Overview

• Del Río's new book applies Roman virtue ethics and Stoic principles to guide modern readers toward balanced living and emotional mastery.
• His Monday talk at Murcia’s Fundación Cajamurcia drew 240 readers and featured passages from Virgil, Homer and Plato to highlight classical literature’s enduring appeal.
• A professor of Latin Philology and Oratory at the Universidad Complutense and Madrid’s Director General of Libraries and Museums on leave, Del Río has built on relationships with local cultural bodies like the Sociedad Española de Estudios Clásicos and the UMU in his Murcia visits.
• After reaching five print editions in four months, 'Carpe Diem' heads to the Ateneo de Santander tonight as part of El Diario Montañés’s Aula de Cultura programming.
• This summer, he is scheduled to lead the third edition of his School of Oratory at the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo.