[Herodotus2010] Listen to the Herodotus Introduction online

[Suzanne Lewis]

Hi

my name is Suzanne lewis and I teach AP history courses at a private school in Ft. Worth.  I have created a senior elective called The Art of War.  It isn't a military history in any conventional sense.  Rather it focuses on certain time periods, and battles, from economic, social, political, cultural, and so forth basis.  I begin the course with a few comments, and very short readings from Herodotus and Thucydides. When I heard about this group, I decided it would be a challenging and interesting activity.  I am not certain how much would translate into the course; I am doing it mostly for myself.  I also recall that the first day of a Freshman history class on a Thursday afternoon the teacher assigned reading in Herodotus.  I recall a very bewildering weekend, trying to plough through the many pages she assigned.  I look forward to discussions and reading with you all.

suzanne lewis

>>> "Andre Stipanovic" <astipanovic at mail.hockaday.org> 10/12/2010 8:54 AM >>>
Dear readers,
Thanks for your participation and questions last night during our kickoff
call.  If you would like to listen to it, please go to:
http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/2010/10/herodotus-introduction-october-2010-audio-recording.html 

I am attaching some follow up information in response to your questions
last night.  I hope it will help you get started in Book I.  I will be
sending out more specific study guide questions, which we will use as
discussion anchor points, in the next week or so.  

Glad to "meet" you all.  If you would like to "introduce" yourself to the
rest of the group, please 'reply to all' and say a few things about
yourself.  I will start the ball rolling:

I am Andre Stipanovic from Plano, Texas.  I teach high school Latin
language and literature at the Hockaday School in Dallas.  When I am not
reading Roman or Greek literature, I love to ride bikes with my family, go
camping/hiking, and play games (especially chess).  Newest hobby: 
watching Jupiter these last few weeks through a telescope.