Category Archives for Study Questions
Herodotus Book 6 Discussion Questions
Dear fellow readers, Here are the discussion questions for Book 6, which you can use to help stimulate your thinking as you read for our next discussion (scheduled for Mon Feb 7. As you can see in our questions below, Book 6 presents many interest… Continue reading
Herodotus Books 4 & 5 Discussion Questions
Dear fellow Herodotus readers, I am thoroughly enjoying the accounts of Persian expansion and contact with the Greeks in Book 4. Book 5 has the special treat of describing the birth of democracy in Athens, somehow ironically nurtured in part by su… Continue reading
Herodotus Books 2 & 3 Discussion Questions
Dear fellow Herodotus readers, Happy belated Thanksgiving to you all. I hope your reading is coming along well. Here are the discussion questions again for you to ponder as we get ready for our next discussion scheduled for Monday December 6 @8pm … Continue reading
Herodotus Book One Reader Call, 11/17/10 (Bruce’s group)
Dear fellow readers, Thanks for your participation and questions last night during our discussion of Book I. It was a great call, I thought, and we learned a lot from each other about the roles of fate and prophecy in the stories of Croesus, the M… Continue reading
Herodotus Book One Call, 11/15/10 (Andre’s group)
Dear fellow Herodotus readers, Thanks for your participation and questions last night during our discussion of Book I (soon to be attached above). Because of your comments, I am looking at Herodotus in a different way. Look for study guide questio… Continue reading
Herodotus Book 2 – Discussion Questions
Books 2 & 3 Discussion Questions 1. Book 2 – Consider this remark: “As Herodotus introduces his long digression on Egypt with a reference to the conquest of the Greeks (c. I. 2), so he skillfully concludes with a similar reference.” (How & Wells, … Continue reading
Herodotus Book I Discussion Questions
Dear Herodotus readers, Please feel free to use these questions to guide your reading of Book I. We will use them to initiate our next discussion and conference call. 1. What part does an oracle play in the story of Candaules and Gyges? How is a c… Continue reading
Study Questions for Final Herodotus Call – Books 8 & 9
Dear all, I hope your summer is coming to a successful close. I am back in the classroom, kicking off another school year with my Latin students, and enlightening them with the wisdom of Herodotus from time to time. I just wanted to remind everyon… Continue reading
Book 7 Study Guide Questions
Hi everyone, I hope your summer reading is going well! Here are some questions to ponder as we work through Book 7 containing the events leading up to and including Thermopylae (literally “hot gates”). The introduction of the Persian king Xerxes i… Continue reading
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