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Gold, Glory, Victory

Pindar has just received his entry in Who's Who. He became a huge favourite of mine at University when I studied Olympian Odes 1 and 7,...

Pindar

Poet of theIn the midst of the Winter Olympics, it seemed logical to add the the wonderful poet Pindar to Who's Who. Why? Pindar composed...

CIVILIZATION

What is a civilization? What is civilization itself? What does it mean to be civilized? How can you tell whether or not a people are...

Semantic Tyrannies

In a recent article, 'Just Words', inspired by Thucydides, I looked at how human beings can change words’ meaning to fit new situations,...

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