Compassionate Reading
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- Event
Twinbrook Read-Along: Herodotus
Meets twice a month on Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Twinbrook Library. Starting October 3.
- Herodotus
The Gods of Olympus
What follows is a list of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses that were likely well-known to Herodotus's audience towards the end of the fifth century.
- