Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants Delia M. Estrada Cerebrally light-years ahead

Cerebrally light-years ahead

We are all searching for belonging and a vision of the world that makes sense

Grasmere and the central fells

In The Waters Between Us Tougias channels Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" to mix laugh out loud humor with insight into the natural world through the eyes of a curious boy

the cliffs of Kalymnos

Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants Delia M. Estrada Cerebrally light-years aheadWhy didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous