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When in Rome – desperately seeking Caesar

I go by the name of Jules and, before that – named for the day of the week on which I was born in Ghana – Yaw. But most fundamentally of all I am Julian, the name chosen for me by my mother who took a trip to Rome when pregnant and, in turn, was mightily taken with the name Julius.

Posted byJules Told MeMarch 26, 2019June 8, 2019Posted intravelTags:history, italy, rome5 Comments on When in Rome – desperately seeking Caesar

Fighting season in Virginia

Summer is fighting season in Virginia. And if you didn’t know better, you’d swear that the whole Civil War had been fought over the vexed question of facial hair.

Posted byJules Told MeApril 12, 2016December 29, 2018Posted intravelTags:Civil War, history, USA, Virginia1 Comment on Fighting season in Virginia

The art of Pompeii

The buildings, the streets, the walls – the very physical essence of Pompeii – you expect. But the art? This – for me – was an intoxicating surprise.

Posted byJules Told MeOctober 24, 2014December 29, 2018Posted intravelTags:archaeology, history, italy, pompeii9 Comments on The art of Pompeii
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