(Review) Globalizing Roman Culture: Unity, Diversity and Empire

Reviews Richard Hingley\u27s book entitled Globalizing Roman Culture: Unity, Diversity and Empire. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. Pp. xiii, 208. ISBN 0-415-35176-6. $29.95

Cassius Dio\u27s Livia and the Conspiracy of Cinna Magnus

The dialogue between Livia and Augustus about the conspiracy of Cinna Magnus (Dio 55.14-22) subtly undermines Livia, portraying her clemency as Machiavellian, in a manner consistent with Dio’s view of powerful women

ProRefine: Valorisation of forage legumes for both monogastric animals and ruminants through fractionation

ProRefi ne aims to gain new knowledge about local food systems in organic farming based on fractionation of forage legumes, such as lucerne and red clover. We will compare fractionation at harvest (leaves and stems) and post-harvest (juice and pulp). We aim to develop protein feeds that are suitable for monogastric animals such as pigs and poultry and fi ber-rich feeds that can be used by ruminants such as dairy cows. We will develop integrated systems for animal production in organic farming that can be adapted to different regions in Europe and Turkey. Furthermore, we aim to assess the sustainability of such systems regarding economy, social aspects and environmental impact

Who’s Anti-Roman? Sallust and Pompeius Trogus on Mithridates

Contemporary scholars of Roman imperialism have discussed the Ways in which ancient historians denigrate non-Romans and thereby present intellectual justifications for Roman conquest. This paper offers a case study that questions this position\u27s validity: an examination of Sallust\u27s Epistula Mithridatis (Hist. 4.69M) and Pompeius Trogus\u27 speech of Mithridates (Justin 38.4-7). I argue that Sallust offers a more powerful attack on Roman foreign policy than does Trogus, whom many scholars have deemed anti-Roman, and conclude that Roman historians are capable of using speeches of foreigners to engage in Roman self-criticism

(Review) Nation, Empire, Decline: Studies in Rhetorical Continuity from the Romans to the Modern Era

The article reviews the book Nation, Empire, Decline: Studies in Rhetorical Continuity From the Romans to the Modern Era, by Nancy Shumate

(Review) Caesar in Gaul and Rome: War in Words

“[Andrew M. Riggsby has written] . . . an insightful monograph on the Caesarian portion of the BG [De bello Gallico]. The result will prove useful not only to those interested in Caesar, but also to scholars whose work focuses on the nature of Roman imperialism and ancient ethnography. . . . Caesar in Gaul and Rome demonstrates its author\u27s familiarity with contemporary theoretical perspectives (postcolonialism, semiotics, etc.), yet never seems dogmatic or arcane. [The author] may not single-handedly reverse [negative] scholarly attitudes toward Caesar\u27s commentarii, but his work goes a long way toward demonstrating what can be gleaned from a text normally—and unfortunately—reserved for novice students of Latin.

Happiness Research and Cost-Benefit Analysis

A growing body of research on happiness or subjective well-being (SWB) shows, among other things, that people adapt to many injuries more rapidly than is commonly thought, fail to predict the degree of adaptation and hence overestimate the impact of those injuries on their SWB, and, similarly, enjoy small or moderate rather than significant changes in SWB in response to significant changes in income. Some researchers believe that these findings pose a challenge to cost-benefit analysis, and argue that project evaluation decision-procedures based on economic premises should be replaced with procedures that directly maximize subjective well-being. This view turns out to be wrong or, at best, premature. Cost-benefit analysis remains a viable decision-procedure. However, some of the findings in the happiness literature can be used to generate valuations for cost-benefit analysis where current approaches have proven inadequate.

Parenting without pushing

They're among the most vexing questions parents face: How hard do you push your child? How much is enough? When do you back off?Story by Eric Adler ; illustrations by Travis Foste