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.
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