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Greco-Perisan enmity
Thu Aug 13 16:27:03 2009 I don’t think there was the permanent enmity between Greeks and Persians that we presume. Herodotus points out the differences in his Histories, but if it was so obvious… more →
Several, Four, Many
Alcibiades: cad, charmer, hero, foil to Socrates
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wrote 3 months ago: I’m finding myself intrigued in the extreme by a figure from antiquity as colorful as Hannibal … more →
Is all seduction manipulation? Is there a right and a wrong way of seducing someone?
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wrote 3 months ago: By Nick Hayward. Plato and Socrates were clear on love. There is common (pandemotic) love and there … more →
Greco-Perisan enmity
wrote 4 months ago: Thu Aug 13 16:27:03 2009 I don’t think there was the permanent enmity between Greeks and Persi … more →
The Siege of Tyre
wrote 5 months ago: Thu Aug 6 00:08:02 2009 A few weeks ago I mentioned the quintessentially Greek virtue of metis, usin … more →
Crabs In Love
wrote 5 months ago: Interpreters of Plato’s Symposium continue to disagree over the ‘theory of desire’ presented by the … more →
Clusterfuck 5th Century B.C. Greece: Keggers and Treachery in the Peloponnesus Part 1.
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wrote 5 months ago: The year is 415 B.C, and Greek General, politician and statesmen, Alcibiades was standing on the doc … more →
Common Errors (23): Sicilian Expedition
wrote 6 months ago: Syracusan coin, showing a chariot with maritime symbols, commemorating Syracuse's victory over A … more →
Alcibiades the Schoolboy
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wrote 6 months ago: Published in 1652 Italy, Alcibiades the Schoolboy (L’Alcibiade, fanciullo a scola), is a dialo … more →
Athenian styles of leadership
wrote 6 months ago: Sat Jun 20 17:50:36 2009 Nicias was a cautious, but I would not say a poor leader. When you’re … more →
The Sicilian Expedition
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wrote 6 months ago: Sat Jun 20 12:24:51 2009 The Sicilian Expedition did not need a well calculated plan. It needed to b … more →
Mutilation of the Herms
wrote 6 months ago: Sat Jun 20 11:55:20 2009 Alcibiades may have been innocent of the mutilation of the herms in 415 BCE … more →
Thucydides' tragic vision
wrote 6 months ago: Sat Jun 20 13:04:50 2009 The Sicilian Expedition and the Battle of Syracuse are central to Thucydide … more →
Prelude to Potidaea
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wrote 7 months ago: For if one is willing to listen to Socrates’ arguments, they’d appear quite ridiculous a … more →
Don't Quote Me, Vol. 201
wrote 8 months ago: “As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delight of presence best known by the tormen … more →
Alcibiades’ Speech
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wrote 8 months ago: Ἀλκιβιάδης So-called “Alcibiades”, ideal male portrait. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of … more →
pedigree puzzler: silverbulletday
wrote 8 months ago: Each week, I will be offering a pedigree for open consideration by those who ponder the bloodlines o … more →
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization | Notes & Review
wrote 10 months ago: As someone who is not as well versed in this area of history, I must take caution as to the bias and … more →
SERPENTINE DOG : the dog of Alcibiades
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wrote 11 months ago: SERPENTINE DOG : the dog of Alcibiades A mid 19th century serpentine models of ” the dog of Al … more →
Alcibiades, First Lady highlight opening day at Keeneland
wrote 1 year ago: I’m back to offer a couple of observations on the opening day at Keeneland, which features the … more →
