RonPrice Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 A JIG-SAW PUZZLE The television series Empire was aired on the ABC for the second time in May-June 2010. I took a special interest in this six part miniseries, this historical drama set in the year 44 B.C., the year of the assassination of Julius Caesar, and the following years of civil war with their struggle of a young Octavius to become the first emperor of Rome. After teaching Roman history in the early 1990s to matriculation students in Perth Western Australia, more than fifteen years ago, I had some knowledge of this complex period in ancient classical civilization. This teaching experience increased my appreciation of this historical doco-drama and I felt moved to write this short prose-poem. The foundation of the Roman empire, as some students and scholars of that first century B.C. will emphasize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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