Dido’s Treasure

Dido’s Treasure

Death of Dido from Vergilius Vaticanus (Vatican Library, Cod. Vat. lat. 3225). Originally posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 The erudite Ryan Sellars, publishing at AncientCarthage.com, recounts two variants of the once-famous legend of Dido … and her treasure....

“Fortune made a dupe of Nero….”

Posted on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 Written by Ralph J. Benko Tacitus, in Book 16 of The Annals, describes an incident occurring in A.D. 65-66, of the Emperor Nero being “duped by the report of a vision of a cave of immense depth, which contained a vast quantity...
“Fortune made a dupe of Nero….”

“Fortune made a dupe of Nero….”

Plaster bust of Nero, from the Pushkin Museum Originally posted on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 Tacitus, in Book 16 of The Annals, describes an incident occurring in A.D. 65-66, of the Emperor Nero being “duped by the report of a vision of a cave of immense depth,...

Shave and a Haircut … Two Bits.

Posted on Thursday, June 19th, 2014 Written by Ralph J. Benko The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s always informative and frequently delightful blogger, Amy Farber, at Liberty Street Economics, provides us with a dip into monetary history… including...
Shave and a Haircut … Two Bits.

Shave and a Haircut … Two Bits.

Originally posted on Thursday, June 19th, 2014 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s always informative and frequently delightful blogger, Amy Farber, at Liberty Street Economics, provides us with a dip into monetary history… including refreshing her...