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Irene Shubladze (A2009)
Irene Shubladze leads search marketing at Travelocity.com where she currently manages all organic and paid search media efforts for North & Latin America. Since joining Travelocity in 2006, Irene’s innovative marketing strategies have led the way … Continue reading
Bruce Schachne (T2008 and A2009)
Bruce Schachne is Vice President, Head of Americas Market Development for Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in New York City.Bruce and his team provide strategic and tactical marketing services to support the growth of S&P’s Credit Ratings busine… Continue reading
reading Thucydides, how are others doing?
Thanks to inter-library lending, I now have a copy of the Landmark edition we are reading until mine gets here from Amazon. I read the intro, forward & first 20% or so of Book 1 this weekend. I’m spellbound. It’s like this Hellenic Greek nobleman … Continue reading
Day of Dialogue photos, Aristotle!
Folks,Hey – we had a great “day of dialogue” discussing the final chapters of the Republic in person at Forbes and at the Harvard Club. Here’s a link to the photos: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1464815&l=26372&id=591636005 Pat and I are w… Continue reading
Thucydides Book 1 Study Guide Questions
Dear all, First I want to thank you for your interest and support in helping to make this reading group happen. I love telling my students that I am involved in this project and that the classics are important both inside and outside of school. I … Continue reading
Thucydides November 2008 Introduction – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides Introduction call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod.Download Thucydides-November2008-Intro.mp3 Continue reading
Garrett Oliver (T2008)
Garrett Oliver is the Brewmaster of The Brooklyn Brewery, the author of The Brewmaster’s Table, and the foremost authority in the United States on the subject of traditional beer. After years of amateur brewing inspired by beers he had encountered… Continue reading
Lillie Palmer (T2008)
I’m a singer/songwriter originally from the E Village (Demon Records, U.K. and, Windham Hill Records) having been educated in New England. I graduated from The Trinity Conservatory, Providence, RI in theatre and have been active in theatre as a di… Continue reading
What makes reading Thucydides so relevant through the ages?
Dear fellow readers,What makes reading Thucydides so relevant to us and to others before us? Here are my opening thoughts:I have just finished re-reading the Introduction in Strassler’s edition of Thucydides. In it, Victor Davis Hanson says that T… Continue reading
how are you approaching Thucydides?
I am on my first run through…and have been doing about 15 pages a sit down (done about 30 so far)…I only stop because I’ve got some other stuff to attend to; it’s not that I am thinking while I am reading that it is so interesting but I keep think… Continue reading →
18. November 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Thucydides | Tags: Commentary, Thucydides | 1 comment