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Ancient Rome and modern wealth in a moral misread
A sprawling, fragmentary collage recounts ancient wonders and wealth with addresses to modern cities. It contrasts Rome’s grandeur, Greek and Egyptian spires, and late empire fires with contemporary New York fortunes and social excesses, framed by a skeptical shore of oblique anecdotes and mock-heroic musings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Hayes
Miammacha
All Bruggitte
Antonius York
London
Sandwich
Bologne
Rheims
Lyons
Milan
Rome
Brusdusium
Dyrrachium
Byzantium
Ancyra
Taraus
Antioch
Tyre
Jerusalem
Thebes
Beye
New
Alexandria
Capua
Italy
Ithodes
Ite
Athens
Partheon
Bacchus
Syreruse
Tre
Carthage
Babylon
Bay i
Amfémphis
Ephesus
Jenni
Sam
Ben
Altho
Wen
Huey
Jim
Alinglow
Wr. Loder
Gunrlon
Thode Island Spyragues
Tweed
Stewart
Richmond Inquirer
Inquirer
Mr. Loder
Belmont
Rothschilds
Marquis of
West
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Egypt
Cleopatra
Miss Tweed
Baltimore
Washington
Pauline
Cicero
Clodiua
Palatine
Nessare
Antony
Seneca
Ika
Greeley
Tiberius
New York
Cesar
Quasar
Slark Antony
Hlatehy
Major Lodge
Tsopes
Archogabulus
Oman
Chant
Pompey
Lacuilus
Bone
Diocletian
Zacharias
Spragay
Forum
Romanum
Jung
Fawnpey
Apollo
Teriogu
Merevilus
Pantheon
Asia
Urkind
Fang
George Francis Tran