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Thucydides and the eclipse

Folks, Member Erin McKean just sent this article from New Scientist about Thucydides and the eclipse. Thanks, Erin! PhilDownload Thucydides_eclipse.pdf Continue reading

15. July 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus Shows Up Again

Team, I was on one of my weekly business flights and I picked up a Discover Magazine for some light reading during take-off and landing when I’m not allowed to use my electronic work gadgets. I was reading an article on mummies that was fascinatin… Continue reading

09. July 2008 by Arrian
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Book 6 Landmark Herodotus – audio recording

Here’s the audio recording for Herodotus Book 6. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-June2008-book6.mp3 Continue reading

01. July 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus update

Hi y’all,Just a reminder about our call tonight:8pm EST1 866 628 8620 112431# subsequent conference call dates:Book 7 Mon Aug 11Books 8 & 9 Mon Sept 8 Looking forward to our discussion on Book 7 and Marathon,Andre Continue reading

01. July 2008 by Arrian
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My notes on Book 6

Hi there, fellow readers of Herodotus, I’ve posted my notes on (most of) Book 6 at the usual place: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ajdmt4cn3wfz_375gmtrjsc3 Talk to y’all on Monday! Mark Continue reading

30. June 2008 by Arrian
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Researchers hit a homer with ‘The Odyssey’

Using astronomical clues, they date one of literature’s most heralded events: Odysseus’ slaughter of his wife’s suitors. But the finding leaves many questions unanswered. By Thomas H. Maugh IILos Angeles Times Staff Writer June 24 2008 Delving int… Continue reading

24. June 2008 by Arrian
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Book 6 Questions

Greetings Herodoteans,I sincerely hope that your summer is off to a great start.We will be discussing Book 6 and the Battle of Marathon among other fascinating observations from the “father of history” on Monday June 30 @8pm EST. The phone number … Continue reading

23. June 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus Books 4 & 5 Questions

Greetings all,I hope the month of May is a welcome approach to summer for you. I also hope that you are enjoying the readings in Herodotus in Books 4 & 5. In preparation for our discussion on Monday June 2, please use these discussion questions to… Continue reading

29. May 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus Online Link

I know some people find it a pain to cart that large physical version of the book around on planes etc. (I will confess to being one). As such I wanted to share that I found an easy way to download it to your notebook (albeit the Rawlinson transla… Continue reading

27. May 2008 by Arrian
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visiting Greece

All, I will be going to Greece next Thursday (the 22nd) to visit family (my mother is Greek). I will be in Athens, stopping at Corinth on the way to Pyrgos (the town next door to Olympia) in the Peleponesus. I will have my xeroxed pages from Landm… Continue reading

15. May 2008 by Arrian
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