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notes on books 8 and 9.
All,Have to confess to a little twinge at reaching the end. Looking forward to closing things out. This is a great group and I hope to join all of you again for Thucydides. I have really enjoyed all your input and learned a lot from the experience… Continue reading
Study Questions for Final Herodotus Call – Books 8 & 9
Dear all, I hope your summer is coming to a successful close. I am back in the classroom, kicking off another school year with my Latin students, and enlightening them with the wisdom of Herodotus from time to time. I just wanted to remind everyon… 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 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
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
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
The Geopolitics of Iran: Holding the Center of a Mountain Fortress
Fellow Herodotans — The article below comes from Stratfor, who describe themselves as the leading online publisher of geopolitical intelligence. I’m a subscriber and I find them always interesting, often surprising and never arrogant. Btw, they e… Continue reading
Herodotus Confession
Hi all,Just wanted to confess to something: I DIDN’T READ MOST OF HERODOTUS. But that said, I did attend most of the call-in discussions, and I really want to thank each of you for all that I have learned in this process, which for me, was my firs… Continue reading →
02. September 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Herodotus | Tags: Herodotus | 1 comment