Archives for: June 2008, 30
The New-Fashioned Way
June 30th, 2008We stayed at the cabin this weekend. On the family ranch down near Santa Cruz we have a cabin, built by my grandparents and extensively refurbished over the last few years by my mother and uncle. It's two rooms and a bathroom, running water and electric… more »
Reviews: Augustus, An Island to Oneself
June 30th, 2008Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor by Anthony Everitt - 5/10
Fired up by Goldsworthy's Caesar, I followed with a biography of his successor. Sadly, where Caesar was triumphany, Augustus fell flat. Perhaps the sources are less insightful, perha… more »
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