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Thucydides and the eclipse

Folks, Member Erin McKean just sent this article from New Scientist about Thucydides and the eclipse. Thanks, Erin! PhilDownload Thucydides_eclipse.pdf Continue reading →

15. July 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus Shows Up Again

Team, I was on one of my weekly business flights and I picked up a Discover Magazine for some light reading during take-off and landing when I’m not allowed to use my electronic work gadgets. I was reading an article on mummies that was fascinatin… Continue reading →

09. July 2008 by Arrian
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Book 6 Landmark Herodotus – audio recording

Here’s the audio recording for Herodotus Book 6. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-June2008-book6.mp3 Continue reading →

01. July 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus update

Hi y’all,Just a reminder about our call tonight:8pm EST1 866 628 8620 112431# subsequent conference call dates:Book 7 Mon Aug 11Books 8 & 9 Mon Sept 8 Looking forward to our discussion on Book 7 and Marathon,Andre Continue reading →

01. July 2008 by Arrian
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My notes on Book 6

Hi there, fellow readers of Herodotus, I’ve posted my notes on (most of) Book 6 at the usual place: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ajdmt4cn3wfz_375gmtrjsc3 Talk to y’all on Monday! Mark Continue reading →

30. June 2008 by Arrian
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Researchers hit a homer with ‘The Odyssey’

Using astronomical clues, they date one of literature’s most heralded events: Odysseus’ slaughter of his wife’s suitors. But the finding leaves many questions unanswered. By Thomas H. Maugh IILos Angeles Times Staff Writer June 24 2008 Delving int… Continue reading →

24. June 2008 by Arrian
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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 →

23. June 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus Books 4 & 5 Questions

Greetings all,I hope the month of May is a welcome approach to summer for you. I also hope that you are enjoying the readings in Herodotus in Books 4 & 5. In preparation for our discussion on Monday June 2, please use these discussion questions to… Continue reading →

29. May 2008 by Arrian
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Herodotus Online Link

I know some people find it a pain to cart that large physical version of the book around on planes etc. (I will confess to being one). As such I wanted to share that I found an easy way to download it to your notebook (albeit the Rawlinson transla… Continue reading →

27. May 2008 by Arrian
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visiting Greece

All, I will be going to Greece next Thursday (the 22nd) to visit family (my mother is Greek). I will be in Athens, stopping at Corinth on the way to Pyrgos (the town next door to Olympia) in the Peleponesus. I will have my xeroxed pages from Landm… Continue reading →

15. May 2008 by Arrian
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