Welcome one and all to the sixteenth volume of Areopagus. Today marks the birthday of Gaius Octavius Caesar, better known as Augustus, the first Roman emperor and the man who, in Shakespeare's splendid words, brought universal peace to the three nook'd world. Just thought you'd like to know.
Alas, once more unto the breach! Seven short lessons to make your week more interesting, useful, and beautiful...
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