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Visiting Scholars

Open House | ‘Heroism, Charisma, and Legitimate Rule: a Dialogue with Max Weber’, with Nicolas Prevelakis

Our community was pleased to welcome Nicolas Prevelakis (Harvard University) for an Open House discussion on ‘Heroism, Charisma, and Legitimate Rule: a Dialogue with Max Weber’. We would also like to share the news that Nicolas Prevelakis was recently selected as the “Newsmaker of the Month” by the Greek embassy in Washington DC. The webcast was recorded and is available for viewing via the video frame below, or you can… Read more

Reading Homer

Homeric Greek | Iliad 1.1–9

We are pleased to share this segment in our series on reading Homeric epic in ancient Greek. In each installment we read, translate, and discuss a small passage in the original Greek in the most accessible way. If you’ve ever wanted to read Homer in ancient Greek, here is your chance to do so with teachers who have spent a lifetime studying these works. Together they help even new readers… Read more

Gallery,  Word Study

Gallery: On the Nature of Journeys

~A Guest Post by The Oinops Study Group~ And such is the nature of journeys that when one ends another begins. Before the Oinops Study Group moves on to another adventure, we would like to share with you this gallery of our journey together, and this last posting of our shared thoughts. One of Jenna’s favorite quotes. Sarah’s favorite quote Janet’s favorite quote Linear B “oinops” A second favorite quote for… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Divine Yet Human Epics, with Shubha Pathak

Our community was pleased to welcome Professor Shubha Pathak (American University) for an Open House discussion held on Thursday, February 12, 2015. The lively session was recorded and is available for viewing below. While viewing this discussion, participants might like to read the following focus passages in the handout below (taken from Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India by Shubha Pathak). Focus Passages… Read more

Texts

Sophocles’ Antigone Available at Hour 25

We are pleased to share the text of Sophocles’ Antigone in a revised English translation prepared by members of Hour 25, which includes the Core Vocabulary terms from the HeroesX project. This is available through the Text Library page, as an html page, or to download as a PDF. There is a dedicated section of the Forum where members of the community can start to discuss the text. Look out… Read more