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Author Archives: Thomas Strunk
Cato, the Confederacy, and Lost Causes
On January 6, 2022, I will be delivering my paper “Cato, the Confederacy, and Lost Causes,” which focuses on the appropriation of Cato the Younger by Southerners late in the Civil War and in the Jim Crow Era; the paper … Continue reading
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Domitian’s Lightning Bolts and Close Shaves in Pliny
Strunk, Thomas E. “Domitian’s Lightning Bolts and Close Shaves in Pliny.” Classical Journal 109.1 (Oct./Nov., 2013): 88–113. Pliny’s portrayal of his public life under Domitian has often come under fire from both thosewho approach Pliny’s Letters from a historical perspective and … Continue reading
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Rape and Revolution: Tacitus on Livia and Augustus
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
Collaborators amongst the Opposition?
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
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
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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