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Month: June 2017

Libris | June 2017

Tacitus Victoria Emma Pagan Victoria Pagán’s latest book, titled Tacitus, describes the works of the historian of the same name, which means “silenced.” The greatest of Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56–117 CE) studied rhetoric in Rome. His rhetorical and oratorical gifts are evident throughout his most substantial works, the incomplete but still remarkable Annals […]

closeup of inscription of Latin on stone

The Sound of Silence

Victoria Emma Pagán of UF Classics publishes new book about Roman historian Tacitus.

pair of two black holes

Third Time’s a Charm

LIGO detects third set of gravitational waves from colliding black holes. UF physicists have played a key role in these detections.