I would like to say this about as low as Roman emperors can go, but...no

[bedlamsbard]

After two months of craving, I have finally watched Gladiator. Look, I haven't seen this since 2000, okay? And I was ten in 2000.

My Byzantine Civ prof says Commodus was actually much crazier than in the movie. Also, I was so hoping for Maximus to lay open a can of whup-ass on Rome, but alas, no.

Also, I want to go to Rome. Like, right now. RIGHT NOW. Apparently there are a number of classics students that do one semester abroad in Rome and one semester abroad in Athens, which strikes me as the most self-indulgent thing ever, but oh my God, if I had known this was an option a year ago, I would be all over it.

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[aella_irene]

...If you go to Rome, I shall come and join you! I will be going to Florence in October...

[bedlamsbard]

I can't go abroad in the fall right now, because I missed the deadline, but I am thoughtfully considering spring.

...okay, for the Rome program, the fall application is due tomorrow, but I definitely don't have the qualifications right now, because my background is in Greek history, not Roman history, and I have no background at all in Latin or Greek.

...it is really distressing how much easier to navigate Duke's study-abroad website is than Tulane's. (The program is run through Duke University.)

[juliekarasik]

omg, I feel old now :)

[bedlamsbard]

Don't! I just feel like 2000 should be much more recently than it actually is.