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Visiting Scholars

Open House | The Muse(s)’s “white noise”, sympotic calm, and the taste of sound, with Maria G. Xanthou

We were excited to welcome back Maria G. Xanthou for an Open House. The full title of the discussion is “The Muse(s)’s “white noise”, sympotic calm, and the taste of sound: the background of sound-scape and the gustatory acoustics of Pindar’s epinician odes.” The event took place on Thursday, February 20 at 11:00 a.m. EST. It was live-streamed and recorded. In preparation, you might like to read this handout (PDF)… Read more

Book Club

Book Club | February 2020: Ovid’s The Art of Love

Should anyone here not know the art of love, read this, and learn by reading how to love. By art the boat’s set gliding, with oar and sail, by art the chariot’s swift: love’s ruled by art. Inspired by Valentine’s Day, our selection this month is The Art of Love, or Ars Amatoria, by the Roman poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso). As always, you can read any translation you like.… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Confessions of Murder in the Odyssey, with Eunice Kim

We were excited to welcome Eunice Kim of Furman University for an Open House. The title of the discussion is: ‘Confessions of Murder in the Odyssey’. The session was live-streamed and recorded. The event took place on Thursday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m. EST. In preparation for this event, you might like to read the following passages: Iliad 24.480–484 Odyssey 13.256–286 Odyssey 14.378–385 Odyssey 15.221–278 Odyssey 22.27–59 Odyssey 23.113–122 Odyssey 24.… Read more

History

The Battle of Mykale

In the spring of 479 BCE, although defeated at Salamis, the Persians were still in control in most of the Ionian cities. Their citizens revolted against this and asked Athens for support. In response, 40 triremes of the remaining Athenian fleet, under command of Xanthippus, sailed from to Delos where they joined the allied fleet of 110 triremes which was under the command of King Leutychides II of Sparta, who… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Exploring the relevance of Odysseus’s words about kingship, with Leonard Muellner and Douglas Frame

We were excited to welcome Leonard Muellner and Douglas Frame for an Open House. The title of the discussion is: ‘An exploration of the relevance of Odysseus’s words about kingship in Odyssey 8 to the Ionian setting of Homeric poetry’.  The event was live-streamed on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. EST, and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read this article: An… Read more