Comments on: The Breakdown of Democracy and the Return of Family Murders in Rome https://www.isegoria.net/2014/04/the-breakdown-of-democracy-and-the-return-of-family-murders-in-rome/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bruce https://www.isegoria.net/2014/04/the-breakdown-of-democracy-and-the-return-of-family-murders-in-rome/comment-page-1/#comment-1199669 Bruce Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:09:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34625#comment-1199669

match pretty much anything the Greek dramatists could have plotted

My dad, who read Latin well (I don’t at all) really liked Edith Hamilton’s view that the Romans were “square” about Greek culture. They really believed in it, and really acted on their beliefs. I wonder how many Romans watched classic Greek drama about playing WhackaMole with kinfolk, took it seriously, and acted on it.

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