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Seven Against Thebes

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Book Club | November 2018: Aeschylus Seven Against Thebes

"Seven warriors, fierce regiment-commanders, slaughtered a bull over a black shield, and then touching the bulls gore with their hands they swore an oath ... that either they will level the city [polis] and sack the Kadmeians’ town [astu] by force [biā], or will in death smear this soil with their blood." This month's Book Club selection is the Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus. The discussion starts and continues in the forum, and… Read more

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Introducing Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes

We are pleased to share in the Text Library a revised version of Herbert Weir Smyth's translation of Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes that tracks Core Vocab words from The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours in the same way as the associated Sourcebook. This was brought about by a community-driven collaborative "heroization" project. Read more

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