Combines a critical survey of the ancient sources for Ennius' Annales with fresh interpretation of the surviving record.

Jackie Elliott loves her wine. It makes her feel confident, and helps to relieve her anxiety and worry. Drinking wine is normal. Drinking wine is fun.

Until it isn't.

Jackie refuses to believe she has problem, after all she doesn't live under a bridge, she is still quite thin (and therefore healthy), and is quite able to function

But Jackie's "Drunken Magical Thinking" is propelling her towards disaster. Her life is starting to disintegrate.

The party really comes to end when Jackie starts to have...