Category Archives for Thucydides
Thucydides Book 4.1- 5.26 Questions
Please look over these comments and questions for our discussion next week. I hope you are enjoying Book 4 as much as I am!Andre Thucydides Book 4.1– 5.26Three main efforts, a pivotally symbolic triptych 1. Pylos – Comment: The narration of this e… Continue reading
Book 3 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides September 2007 book3 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-September2007-Book3.mp3 Continue reading
Thucydides Book 3 Questions
Hi folks, I really enjoyed getting the chance to meet some of you (in person) at the MET last week. I am still coming down from our discussions and the exhibits, especially the Roman sculptures (the Caligula bust is in such good condition) and Rom… Continue reading
Book 2 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides August 2007 book 2 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-August2007-Book2.mp3 Continue reading
Thucydides Questions & Notes
Hi folks,I look forward to our discussion tonight. Here are the questions once again for our discussion and some other notes about main events in Book 2 and speeches contained therein.Andre 1. According to Thucydides, how were Athens and Sparta ea… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
History as guide to policy? Your thoughts?
Reading group colleagues, I have several questions for you to ponder and respond back to. The New York Times “Week in Review” had an interesting article by David Kirkpatrick yesterday, Sunday August 26, 2007, in which Kirkpatrick briefly explored … Continue reading →
27. August 2007 by Arrian
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