Ancient Rome and America exhibit

[guy]

Looks like an interesting exhibit in Philadelphia dealing with Ancient Rome's influence on the United States, especially early colonial and revolutionary America:

 

 

Quote from an article in the Wall Street journal:

 

By JULIA M. KLEIN

Philadelphia

 

"During their long separations, John Adams and his wife, Abigail, exchanged more than 1,000 letters. As the American struggle for independence intensified, Abigail signed off as "Portia," the wife of the Roman senator Brutus. But Adams never responded in kind, perhaps because of a reluctance to identify so brazenly with Julius Caesar's assassin.

 

This story, from the exhibition "Ancient Rome & America," underlines the importance to early America of classical models

Edited April 24, 2010 by guy