The original article was published by ART OF MANLINESS
If you’ve been following the Art of Manliness for awhile now, you’ve
likely caught on to the influence that the classical cultures of Greece
and Rome exert on a lot of our content. We promote an idea of “manliness as virtue”
that was espoused by both of these ancient civilizations. And there’s a
reason for that: In college, I majored in “Letters” — a degree program
connected with the Classics Department. I studied Latin and took classes
on the history of freedom in both ancient Greece and Rome. I read and
discussed the Greek tragedies and even took an entire course on Ovid.
It’s during this time that I developed a deep and lasting love for
classical culture; despite having graduated from college nearly ten
years ago, I’m still reading and pondering the works of Homer, Plato,
and Cicero.
