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Herodotus Book One Reader Call, 11/17/10 (Bruce’s group)
Dear fellow readers, Thanks for your participation and questions last night during our discussion of Book I. It was a great call, I thought, and we learned a lot from each other about the roles of fate and prophecy in the stories of Croesus, the M… Continue reading
Herodotus Book One Call, 11/15/10 (Andre’s group)
Dear fellow Herodotus readers, Thanks for your participation and questions last night during our discussion of Book I (soon to be attached above). Because of your comments, I am looking at Herodotus in a different way. Look for study guide questio… Continue reading
Herodotus Book 2 – Discussion Questions
Books 2 & 3 Discussion Questions 1. Book 2 – Consider this remark: “As Herodotus introduces his long digression on Egypt with a reference to the conquest of the Greeks (c. I. 2), so he skillfully concludes with a similar reference.” (How & Wells, … Continue reading
Herodotus Book I Discussion Questions
Dear Herodotus readers, Please feel free to use these questions to guide your reading of Book I. We will use them to initiate our next discussion and conference call. 1. What part does an oracle play in the story of Candaules and Gyges? How is a c… Continue reading
The Lost Trails Project Showcases Geography of Herodotus
The Lost Trails web site, recommended by Marathon 2500 volunteer Thomas Tilley, has an amazing gallery of pictures from the geography of Herodotus’ histories. Here are ones from Cappadocia, Amphiareion and Delphi. http://www.losttrails.com/pages/H… Continue reading
Herodotus Introduction October 2010 – podcast
Here is the audio recording for the 2010 Herodotus introductory call – a part of the Reading Odyssey’s Marathon2500 yearlong campaign to commemorate the 2,500-year anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. Listen online or download the mp3 file to yo… Continue reading
Herodotus Introductory Call
Dear fellow readers of Herodotus, A reminder that our introductory call is scheduled for Monday October 11 @8pm Eastern Standard Time. Bruce Upbin and I will be moderating. The purpose of this call is to prepare the groundwork for your reading of … Continue reading
Podcast and slides for Professor Paul Cartledge’s kickoff lecture
Professor Paul Cartledge delivered a wonderful lecture for the launch of Marathon2500, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies. If you missed his talk, you can listen to the podcast and view his slides here. Podcast: Slides… Continue reading
From Alexander to Cleopatra
Reading the first few chapters of Stacy Schiff’s biography Cleopatra puts me in mind of another Cleopatra, the one for whom all the Egyptian Cleopatras were named. She nearly became the first Cleopatra to rule Egypt, more than 250 years before the… Continue reading →
17. November 2010 by Arrian
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