Category Archives for Thucydides
Book 8 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides February 2008 book 8 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod.Download Thucydides-February2008-Book8.mp3 Continue reading
Book 7 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides January 2008 book 7 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-January2008-Book7.mp3 Continue reading
Housing crisis, Thucydides, Shakespeare and Job
Fellow Reading Odyssey members, Three and a half years ago I started warning my clients and council members about problems in the housing market. I noticed that at a time when home prices had nearly doubled the average homeowner had significantly … Continue reading
Thucydides Book 7 Questions
Greetings fellow Thucydideans,Please feast your eyes on a great quote that Mark Casey found for us vis-a-vis Book 7. Then look over the questions as you continue reading Book 7 in anticipation of our next call on Monday January 7. I look forward t… Continue reading
Book 6 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides November 2007 book 6 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-November2007-Book6.mp3 Continue reading
Thucydides Book 5.26-6.105 Questions
The Melian Dialogue, the Rise of Alcibiades & the Sicilian Expedition 1. The Melian Dialogue – In one of the most enduring passages from Thudydides, Athens pressures Melos, a neutral Spartan island colony, to submit to Athenian imperial demands. A… Continue reading
Wow
Hi Phil & Andre, Last night I read book 7 of Thucydides, and I’m still reeling from the force of it. Best historical writing I have ever read. By far. Andre, I found that quote you mentioned. In a letter, after talking about Cicero, Caesar, and ot… Continue reading
Thucydides Questions Book 5.26-6.105
Hi fellow Thucydideans,We are approaching one of the most compelling historical narratives ever told concerning events in the second phase of the Peloponnesian war. “Lord Macaulay called Thucydides’ seventh book, which includes the description of … Continue reading
Books 4 and 5 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides October 2007 books 4 and 5 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-October2007-Books4and5.mp3 Continue reading
My thoughts on Thucydides Book 8
Dear fellow readers,As we wrap up our reading and discussion of Thucydides with Book 8, let me encourage you to keep in mind a few things as we conclude:1. Persia’s role in the war becomes very important in Book 8. Ultimately, it will help determi… Continue reading →
06. February 2008 by Arrian
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