Res Publica - The Public Thing

History is not merely a pastime. Not just a leisurely pursuit for those who have nothing better to do with their time. Nor is it a frivolous venture filled only with dates and timelines, facts and figures. It is an adventure. And that adventure begins with turning back to a

”The Language of Truth is Simple” - Seneca Oftentimes I wonder if we waste our time writing of things that have been written about over and over again. And not just since we began to scribe with the quill on a parchment scroll, but even when the humble writing implement

Once upon a time newspapers were fearless in their reporting of the facts and the defence of liberty. But that was then… During recent research for a different topic, I came across an 1869 edition of a regional newspaper, Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, – today known as The Daily

Dispatch from Troynouant. ‘For noble Britons sprong from Troians bold, And Troynouant was built of old Troy’s ashes cold.’ Reflecting on the political and cultural anxieties that Great Britain is currently experiencing, my thoughts have turned back some 3000 years to the flight of Aeneas from the ruins of

The ancient Romans were prolific letter-writers, and none more so than Marcus Tullius Cicero. That we have the amount of personal correspondence preserved by Cicero’s scribe and faithful servant, Tiro, and discovered by Francesco Petrarch in 1345, is something we must treasure. It is estimated about 900 of Cicero’

Lucius Annaeus Seneca - Seneca the Younger - was a first century Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist who became tutor and adviser to the emperor Nero. He wrote moral essays and letters, as well as tragic plays in the time of Nero. Sadly, Seneca was forced to commit suicide

It has been rather the ride lately since the Australian government brought in draconian age verification laws, which saw many of us locked out of our Substack accounts and then have to search for new platforms that would prove to be more "safe!" - dare I use that

Anguished cries of “The West is Falling!” reverberate throughout the hallowed architecture of Western Civilisation. It may seem that we face an existential threat to our existence and all that the western world has gifted us from these past thousands of years, but it needs to be remembered that our