Category Archives for Thucydides
Bob Strassler’s Q&A session with the Thucydides reading group
Bob Strassler, editor of the Landmark Thucydides, held a wonderful Q&A session tonight, Monday, June 15 at 8pm eastern with the Thucydides reading group.- AudioYou can Download BobStrassler-June15-2009-Thucydides-QNA here.- TwitterYou can see the … Continue reading
When did Thucydides write his History?
We didn’t get to one of Dan Gabree’s questions on the last call. I wouldn’t mind addressing it on our next call next month. Here is the essence of Dan’s inquiry: But the one other thing that came up for me was a question of when T wrote this histo… Continue reading
Thucydides May 2009 Book 7 – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Book 7 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides – Book 7 Conference Call Continue reading
Thucydides Book 7 preliminary comments
These ARE indeed a fantastic way to prepare for tonights discussion. I, too, side with Paul’s observations of Nicias, although this chapter was written in such a way as to make it impossible not to feel the pain that the Athenians were going throu… Continue reading
Thucydides Book 4 – Audio Recording, March 2009
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides Book 4 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides Book 4 conference call March 2009 Continue reading
Thucydides Books 5 & 6 – audio recording, April 2009
Here is the recording for the Thucydides Books 5 & 6 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides Book 6 April 2009 Continue reading
Thucydides Book 7 Questions
1. As you read Book 7, it becomes clearer and clearer that the Athenian expedition is turning into tragedy. What was your experience of reading this book? It does contain some of Thucydides’ best writing – and I hope you enjoyed his majestic comma… Continue reading
Thucydides Book 4 Study Questions
Dear All,You may find by now that Book 4 is significantly different from the narratives of the previous three books. Thucydides focuses more closely on three main arenas that were previously introduced in our earlier readings. It is an exciting bo… Continue reading
Call with Cambridge Professor Paul Cartledge
Good conversation – as always – with Professor Paul Cartledge. This time he spoke about and answered questions on ancient Greek culture in general and on Aristotle and Thucydides in particular.Paul Cartledge is Professor of Greek History, the A G … Continue reading
Paul Cartledge comments on when Thucydides wrote his History
The standard current view is that Thucydides did what he says he did – started writing up, not just taking notes, from the late 430s on, i.e. probably before war actually broke out in spring 431. But it was only after his exile in 424 that he coul… Continue reading →
27. May 2009 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Thucydides | Tags: Paul Cartledge, Thucydides | 1 comment