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Thucydides Book 1 Study Guide Questions
Dear all, First I want to thank you for your interest and support in helping to make this reading group happen. I love telling my students that I am involved in this project and that the classics are important both inside and outside of school. I … Continue reading
Thucydides November 2008 Introduction – 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-November2008-Intro.mp3 Continue reading
Welcome to our Thucydides Reading Group
Phil Terry and I want to welcome you to the Thucydides reading group 2008-2009. We will hold an Introductory conference call on Mon Nov 3. The phone number for this call and subsequent calls, as well as subsequent call dates, will follow. We encou… Continue reading
Schedule, edition for Thucydides
We are reading The Landmark Thucydides, by Robert B. Strassler, next. Get the edition here: The Landmark Thucydides This version has GREAT maps and wonderful summaries in the margin (each paragraph is summarized in plain English in the margin). Al… Continue reading
Book 8 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides February 2008 book 8 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod.Download Thucydides-February2008-Book8.mp3 Continue reading
My thoughts on Thucydides Book 8
Dear fellow readers,As we wrap up our reading and discussion of Thucydides with Book 8, let me encourage you to keep in mind a few things as we conclude:1. Persia’s role in the war becomes very important in Book 8. Ultimately, it will help determi… Continue reading
Book 7 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides January 2008 book 7 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-January2008-Book7.mp3 Continue reading
Thucydides Book 7 Questions
Greetings fellow Thucydideans,Please feast your eyes on a great quote that Mark Casey found for us vis-a-vis Book 7. Then look over the questions as you continue reading Book 7 in anticipation of our next call on Monday January 7. I look forward t… Continue reading
Book 6 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides November 2007 book 6 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-November2007-Book6.mp3 Continue reading
What makes reading Thucydides so relevant through the ages?
Dear fellow readers,What makes reading Thucydides so relevant to us and to others before us? Here are my opening thoughts:I have just finished re-reading the Introduction in Strassler’s edition of Thucydides. In it, Victor Davis Hanson says that T… Continue reading →
30. October 2008 by Arrian
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