Tag Archives for Herodotus
Congratulations to your moderator (he’s just received a small grant)
Andre Stipanovic, PhD, has just received a history grant to finish a writing project focused on the 1st century Roman historian Tacitus focused on his work Agricola. He’s addressing interesting questions – both about the form of Agricola and about… Continue reading
Some Observations
First, let me say that I have enjoyed so much the comments of my fellow readers. Your comments are so illuminating, and your close reading of the text is an inspiration to me. At the risk of cluttering your in boxes with drivel, I will share the f… Continue reading
favorites stories? observations? questions?
Folks, Love the online dialogue that’s beginning to happen. I was out to dinner last night with a few of our reading group members and we had a good chat about favorite stories and observations. So – what are your favorite stories so far? What’s t… Continue reading
Quick thoughts
Quick thought #1 about Hellenic unity: The Greeks usually dropped their political differences to compete in athletic contests of which the Olympics was only one event. Apparently their zeal for sports and religious festivals sometimes outweighed t… Continue reading
Herodotus Book 1 reading questions
Greetings Fellow Herodotus Readers! I am so sorry I had to miss the first call introducing Herodotus. Phil did a great job bringing us together and getting us started on this reading journey. I am Andre Stipanovic and I have worked with Phil on th… Continue reading
Thanks, next steps for Herodotus Book 1!
Folks, Really enjoyed our kickoff call tonight. What a great group of readers – I’m honored you have chosen to read Herodotus together. Next steps: 1. DatesMake sure you have all the dates for the calls (listed again below) – including the special… Continue reading
Intro Landmark Herodotus – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Landmark Herodotus March 2008 Intro call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-March2008-Intro.mp3 Continue reading
Out of copies
That’s great news! Woo hoo! 😉 And yes I can believe that. – I hear from sources in Boston that no one can get the Landmark Herodotus right now although its on order because the publisher has run out of copies! – Can you believe that? I’ll note t… Continue reading
Herodotus 2008 Schedule of Calls
For The Landmark Herodotus reading group, you’ll need to purchase this copy of the book: http://tinyurl.com/3x3rjh All calls are Mondays @ 8pm NY Time/5pm California Time1-866-628-8620code: 112431# Call 1: Intro – Mon Mar 17Call 2: Book 1 – Mon Ap… Continue reading
Herodotus Book I Update The writing of History
Thoughts from How to Read a Book by Adler & Van Doren These are some of my favorite quotes about writing/reading history. Please look them over and let’s think about how they might or might not apply to Herodotus as we read through Book I. Notes &… Continue reading →
02. April 2008 by Arrian
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