Our next Book Club selection is the The Natural History of Pliny the Elder. We will be focusing on Book 7: “Man” although you can read others as well if you wish. Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE) is a Roman author. His most famous work is The Natural History which consists of thirty seven books on geography, anthropology, zoology and many other different topics. He died during the eruption of Vesuvius… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Thomas Köntges of University of Leipzig for an Open House discussion titled, Re-Re-Counting Plato: This Time with More Data. It took place on Thursday, March 8, at 11:00 a.m. EST, and was recorded. In preparation, you might like to read these short passages with the following questions in mind: How does Aristotle usually quote Plato? When Aristotle mentions Socrates, does he refer to Plato’s Socrates?… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Kathryn R. Topper of University of Washington, Department of Classics for an Open House discussion entitled “Coming of Age at Thermon: Marriage and Its Discontents on the Metopes of Temple C.” It took place on Thursday, March 1, at 11:00 a.m. EST, and was recorded. In preparation, you might like to read the handout (PDF): Thermon Metopes You can watch the event in the frame… Read more
In this video, Leonard Muellner demonstrates and provides help for those learning dactylic hexameter—the meter of Homeric epic. You can hear the rhythm and, by pausing the video, you can practice by repeating what you have heard, or by reading ahead for yourself as demonstrated in the video. The text shown on screen, which includes some lines marked up in a visual way, is also available as a PDF handout… Read more
We are pleased to share the next installment of the recordings of Antigone, taken from lines 997–1114. This excerpt begins when Antigone is led away by the guards. Tiresias warns Creon about his actions. Credits A special thank you to all involved with this production. Facilitators Lyceum № 208 in Kyiv http://l208.kiev.ua/ , 02002, Ovanesa Tumanyana str. 2, Kyiv The theatre of the modern drama and comedy http://modern-teatr.kiev.ua Rusanivska Nabererzna 12,… Read more