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July 21, 2010
In praise of sublime Greek violence
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May 17, 2010
What Polybius said about the Tea Party
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February 28, 2010
The first “almost modern” hero: Aeneas
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February 18, 2010
Dido conjures Hannibal: Avenge me!
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February 11, 2010
Trojan/Roman Aeneas: the historical big picture
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January 25, 2010
The unexpected page-turner: Virgil
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December 22, 2009
The classic hero story: Theseus
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December 5, 2009
New thread: Heroes and heroism
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November 3, 2009
The “heart” of the Western Tradition: Dante
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July 12, 2009
Socrates’ Athenian jury
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May 21, 2009
Postcard from (yet another) Mount Olymp
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May 6, 2009
Free as Diogenes: a fantasy
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May 3, 2009
Greek myths for 4-year-olds
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April 19, 2009
Ancient scroll worms
2
February 19, 2009
Homeric storytelling (2): the midlife crisis
6
February 17, 2009
Homeric storytelling (1): wrath
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January 7, 2009
Look who reads Plutarch
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December 15, 2008
What’s in a word: “Liberal”
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December 9, 2008
Socratic irony
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November 3, 2008
The father of biography
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