Tag Archives for Thucydides
Thucydides Book 2 Questions
Greetings everyone,Thanks for all of your input on our last call. I regret not being able to stay with you past the first hour of our discussion, but I literally witnessed an explosion (or maybe a lightning bolt?) less than a block away from my li… Continue reading
Thank you everyone!
Folks, Thanks for such a rich and interesting dialogue about Thucydides Book 1. Special thanks to all the presenters who led us through each of the questions. The audio file will be up on the website starting tomorrow, Thursday for those of you wh… Continue reading
Book 1 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides Introduction call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-July2007-Book1.mp3 Continue reading
Reminder: Thucydides Book 1 call, July 11 8pm NYC time
A quick reminder – we have our Thucydides Book 1 call tomorrow, Wednesday, July 11 at 8pm NYC time. Please confirm: [ ] Yes, I’ll be on the call Thucydides Book 1Wednesday, July 118pm New York time1-800-615-2900#11215 The questions below will guid… Continue reading
Corcyra, Corinth??? How’s it going?
Folks, Do you have any questions about the reading? The first time reading through Thucydides Book 1 can be confusing. I recall particularly getting confused about the city names – especially Corcycra, Corinth and others that are referenced in the… Continue reading
Greek women
Hi allDid anyone else see the review of the book Portrait of a Priestess (on the role of Priestesses in Greek society) in last Sunday’s New York Times book Review section? Interesting read. Hedy Continue reading
How’s it going?
Dear Readers,Please feel free to dash a question out to either Phil or myself on email. We would like to spark discussion on email ahead of our conference call next month (July 11). Here are some of my thoughts thus far through Book I. I hope you … Continue reading
Greek/ Scythian Getty Villa show
Hello to all Today’s (Monday 6/18) LA Times Calendar section has a review on a show at the Getty Villa, in Malibu on the influence of Scythia on Greek art. Looks very interesting. The works are on loan from the Hermitage and will be on view until … Continue reading
Bob Strassler’s answer to a question –
Folks, Last night one of our reading group members asked me why Robert Strassler created the Landmark Edition of Thucydides before creating a Landmark Edition of Herodotus. I asked him – and here’s his answer: “I did Thucydides first because it wa… Continue reading
Mark Casey’s notes on Thucydides Book 1
Folks, Mark has put together some great notes on Thucydides Book 1. Take a quick look here:http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ajdmt4cn3wfz_1059sp4mf Speak to most of you tomorrow night, Wednesday! Best, Phil Continue reading →
11. July 2007 by Arrian
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