#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

8261.913 - 8281.023 Gregory Aldrete

A lyre is a musical instrument, and you have to learn to play on your own body as a musical instrument to affect the emotions of your audience. I think he might be onto something, especially given how central public speaking was in Roman culture. And a lot of the Roman oratorical gestures, like I could probably do some and you could probably guess what emotion they're meant to be.