Aquarium of Vulcan

Often defined as a polymath because of the multiplicity of his interests, scientific, antiquarian and esoteric,  an equally useful and perha...

In reply to a recent enquiry, what exactly is 'the Aquarium of Vulcan' from which this blog is named, its useful to refer to the anc...

January, the first month of the year, takes its name from the early Roman King Numa (753-673 BCE) who nominated it after Janus in his reorga...

Although long recognized as a work of World literature, for many  Urn-Burial  (1658) is neither easy or comfortable to read. With its melanc...