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Question about the dinner with Bob Strassler
Hello Rob, Nancy, Kendall, Pat and Andre. It is great that you got to spend an evening with Bob Strassler. I am wondering how the question/answer part of the evening went. In particular, was Bob able to answer any of the groups questions (see belo… Continue reading
Reading Odyssey first annual meeting
Folks, We are just a day away from our first annual Reading Odyssey get together. Whether you’ll be there in person or in spirit – what questions do you have for Bob Strassler, editor of our Thucydides edition? And, if you aren’t going to be there… Continue reading
Why do we like to go to war?
Rob et al, In last night’s call, I said that the decision to go to war with Sicily reminded me of the atmosphere in the U.S. when we decided to go to war with Iraq. Rob chided me (politely, of course 😉 reminding me that the world of Athens is ve… Continue reading
great call, thank YOU
Folks, Our new framework – where we have different members of the group tee up the conversation on three topics from our reading – seemed to work well tonight. Thanks again to Eric, Rob and Frank for leading our conversations on the treaties in Bo… Continue reading
Ben Bernanake as Odysseus?
Folks, Thought you would enjoy this clip from the Wall Street Journal today, July 29. Phil Economy Following the Odyssey of Ben Bernanke By DAVID WESSEL July 29, 2006; Page A2 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115413539979621147-search.html? KEYWORD… Continue reading
Reminder – call next week, July 31
Folks, Just a quick reminder that we have a call next week: Thucydides Books 5 & 6 Monday, July 31 8pm New York time/5pm San Francisco 800-615-2900 11215# Hope you are all doing well! Best, Phil Continue reading
Met Curator recommends…
Folks, In prepration for our upcoming in-person meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I have been designing a tour that takes us through the ancient near east and greek galleries. This tour is a “literary tour” that uses Homer, Herodotus and … Continue reading
Great news – Robert Strassler is joining us in NY
Folks, As I announced last week on our call, Robert Strassler, editor of The Landmark Thucydides, is coming down from Boston to spend the afternoon and evening with us at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in August. If you have not RSVP’d for our fir… Continue reading
Book 4 Reading Guide
Folks, Andre has gone ahead and prepared a reading guide with questions for Book 4 of Thucydides. Our next call is coming up this Monday: Thucydides Book 4 Monday, July 10 8pm New York Time 1-800-615-2900 / *844979 Speak to you then! Phil P.S. Ove… Continue reading
Great map of the history of near east, middle east
Folks, Great map – shows Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Greek/Macedonian, Roman….empires all the way up to today in the near/middle east. http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/imperial-history.html We will start reading two plays and do a call in early Nov… Continue reading →
29. September 2006 by Arrian
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