Mural Based on Virgil sparks controversy
In1985, the Sulzer Library in Lincoln Square was the site of...
Category Archives: By Engagement with Roman Sources
Database of Ancient Drama on Chicago Stages
A record of performances (1830s-today) that adapt or otherwise draw on...
Gwendolyn Brooks’ Radical Take on Virgil’s Aeneid
By Robin Pokorski Gwendolyn Brooks’ “The Anniad” “Nine Greek...
A UFO atop an ancient temple?
By John Sullivan “Monstrosity of the Midway,” “Eyesore on Lake...
A Downtown Pompeian Villa
In the 1950s the luxurious Congress Hotel on South Michigan Avenue...
Temples of Finance
Financial institutions everywhere in the US resemble Greek temples. This is...
Community Murals Notice Classical Presences
A 600-ft long cement bench covered with paintings by local families...
Mythic Ceiling Murals
Extraordinary mythical scenes are all over the ceiling of the Chicago...
Fake Latin Inscription at the Playboy Mansion
“Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare,” translated immediately as “If you don’t...
World’s Fairs of 1893 and 1933
The advertisements for the World’s Fairs of 1893...
Athena in Jackson Park
The 24-ft gilded woman in Jackson Park is a small replica...
Daley as Caesar? Mike Royko’s Boss
Was Mayor Richard J. Daley a metropolis-molding tyrant of Caesarian proportions?...
