@DigiVictorian this is marvellous! Just told it to a room of people who were delighted! Also, with my classics hat on, Varro is v interested in the whole “things called after founders” wordplay vibe around #Rome #VarroVerse @antiquidons
@chjones yes! Varro is the ultimate example of the polymath—and not only a theoretician and public intellectual (if we’re comfortable with retrojecting that terminology) but someone who got involved in politics amidst huge state and military turmoil, and survived…he’s fascinating. This might be a statue of him (from Cassino museum, which I recommend. He had property near there). #VarroVerse #histodons @antiquidons
Will I ever have said all I can think of about Varro? Nope! But after my many meanderings, it’s giving me goosebumps that Varro’s Guide to being Roman hit the shelves 🤩 #VarroVerse #LitStud #histodons #litodons #AncWorld #classics uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5695.htm…
I ought to do #introductions again having moved “instance”: much of my time/energy revolves around being Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences, which I reflect using #LibArtSci. #Classics & #AncMed research is squeezed *a lot*, but still circles the Roman Republican polymath M. Terentius Varro, see #VarroVerse. I’m thinking more again about enviro-landscape tropes in (Roman) antiquity, & their sensory aspects, see #sensoRoma (when I start that thread). So #histodons and #LitStudies are also my people.
@dianajspencer Cheers and same here! Have a queue of things under 'watch this space' and some new projects--er, 'failure' (colonization) for instance. I hope #VarroVerse gets some attention in between administering?
In the spirit of #introductions, much of my time/energy revolves around being Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which work I talk about using #LibArtSci. My Classics research is squeezed *a lot*, but still circles the Republican polymath M. Terentius Varro, see #VarroVerse. However I’m thinking a lot more again about enviro-landscape tropes in (Roman) antiquity, and their sensory aspects, see #sensoRoma (when I start that thread here).

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Will I ever have said all I can think of about Varro? Nope! But after my many meanderings, it’s giving me goosebumps that Varro’s Guide to being Roman is hitting the shelves 🤩 #VarroVerse https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5695.htm#pk

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