# ancient roman (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ancient roman. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Most Isolating Lie Is Pretending You Have It Together](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/the-most-isolating-lie-is-pretending) _2026-08-17 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ what we lose when we censor our own journals ## [Otium: The Ancient Roman Alternative to Doomscrolling](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/otium-the-ancient-roman-alternative) _2026-08-13 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ The ancient Roman discipline of rest and a modern list to help you practice it ## [What Murakami Taught Me About Journaling](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/haruki-murakamis-writing-philosophy) _2026-08-05 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ on the difference between writing to fix your life and writing to notice it ## [Season One: Welcome to the Commonplace Circle](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/season-one-welcome-to-the-commonplace) _2026-08-01 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ A season devoted to noticing, collecting, and pursuing the good life together ## [Recreating the Medallion of the Last Vestal Virgin of Rome](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/recreating-the-medallion-of-the-last-vestal-virgin-of-rome) _2026-07-30 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ Coelia Concordia was the last Vestal Virgin - the last great pagan priestess - of ancient Rome. It was during her tenure as chief Vestal that the Christian emperor Theodosius forcibly disbanded the Vestal Order. By having a jeweler recreate the medallion shown on her statue, it is my hope to restore just a little of the dignity that this important woman deserves. ## [Has Homer's Ithaca been found at last?](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/has-homers-ithaca-been-found-at-last) _2026-07-27 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ Two scholars believe they have identified Odysseus' elusive homeland – shattering a longstanding Homeric myth in the process. ## [July Marginalia](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/july-marginalia) _2026-07-27 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ What I Learned, Read, Watched, and added to my commonplace book ## [Pocket Journal Ideas for Capturing and Creating Everyday Beauty](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/pocket-journal-ideas-for-capturing) _2026-07-20 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ 7 Simple prompts for turning a small notebook into a daily practice of attention ## [America's Roman Revolution](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/the-founders-rome) _2026-07-17 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ The ancient republic that showed America why to rebel and how to govern ## [Why Can't I Keep the Promises I Make to Myself?](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/why-cant-i-keep-the-promises-i-make) _2026-07-15 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ For your commonplace book on what Aristotle and C.S. Lewis reveal about willpower, habits, and why we don't follow through on the goals we set for ourselves ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tXHnOwS6LB86) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [The Commonplace Book Circle Is Here](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/the-commonplace-book-circle-is-here) _2026-07-09 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ Join the commonplace book circle--commonplace keeping in community with voted seasonal themes and inspiration from the liberal arts to everyday curiosities. ## [Things I Refuse to Optimize](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/stop-optimizing-your-life) _2026-07-06 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ Why some moments are meant for delight, not efficiency ## [The Cost of Justice: The Count of Monte Cristo](https://lillyofthelibrary.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-justice-grand-tour-month) _2026-07-01 · Lilly | The Commonplace Circle · The Commonplace Circle_ Grand Tour Month Three Packet ## [Bread, Circuses, and the Claw](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/gladiatorial-games-on-the-white-house) _2026-06-20 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ What Roman emperors knew about putting on a show. ## [Vesta and Ancient Roman Religion, at a Glance](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/vesta-and-ancient-roman-religion) _2026-06-01 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ The ancient Roman world was polytheistic—Romans believed in and honored multiple gods. The most important of these gods were the dii consentes—six gods and six goddesses, which more or less mirrored the twelve Greek Olympian gods. Vesta was one of them, and her Greek equivalent was Hestia. ## [The Last Vestal Virgin and the Fall of Rome: Rome’s Fatal Prophecy](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/the-last-vestal-virgin-and-the-fall-of-rome) _2026-05-01 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ Here, I’d like to talk a little about the fall of Rome—a changing Rome—through the eyes of a very important woman who was about to become very unimportant. The last chief Vestal priestess of the Roman Empire, a woman named Coelia Concordia. And how the prophecy that she and countless Romans through the ages believed - that Rome would fall when Vesta’s fire went out - was above to be proven true. ## [Rhea Silvia and the Founding of Rome](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/rhea-silvia-and-the-founding-of-rome) _2026-04-01 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ This article is for readers of my novel Rhea Silvia which is the first book in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy. This series covers the legendary founding and the first years of the kingdom of Rome, and focuses on the Vestal priestesses that were prominent during this time period - and that starts with Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus. ## [Tarpeia and the Early Days of Rome](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/tarpeia-and-the-early-days-of-rome) _2026-03-19 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ This article is for readers of my novel Tarpeia, which is the second book in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy, a series about the founding Vestal priestesses of ancient Rome. Many of the characters and legends that you’ll read about in my books are depicted on ancient Roman coinage, so I thought readers would be interested in seeing these ## [Amata - Legend and Legacy in Ancient Rome](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/amata-legend-and-legacy-in-ancient-rome) _2026-03-01 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ This article is for readers of my novel Amata, which is the third and final book in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy, a series set during the founding and earliest years of Rome. Many of the characters and legends that you’ll read about in my books are found on ancient Roman coinage, so I’ve included some relevant coins from my collection for readers to take a peek at. ## [Vestal Virgins: