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Overview of Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War Book 1

We are pleased to share this video in which Jeffrey Rusten, Cornell University, introduces the structure and themes of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, Book 1.

Online Open House | Fragments of Menander and the Modern Stage, with Kyriaki Ioannidou

We were excited to welcome Kyriaki Ioannidou for an Online Open House entitled “Fragments of Menander and the Modern Stage” The event took place on Friday, May 12 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded.

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11:00 am Book Club | May 2023: Ovid Metam...
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Book Club | May 2023: Ovid Metamorphoses
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Book Club | May 2023: Ovid Metamorphoses

"My soul is wrought to sing of forms transformed to bodies new and strange!" We will read Books 1 and 2 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, starting with the creation and featuring stories of gods, mythical creatures, and mortals. Discussion starts and continues in the Forum; Zoom on Tuesday May 30. Read more

Topic for Discussion

Do only birds fly?

"There is nothing sweeter than to fly" We like to watch birds fly and we have tried to copy them. And in myth gods and other entities are able to fly. Here are some passages from the ancient world about flying that is not by birds. Read more

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