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herodotus@yahoogroups...
Aug 17, 2002 4:47 am
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I have a quotation which has been attributed to Herodotus. It is : "Nothing is constant but change itself." So far, I have found two similar quotations... Il...
Well, I haven't much interest in polls and yahoo is too irritating to fool with the web site, but I think it is a worthwhile subject of discussion. Of course...
'Herodotus' is surely a misprint or a mistake for Heraclitus. (Tho' Herodotus bk.1 ch.32 includes vaguely similar sentiments.) David Harvey ############## ...
David Harvey
F.D.Harvey@...
Aug 19, 2002 2:39 pm
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My initial, somewhat premature thoughts: Yes, I concur. One would surely think so, since the "lone" philosophy of Change in early "western" thought, based upon...
There are similar statements in Herodotus, i.e. that small cities were once great and grat cities were once small, but the exact quotation is not to be found...
James Allan Evans
jaevans@...
Aug 19, 2002 5:09 pm
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Hmm! We shall see about that. I would not be so "almost certainly" ablout that, without clear and distinct proof. frank ... From: "James Allan Evans"...
Frank T. DeAngelis, a former, and very popular Adjunct Philosophy and Humanities Professor at several colleges and universities all over the San Diego area...
I am pleased to announce the formation of a new group for slow readings of Plato's Apology of Socrates. The discussion leader will be Angela Cembrola who has...
ANNOUNCING A One Hour RADIO-INTERNET INTERVIEW with former San Diego PHILOSOPHY-HUMANITIES PROFESSOR/AUTHOR, FRANK T. DE ANGELIS Monday, February 3, 2003, at...
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I will be away from internet access from August 10 until August 17 (I will be vacationing in a cottage on the shore of the Black Sea in Sarpi -- about 130 km....
This invitation pertains to two different groups. One is the plato-phaedo list, the other is a list called philosophy2. Both are groups that existed in the...
My plato-timaeus list has been quiet for some time, but a few subscribers have recently indicated a desire to launch a slow reading of this dialogue. If you...
If there is anyone still interested in Herodotus, perhaps the exposition detailed below may stimulate someone to respond. The work was only completed last ...
Hello all. I am a student undertaking a major project relating to The Persian Wars, and how the lack of Persian sources and Herodotus' baises have shaped our...
There probably existed in the library at Alexandria documents pertaining to the Persian invasions. Unfortunately, it was burned down completely. I am not aware...
Dimit94844@...
Nov 20, 2006 12:57 am
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Robert proposal is very correct. You should tell first what you know. There were of course Persian sources and of very different kind. Some you will find it in...
Alfred Twardecki
adurus@...
Nov 20, 2006 11:57 am
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You should also bear in mind that Herodotus was writing at least 50 years after the events, and that there were many biases among the Greeks about it. Two...
Alfred, What exactly is the name of the work you are suggesting with Ctesias mainly preserved in Diodorus and Photius? I would love to read that. ... From:...
Dimit94844@...
Nov 30, 2006 3:17 am
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Dariusz, Check the FGrH. It is also in electronic version now. About Persian sources known in Greece it would be very fruitful to compare Herodotus, Ctesias, ...
Alfred Twardecki
adurus@...
Dec 2, 2006 7:09 am
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What is the FGrH? Also, where do I find information on Bisutun? thanks, Dimitri ... From: adurus@... To: herodotus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 2 Dec 2006...
Dimit94844@...
Dec 5, 2006 1:16 pm
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Hello all. I am doing a major research task on Herodotus. I will be focusing on his account of Pausanias' "withdrawal" of Greek forces at Platea. I'm sure...
Dear Sidney Keith and Darius: I think the problem with the story is really about what is Herodotos's point of bringing it up in the first place. It seems to me...
I will apologize I am new to the group and have not seen any activity. I find the most recently discussed topic of some interest. I unfortunately am not yet...
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