Feminism & Burial Alive](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/vestal-virgins-feminism-amp-burial-alive) _2026-02-06 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ Despite the richness of the Vesta tradition, many people who think “Vestal Virgin” still think of one thing: the fact that ancient Vestals who broke their vow of chaste service to the goddess were buried alive. Let’s be honest. Who can blame people for going there? It’s a pretty dramatic image: a young woman being thrown into a shallow grave and trying to claw her way out while dirt is being piled… ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cez4BXgyTv3G) _2026-02-06 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Intention Candles: The Spiritual Practice You Need to Know About](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/opk68v04i0csakiwnfye52bxd4tuiu) _2026-01-18 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ Right now, at this moment, there’s something you’re not happy about. There’s something in your life that is holding you back. There is something you really want. Think... what is it? Using an intention candle is a simple and beautiful spiritual ritual that can help you manifest your intention and bring it into your life. ## [Let’s Talk Love and the Old Gods](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/lets-talk-love-and-the-old-gods) _2025-12-17 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ Anyone with even a passing knowledge of ancient literature and art can feel the love the Romans had for their gods and goddesses. They felt reverence for their gods, and turned to them in times of trouble and sorrow. And more and more, people are again turning to them for spiritual focus, meaning and comfort. ## [How Nuns Replaced Rome’s Great Pagan Priestesses](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/how-nuns-replaced-romes-great-pagan-priestesses) _2025-11-11 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ The Vestal Virgins were respected and revered for over a thousand years in ancient Rome. Learn how their powerful order was banished and how a new religious order of women - early Christian nuns - became the norm… because it didn’t happen without a fight, and as the Vestal Order fell, so too did many of the greatest freedoms of antiquity as the Western world moved into the Dark Ages. ## [Was this the key to Julius Caesar's victory?](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/was-this-the-key-to-julius-caesars) _2025-10-05 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ Napoleon certainly thought so. ## [Drowning in a Morass of Sexual Immorality](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/drowning-in-a-morass-of-sexual-immorality) _2025-09-28 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ A sentence which might describe either Ancient Rome or my doctoral thesis. ## [The Pros—and Cons—of Being a Vestal Virgin](https://debramaymacleod.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-being-a-vestal-virgin) _2025-08-22 · Debra May Macleod · Ancient History, Modern Living & More - Debra May Macleod_ Being a Vestal Virgin in ancient Rome came with many privileges and opportunities, but it also came with some risks. ## [The Spy, the Mogul, the Wife, and the Worker](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/the-spy-the-mogul-the-wife-and-the) _2025-07-26 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ Extraordinary stories from one ancient Roman town ## [Cicero vs. Mark Antony: a very Roman character assassination](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/cicero-vs-mark-antony-a-very-roman) _2025-06-13 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ How the great orator Cicero turned a piece of old gossip into a ruinous political narrative, and what that tells us about Roman culture ## [The Implosion of Two-Man Rule](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/the-implosion-of-two-man-rule) _2025-06-06 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ First the insults, then civil war. ## [Ancient History Field Notes vol. 1](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/ancient-history-field-notes-vol-1) _2025-06-03 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ Alexander the Great, the ex-slave behind Sallust, and an extraordinary feat of Roman craft. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pLxlA08VSM1Z) _2025-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [The Treasures of Vienna](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/the-treasures-of-vienna) _2025-05-17 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ The greatest Roman cameo, a shady Titian, a sexy Tintoretto, and some dubious life advice from my father. ## [How to think like a Roman](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/how-to-think-like-a-roman) _2025-05-13 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ Valerius Maximus and the practical ethics of the Ancient Romans ## [Why do we call Rome the Eternal City?](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/why-do-we-call-rome-the-eternal-city) _2025-04-27 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ How ancient politics collided with early Christian theology to shape our modern vision of Rome. ## [Musk and the Fall of Rome](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/musk-and-the-fall-of-rome) _2025-04-24 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ Romulus, the new right, and the seductive rhetoric of decline. ## [Come and Take Them: The Battle of Thermopylae and the making of a political myth](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/come-and-take-them-thermopylae-and) _2025-04-18 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ A disastrous defeat, dinner in Hades, and a foundational myth for the West. ## [Your Most Toxic Romantic Desires are 2,000 Years Old](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/your-most-toxic-romantic-desires) _2025-02-13 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ We've always wanted things we shouldn't have. ## [After Tyranny](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/after-tyranny) _2025-02-08 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ What the Ancient Romans lost, and how they got it back. ## [Do All Democracies Have to Die?](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/do-all-democracies-have-to-die) _2025-01-20 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ On Inauguration Day, an ancient theory of political collapse. ## [A Bad New Year's to be a Roman Emperor](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/a-bad-new-years-to-be-a-roman-emperor) _2025-01-01 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ No matter how bad your New Year's Eve was, the ancient Roman emperor Commodus' was worse. ## [The Emperor Nero's Henry VIII Problem - Part Two](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/the-emperor-neros-henry-viii-problem-00b) _2024-12-18 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ A wife you don't want. A woman you do. What's an emperor to do? ## [The Emperor Nero's Henry VIII Problem - Part One](https://allancienthistory.substack.com/p/the-emperor-neros-henry-viii-problem) _2024-12-11 · Honor Cargill-Martin · It's All Ancient History_ A wife you don't want. A woman you do. What's an emperor to do?