CT Activities by Other Groups

   A new group devoted to Hellenic Polytheism (https://www.meetup.com/New-Haven-Hellenic-Polytheism-Meetup/) started in New Haven last month. According to their page on Meetup, they will be having their first meeting on October 22nd and welcome syncretists.

   Additionally, the Classical Association of CT (http://classconn.org/) will be having their annual meeting on October 14th from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich. I was there last year and can recommend it, although the registration fee is fairly high ($25 for non-members, plus an additional $10 for lunch). They have a variety of academic speakers and the potential for conversation with others interested in Classical topics.

   Finally, the Connecticut Wiccan and Pagan Network (http://www.cwpn.org/) will be having a gathering on Saturday, October 21st from 5-10 p.m. at St. Peter's Masonic Lodge in Norwich. They also have a costly registration ($25 at the door; $20 for those that pre-register). However, dinner is included, along with dancing.

Some Links Concerning the Roman Virtues

Periodically, it seems worthwhile to check the internet for what people are writing about various Roman topics. Below are a few short pieces that have been put up concerning the Roman virtues, with a focus on what they would have meant to the Romans themselves:
http://www.societasviaromana.net/Collegium_Philosophicum/virtues.php
http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/fides.html
http://merkspages.com/HWCIV/Rome/roman_values.htm

Oftentimes, another approach is taken: looking at how the virtues can be applied today and how they can be interpreted in light of the preconceptions we bring to them as modern (or modern-day at least) people. It's helpful every once in a while for those who are used to thinking about them in one way to step back and try to consider the other.

Subsidium Quritium: Maius MMDCCLXX

The results are back for the latest poll for the Subsidium Quritium, which closed on May 31st. We had three votes (including mine), and the result was a three-way tie between Ocean Conservancy (http://www.oceanconservancy.org/), Wounded Warrior Project (https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/), and Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association (http://rsa.org.nz/).
  All are worthy causes: please consider supporting the one which appeals to you the most.