Of gods and Romans
When the worst emperors became living gods they crowded the cosmos with depravity, turning many Romans in disgust from the pantheon
This is Who made our minds?, my Thursday essay probing the greatest, cruellest and most beautiful minds of the past 5,000 years, inspired by my book, The Soul: A History of the Human Mind (Penguin 2024).
Starting next week: join me on my grand tour of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
THE ANCIENT GREEK MIND, fount of the finest expression of what it meant…
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