The Peterson Odyssey

Tag: history

  • Rome – a classics nerd’s top 10

    Rome – a classics nerd’s top 10

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    mrsmeganpete
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    Rome is where my heart lies, when I go there I feel as my soul sings. Why? As a classics scholar it is the place that brings together almost all of my favourite sites and museums. Here I can imagine that I’m back in the age of the first emperor Augustus and that at any…

  • Deserts of Jordan

    Deserts of Jordan

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    mrsmeganpete
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    Every now and again a country comes along and sweeps you off your feet; a rare occurence which indeed touches your soul. I’ve had it a few places – Italy, London, New York, Athens to name a few, and now Jordan. Jordan was best described to me by a local as a “quiet neighbour in…