Throughout our semester we navigated conversations about race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, humor and storytelling. We grounded our discussions in two primary texts: Lucian’s True Histories and Herodotus’ Histories. Both authors grapple with the truth as they work to balance their conceptions of the world and the past. However, their opines regarding the truthfulness of… Continue reading Celia’s Final Reflection
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Audrey’s Final Reflection
It’s still a bit mind-boggling that I can read and understand ancient texts in their original language. Coming to college, I wasn’t initially planning on taking Ancient Greek, but now I can’t imagine not following it through until I graduate. It was also just so much fun to read these interesting texts in a small,… Continue reading Audrey’s Final Reflection
Maps and Math
There are many points in Lucian’s True History where he mentions an absurd distance or an inconceivable number of creatures. For my final ergon, I calculated and mapped out a variety of the strange beasts in this story. Starting with his journey to the moon, one of the measurements that fascinated me the most was… Continue reading Maps and Math
Research, Reflect, Connect – Celia
Nearing the end of Book I of the True Histories, Lucian and his men stumble upon Lychnopolis, the City of Lamps, in which animated household lamps congregate in an orderly society. In the article Lucian’s Lynchnopolis and the Problems of Slave Surveillance, Sonia Sabnis argues that the lamps of Lynchopolis symbolize household slaves. Further, she… Continue reading Research, Reflect, Connect – Celia
Curriculum Research and Reflection – Celia
In response to the Curriculum Research and Reflection prompt, I selected two articles from the Eidolon “Pedagogy” blog. The blog is an online platform for Classists from all backgrounds to reflect on their experiences, exchange advice, and revel in the era’s grandeur. For my research, I read EL Meszaro’s “One Giant Leap for Latin” and… Continue reading Curriculum Research and Reflection – Celia
Dr. Foxley Talk Reflections
Dr. Florencia Foxley, Lecturer of Classical Studies at Dartmouth, delivered a cοmpelling lecture about childbirth and the figure of the bride in Euripidean tragedy, Andromache. Her studies focus on the way motherhood and childbirth are regulated and idealogozied in service of patriarchal social structures. Through a study of Euripidean tragedy and late 5th century vase… Continue reading Dr. Foxley Talk Reflections
Cutting Edge Classics Simone
Dr. Robin Osborne of King’s College delved into the ways in which history can be extrapolated from archaeology. Specifically, Dr. Osborne focused on the implications associated with the discovery of a mass grave of 79 supposedly male bodies that were chained and seemed to have all been executed by a blow to the head. This… Continue reading Cutting Edge Classics Simone
Forum
Use this post as an ongoing forum to share questions and discuss readings and assignments! I won’t be monitoring the forum very closely, so if you have questions for me, please email me or bring them up in class.
Community Guidelines
Here are the community guidelines we came up with in class on Sept. 12th. Comment below if you have further ideas you’d like to add!
