@@deborahscotland8819 Yes, I feel good about being in this show. It motivates me for the future.

A monumental summary, excellent!

Durant is an excellent writer. I learned a lot of new vocabulary words reading this book.

I recommend a book The Star Alphabet of E.L.T. Mesens: Dada & Surrealism in Brussels, Paris & London. Here is the Amazon link in USA shorturl.at/CpJ8L Also I have a Facebook page for ELT Mesens.

I saw Elon's tweet and love it. I welcome Elon fans to my channel.

It sounds like his off screen personality matches some of his on screen roles. He is stingy giving praise to Orion Welles. Reply

Interesting, 2030 corresponds to the date in the book.

It captures the feel of the historical times.

I am interested in the biography. I will look for it. Thanks for watching.

I projected de Chirico onto the figures and you saw the oracle. This shifts the way I see it and it resonates more.

@@DavidPeacockChannel Thank you David. And thank you for introducing me to de Chirico.

I totally agree

yes!

@@DavidPeacockChannel In a decision about whether or how severely to punish errant clerks the emperor Kao-tsung decided to follow taoist thought and remain "still", or do nothing. This is evidently significant.

@@richarddelanet I'm proof that it's possible to reject The Dao and survive.

@@DavidPeacockChannel Yes. To what extent can philosophical thought impact and influence people living within a particular political regime - the people that staff a bureaucracy - is a question I have been trying to grapple with.

@@richarddelanet they have to adapt

Yes, these events should be known.

If Suetonius is lying it's amazing that the Romans accepted his level of slander.

@@DavidPeacockChannel What i know about Rome was that it was not a monolith. After the overthrowing of the Roman monarchy, the republic and senate was suspicious of autocracy! I can easily imagine gossip, slander and character assassination being prime weapons of choice! And from what I know of liars if they manage to do it with charm, wit and do it enough then they may overwhelm the reader with a river of BS! Raunchiness and lewdness, and the big mens throbbing military campaigns always had a "certain readership" and I can imagine ten times so in roman times. I'm so sorry you had to read this first hand having the wide knowledge you clearly have!

Thanks for watching. I focus on art and looking at books from an art perspective. So, in this video, the subject led me to the Civil War. I think this is the first video I've made that included a mention of the Civil War. So, I doubt I will get there again. I loved the Sea Shanty Wellerman song and have spent a little time watching KZbin Sea Shanties. It's a good subject.

Glad to hear it!

It's a unique book on a multi faceted subject.

Suetonius is a liar.

Here is the link for the pdf book www.metmuseum.org/met-publications/manet-and-the-american-civil-war-the-battle-of-uss-kearsarge-and-css-alabama

Yes, it takes time to put in the effort. There are many outstanding protected images in scholarly databases that I've glanced at but cannot use.

I visited Bellosguardo and made a video that is on my channel. I think you'd like it.

Sorry, I missed the first part of this review, which mentioned S I H. at college & U S Senator. 😒

No worries, thanks for watching. I'll look up C S Lewis.

I saw her translation in a bookstore last week. If I read this again I will look at her translation.

That's interesting and could be true. She has a noble appearance.

Yes, I think you are absolutely right. There was a Victorian painter, I think his name was Albert Moore, who specialized in painting women in his version of Greek clothing and he always used pleats and 'wrinkles' based on Greek sculpture. In fact, I remember reading that he often had his models dress in wet/ damp clothing in order to help replicate that look!

@@deborahscotland8819 Yes, I looked up Albert Moore and can see the pleats are historically accurate although distracting.

Yes, I recently investigated the Peacock side on ancestry.com and it goes back to Yorkshire, England.

@@DavidPeacockChannel Thank you sir you considered my question researchable and replyable

I took an art class in college and really liked it. I was struggling taking science courses and got an A+ in drawing. It was a surprise to me and opened up a new world for me. Start with buying a sketchbook and using a black pen. It helps to have an instructor who encourages you to make some art. I go through different modes of painting and usually paint about 10 paintings per year.

That’s a very good critique. I agree.

Thanks, video coming soon

Thanks, I will make a video in a few days.

I'll make a video in a few days.

Thank you!😀

Thanks!😃

Thanks for the comment. I watched several videos as preparation for this video and and in one of those videos, an art historian claims that this is a lady portrait and the x-ray shows that the halo and spiked wheel were added later to change it to St. Catherine.

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it

That's a good point. I am assuming that people like the book because the like the character Stoner.