Rome, Stoicism, and (Avoiding) Love

Professor Kozlowski crosses the Rubicon to discuss the rise of the Roman Empire, its widespread (and politically-motivated?) embrace of stoicism, and how that informs Roman attitudes on hero-worship and suspicion against Love.  Today we're reading Theano's "Letter on Marriage and Fidelity", selections from Ovid's The Art of Love, Lucretius' argument against love from On the Nature of Things, and the first third of Cicero's De Amicitia. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at [email protected] To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/