Sirmione on Lake Garda is a gorgeous place – peaceful and unspoiled. It is also the subject of the Work of the Week explored in this...

A Prayer for the Farming Year In honour of Earth Day, I would like to share with you Virgil’s beautiful description of nature’s order...

The Simple Joys of Nature ’…a speeding cormorant, crossing the waters, catching fish as it hurtles into the waves, salting its wings’....

According to the Homer Bot on Twitter, my day will be like: 'the shining evening star, bright in the night's dark.' (Iliad 22.317-20)...

Music and Human Character The second part of this exploration of the power and importance of music by ancient authors looks at the...