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...
sorry...I gave you the wrong web addresses. Should be... ANNOUNCING A One Hour RADIO-INTERNET INTERVIEW with former PHILOSOPHY-HUMANITIES PROFESSOR/AUTHOR,...
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...
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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
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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
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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...
Count me in too. (See the abstract below of a work I recently completed writing. It outlines my special interests. Anyone have a view on Herodotus as a...
I am so glad to see a number of you interested in starting again. Without making any assumptions, first, I would like to ask if there is anyone who is ...
Karen, By all means take the lead. I would not know exactly how to begin this interesting study! I have been begging my local library to find a copy of...
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Dec 29, 2007 5:52 pm
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Hi Karen: It would be great if you would drive the bus on a Herodotus tour. I'm very interested in riding along, though I'll probably be sitting quietly in...
Gooeyduk@...
Dec 31, 2007 12:42 am
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Dimitri You may not be aware of the poor translation (in my view) of some Greek and other measures by De'Selincourt. He sometimes changes Greek measures to...
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