bitterest rivalries was more personal than many realize.
