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The Writings of Francesco Petrarca, “Petrarch”

Posted on April 14, 2026 by theamericanplutarch

           Reading the Roman historian Livy’s account of Philip V of Macedon’s ascent of a peak in the Hebrus Mountains inspired in the Italian Francesco Petrarca, Petrarch, the desire to attempt the ascent of a similar summit. Petrarch recorded the adventures … Continue reading →

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Primer on Providence: Augustine’s City of God

Posted on September 11, 2025 by theamericanplutarch

Augustine, a convert to Christianity who had experienced four seconds of providence in 386 AD, who had become Bishop of Hippo in Africa in 397, who had written an account of his life, Confessions, in 392, who heard as all … Continue reading →

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