Author Archives: Thomas Strunk

Rape and Revolution: Tacitus on Livia and Augustus

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Rape and Revolution: Tacitus on Livia and Augustus.” Latomus 73 (2014): 126–148. Although the Annales ostensibly begin “from the death of Augustus” (ab excessu Divi Augusti), Tacitus’ concise introduction covers the sweep of Roman history from the monarchy … Continue reading →

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Collaborators amongst the Opposition?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Collaborators Amongst the Opposition?  Deconstructing the Imperial Cursus Honorum.”  Arethusa 48.1 (2015): 47–58. The holding of high political office under the Roman Principate has often been regarded as evidence for collaboration with, or at least acceptance of, … Continue reading →

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Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk, and the Philology of Liberation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk, and the Philology of Liberation.”  Jesuit Higher Education 4.1 (2015).  Available at Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal. This article explores the connections and contrasts between the modes of thinking … Continue reading →

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A Philology of Liberation

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E. “A Philology of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Reader of the Classics.” Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice 4 (2010): 124-144. This is a paper that I am proud of, but it … Continue reading →

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