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Homer’s Odyssey – 2013 Q&A with Professor Cartledge
The parents of students at New York’s Nightingale-Bamford School ran reading groups with the Reading Odyssey for the second year in a row. These groups, which met in person in the evening at Nightingale, were run by parents and for parents. … Continue reading
Reading Odyssey Annual Report – 2011
We have created our first annual report in order to keep our growing community apprised of where we’ve been and where we are going.You can download or read it here: The report details a number of things. We had a great year in 2011 – and reached t… Continue reading
Some ‘Ancient Greek’ online games
Here are several online ‘Ancient Greek’ games. I particularly like “Zeno” but they are all quite clever and fun to play. To play: – click on the link below – click to start – and then type the first letter of the game you want to play – i.e. “Z” f… Continue reading
The Music of the Proper Names in Homer – A Guide to Pronunication
James Romm, Professor of Classics at Bard College, friend and board member of Reading Odyssey, provides in this podcast a guide to prononuncation in Homer. This short podcast is intended for anyone reading Homer and especially for Reading Odyssey … Continue reading
James Romm at the New York Public Library, Wed Nov 2?
James Romm, editor of The Landmark Arrian, which we are reading now in two Reading Odyssey groups and the author of the newly published, Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire, will be speaking at th… Continue reading
Paul Cartledge “The Context and Meaning of the Battle of Marathon – Why We Have Been Celebrating the 2,500 Year Anniversary of the Battle of Marathon” – Marathon2500 Lecture #9
Professor Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor Greek Culture, Cambridge University and Hellenic Parliament Global Distinguished Professor in the History and Theory of Democracy at New York University, delivered on September 21, 2011 in front of… Continue reading
Final Marathon2500 Lecture
Wednesday, September 21, 20111:00 PM New York Time (Brief lecture and then Q&A with listeners from all over the world)Speaker: PAUL CARTLEDGE Register free here:http://marathon2500-9.eventbrite.com/ Paul Cartledge, Hellenic Parliament Global Disti… Continue reading
Dean Karnazes: Marathon and the Moderns – Marathon2500 Lecture #5
Dean Karnazes, an internationally recognized endurance athlete and bestselling author, delivered a wonderful lecture, “Marathon and the Moderns”, with Marathon2500 Chairman Professor Paul Cartledge, February 9, 2011 via webinar. Dean’s most recent… Continue reading
John Marincola “Epilogue: What Happened After the Battle of Marathon” – Marathon2500 Lecture #8
Professor John Marincola, the Leon Golden Professor of Classics at Florida State University, delivered on June 8, 2011 Marathon2500 Lecture #*, “Epilogue: What happened after the Battle of Marathon”, to the Reading Odyssey’s global remote lecture … Continue reading
Aching for the Iliad on Super Bowl Sunday
Hope you enjoy the Super Bowl (or not as the case may be). And whether or not you believe there is something to the Hector-Achilles-like duel between Brady and Manning, you might enjoy this tidbit from the New York Times “1-page” magazine (page 9 … Continue reading →
05. February 2012 by Phil Terry
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