Tag Archives for Herodotus
Some comments on a book about the Oracle of Delphi
Hi there, Herodoteans, You may recall from my previous emails how amazed I am by the Oracle(s) at Delphi and what they were able to achieve — spiritually, culturally, politically, and economically — despite possessing no state, no military, and … Continue reading
Books 2 and 3 Landmark Herodotus – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for Herodotus Books 2 and 3. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-May2008-Books2and3.mp3 Continue reading
Personal Names?
I was joking at the beginning of the call yesterday that I’m adopting Megabyzos as a nickname since it sounds cool. I was wondering if there was a standard convention for how people were given names during this time. Can Polykrates, Megabyzos, Her… Continue reading
A comparison of Edward Curtis and Herodotus
I apologize in advance if this a somewhat oblique and tangential point, but I’ve really been taken by the literary/imagined aspects of the Histories like the story about the two children who the Egyptians test to determine which civilization came … Continue reading
Notes on Book 3 have been posted
Hi folks, I’ve posted my notes on the study questions for Book 3. They’re at the usual link: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ajdmt4cn3wfz_375gmtrjsc3 I’ll try to get some notes up for Book 2 before the call. They’ll also be at that same link. If you… Continue reading
Sean Murphy (H2008)
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The Portable Landmark Herodotus?
I would be interested in an audio recording of Herodotus to help me “read” while I am driving to and from work!Andre 🙂 Continue reading
Re: Useful suggestions, distilled from “How to Read a Book” by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
Below are reading guidelines culled from the classic “How to Read a Book by” Mortimer Adler. This book was recommended to us by Phil Terry when we began our journey with Herodotus. Since I commute four hours a day, it has been convenient for me to… Continue reading
The Landmark Herodotus Reviewed in the 5/15 NYRB
Fellow Readers, Our text is reviewed in the current issue of the New York Review of Books, by Peter Green, a classicist. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21370 I found his comments about Herodotus’ unprecedented attention to culture and anthropolog… Continue reading
Herodotus turns up in the most unlikely of places…
So I am reading an advance copy of David Carr’s memoir “Night of the Gun,” where he details his many years as a junkie, and Herodotus turns up as the father of not just history, but alcoholism: “Booze has a nice, fat track record, dating back to s… Continue reading →
13. May 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Herodotus | Tags: Herodotus | 1 comment