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1997 Ancient / Classical History Features
12/23/97 - Solstice Celebrations
For millennia people have celebrated the Winter Solstice
with lights and feasts.
11/25/97- Greek Tragedy
IV - Euripides
Most popular of the great tragedians -- but only after he died.
11/18/97 - Greek Tragedy III - Sophocles
Sophocles concentrated on the human elements to develop a forerunner of what we call the tragic hero.
11/11/97 - Greek Tragedy II - Aeschylus
Although he used familiar stories, the Father of Tragedy brought "plot" out of obscurity.
11/04/97 - Greek Tragedy I - House of Atreus
There was enough misfortune in this family for each of the tragedians to retell a different aspect of their tale.
10/28/97 - Ancient Egypt: Deities
Which gods were the creators? The supreme gods? The judges of the dead?
10/21/97 - Mesopotamian Deities
Tables of major Canaanite, Sumerian, Hittite, and Babylonian-Assyrian deities.
10/14/97 - A Funny Thing Happened
2200 year old Plautine comedy is still popular today.
10/07/97 - The Calendar
How do you juggle solar, lunar and celestial cycles?
09/30/97 - The Augustan Age
He may have been benevolent, but he was still a dictator.
09/23/97 - Augustus Caesar's Birthday
The chain of events leading to the establishment of the first emperor of Rome.
09/16/97 - Roman Historians II: Tacitus
Historian from a class whose power was waning.
09/09/97 - Academic Announcements
Calls for papers, conferences, and tenure track positions.
09/03/97 - Roman Historians I: Livy
An Augustan annalist who put morality first.
Could you get a new 300 page book published every year for forty years?
08/26/97 - Truth - Based on Fact
Just because it's only loosely based on facts doesn't mean historical fiction fails to
teach about the past.
08/19/97 - The Roman Family
Instead of a conflict between family values and the values of the state, Republican Romans steeped their children in morality so they would become fit members of the body politic.
08/12/97 - The History of Money
This isn't the place to turn to for a look at economic theory, but for a fast paced history of the world through the lens of money, this is an excellent choice.
08/05/97 - Dr. Robert Ballard
What makes a marine geologist look forward to shipwrecks?
07/29/97 - The Flood
When mankind sinned, the heavens rained -- mercilessly. The story of the flood is universal, but the details vary.
07/22/97 - Who Were The Ancient Greek Historians?
Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Diodorus Siculus, and Plutarch provide a wealth of information about their times.
07/15/97 - Who Was Hercules?
Hercules, half madman, half savior, has fired the imagination of storytellers since Homer.
07/08/97 - Ancient Brewing
Could it have been the pursuit of beer that turned our forefathers into farmers?
07/01/97 - Babylonian Mathematics
If you can't learn the multication tables, perhaps this 4000 year old system would work better.
06/10/97 - Classical Recreation Societies
To learn about the past, there's no better way than to re-live it.
06/03/97 - The Odyssey
Historical accuracy.
05/27/97 - History for the Future
Why we need to study the past.
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