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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Dear fellow readers of Herodotus,</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">This is just 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 Herodotus’ <u>Histories</u>. In order for that to be successful and enjoyable for you, we plan to cover numerous items including:</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> -how we run a conference call and our use of discussion questions</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> -an overview of the Landmark Herodotus and its helpful reading features (based on pp. xxxvii-xlviii, Editor’s </font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> Preface by Robert Strassler)</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> -an overview of the Introduction to Herodotus and his own times (based on pp. ix-xxxvi, Introduction by </font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> Rosalind Thomas)</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> -Herodotus’ own Introduction to Book I (pp. 3-6)</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-indent:36px;text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">-preview of Book I (pp. li-liii)</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Please note that the nature of this call is more information-based than usual and is not typical of our normal conference calls in which discussion by group members is our primary object. </font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Please note also the following updated call-in information printed below, especially for those of you calling in from abroad.</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="-1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Looking forward to our call together,</font></div>
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