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Socrates on Reason, Appetite and Passion: A Response to Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith, Socratic Moral Psychology (2012)
Journal Article
Rowe, C. (2012). Socrates on Reason, Appetite and Passion: A Response to Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith, Socratic Moral Psychology. The Journal of Ethics, 16, 305-324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10892-012-9130-x

Section 1 of this essay distinguishes between four interpretations of Socratic intellectualism, which are, very roughly: (1) a version in which on any given occasion desire, and then action, is determined by what we think will turn out best for us, t... Read More about Socrates on Reason, Appetite and Passion: A Response to Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith, Socratic Moral Psychology.

Water and the display of power in Augustan Rome: the so-called 'Villa Claudia' at Anguillara Sabazia (2012)
Journal Article
Thomas, E. (2012). Water and the display of power in Augustan Rome: the so-called 'Villa Claudia' at Anguillara Sabazia. Water History, 4(1), 57-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-012-0055-x

This article re-considers the architecture of the Roman villa site at Anguillara Sabazia (Lazio (RM), Italy). It is argued that the villa should be dated to the Augustan period, rather than the late Republic, and that its elaborate ornamental water f... Read More about Water and the display of power in Augustan Rome: the so-called 'Villa Claudia' at Anguillara Sabazia.

An accidental tourist? Caracalla's fatal trip to the temple of the Moon at Carrhae/Harran (2012)
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Hekster, O., & Kaizer, T. (2012). An accidental tourist? Caracalla's fatal trip to the temple of the Moon at Carrhae/Harran. Ancient society, 42, 89-107. https://doi.org/10.2143/as.42.0.2172289

The circumstances surrounding Caracalla’s death in AD 217 remain confusing. In particular the presence of the emperor near the famous temple of the Moon at Carrhae-Harran has led to much scholarly speculation. Often a preference for ‘the East’ has be... Read More about An accidental tourist? Caracalla's fatal trip to the temple of the Moon at Carrhae/Harran.