Ask the Ancients: Astonishing Advice for Daily Dilemmas by Dr. Sylvia Gray

Sylvia's personal discovery of writings from authors in the Roman and Greek world led her to read as many of them as she could and eventually to write a book introducing a variety of them for interested readers. The writings range through biography, history, moral and religious essays, philosophy, satires, plays, poetry, cooking and architectural instruction, and Sylvia gleans advice from them in short blurbs. She will introduce a few highlighted authors and then go into more depth on one of her favorite Roman characters, Seneca, tutor to the infamous Nero.

Dr. Sylvia Gray, recently retired, taught history (Western and Asian) at Portland Community College for thirty years, as well as Classical History at Marylhurst University for eight years. Her current projects include a book focused on the issues of part-time faculty in the community college (working title: Adjuntivitis) and performances with a trio, "The Classical Beauties & the Beast."