A delightful and intimate evening at the opera
A delightful and intimate evening at the operaBangkok PostAeneas, the exiled Trojan prince, destined to become founder of Rome, arrived in Carthage after the fall of Troy and fell in love with Dido, Queen of Carthage. The sorcerer, plotting Dido's downfall, sent a minion disguised as Mercury to command Aeneas ...and more »
WSC/Avant Bard to Host Staged Reading of Richard Byrne's Nero/Pseudo
WSC/Avant Bard to Host Staged Reading of Richard Byrne's Nero/PseudoTheaterMania.comNero/Pseudo examines political cults of celebrity and relies on a newly-imagined version of Nero's famous poem on the Fall of Troy. Since all but three lines of the original poem have been lost, Chicago rock luminaries Jon Langford and Jim Elkington, ...
Saturday Football Fix #3: Beating USC & The Fall Of Troy
Saturday Football Fix #3: Beating USC & The Fall Of TroyHouse of Sparkyby Brad Denny on May 19, 2012 1:00 PM MST in ASU Football There's no two ways about it: ASU football has struggled over the last few years, while the USC Trojans continue to be...well, USC. With an 11-game winning streak over the Sun Devils, ...
Greece gets another chance to tackle its fiscal dilemma
Greece gets another chance to tackle its fiscal dilemmaJamaica ObserverThey come from his epic poem The Aeneid, (modelled, ironically, on the works of the great Greek poet, Homer) which relates the wanderings of the Trojan hero Aeneas, after the fall of Troy. They translate as "Do not trust the horse, Trojans.GLOBAL MARKETS: Stocks, Euro, Sovereign Yields Recover From Lows; Eyes On ECBWall Street Journalall 2,417 news articles »
PRECIOUS-Gold edges up as euro cuts losses
PRECIOUS-Gold edges up as euro cuts lossesReuters"We regard the central banks as a stabilising element on the gold market and anticipate increasing buying of gold if its price should fall towards the $1500 a troy ounce mark," Commerzbank said in a note. Platinum imports into Switzerland, ...Gold prices rise 1 percent as dollar retreatsCNBC.comGold bulls fade despite sharp jump in bullion's priceInvestment EuropeGold futures fall for second-consecutive dayBusiness Spectatorall 427 news articles »