The Center for Hellenic Studies
"Sparta, though among the most thinly populated of states, was evidently the most powerful and most celebrated city in Greece." For July we will be reading Xenophon's Constitution of the Lacedaemonians. Discussion starts and continues in the Forum, and we will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, July 26, at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
Having come across across references to trees and to wooden construction in the Iliad and Odyssey, my curiosity was piqued, and I decided to gather a few examples where wood and trees were mentioned, to try and better understand what these meant in Homeric and Hesiodic poetry. Are there any special associations with trees or using wood? What kinds of…
The Homeric Odyssey takes some time to describe to us the construction of an improvised craft that will carry Odysseus…
At this time of year our thoughts often turn to food and drink, so we start our exploration of the…
I often go to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts but I did not notice this painting until last month.…
