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Republic reading assignment for September, October and November
Folks, Again, great to see some of you at the Met last week for ROAM 3. What a wonderful day we had. I have finally come up with a set of reading assignments to take us through the whole Republic. Sept 2: Books I, II and III (up to page 1052 in ou… Continue reading
Book 7 Landmark Herodotus – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for Herodotus Book 7. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-August2008-book7.mp3 Continue reading
happy, happy birthday!
Folks, Today is the birthday of our colleague in the reading odyssey, Erin McKean. Please join me in wishing Erin a happy, happy birthday. For those of you who attended ROAM 3 you had the pleasure of meeting Erin and her mother. Thanks, Erin for b… Continue reading
Herodotus’ story retold in Plato? ROAM 3
Herodotus and Plato readers, Interesting tidbit – early in Republic II (the second book of Plato’s Republic), Plato’s character Glaucon brings up the story of Gyges of Lydia. The Gyges story starts in Herodotus 1.8 and is the famous story of Gyges… Continue reading
notes on ‘odotus book seven.
Hi All,Normally I would have just added this to Marc’s google page, but I did this on a plane instead. I can add them later. I really enjoyed book 7. There are a lot of big themes we’ll talk about, but I noted a few highlights. All the stories are… Continue reading
Your favorite reading chair?
Folks, I want to buy a good chair to read in. Right now I read in bed or on our couch. Where do you read? Do you have a good chair you like? Phil Continue reading
Book 7 Study Guide Questions
Hi everyone, I hope your summer reading is going well! Here are some questions to ponder as we work through Book 7 containing the events leading up to and including Thermopylae (literally “hot gates”). The introduction of the Persian king Xerxes i… Continue reading
Photo of Hedy at the Sawdust Festival
Folks, I had an opportunity to spend time this week with our esteemed colleague, Hedy Williamson. Below is a photo of me, Hedy and Lisa standing in front of some art done by a friend of hers (if you can believe it, I forgot to get a photo of Hedy … Continue reading
August’s reading assignment
Hi everyone, Thanks for participating in the class! The next reading assignment is: – Reading assignment for August phone callRead in your Hastie & Dawes textbook – All of six sections of the appendix (A.1 – A.6) Please e-mail me with any question… Continue reading
Herodotus and Rats: a comparison?
All,For those of you who were at the ROAM 3 last Friday, it was really great for me. Nice to meet you guys/gals in person and have a chance to chat and tip a wine glass. For those of you who were not with us, you were missed and we toasted you. It… Continue reading →
12. August 2008 by Arrian
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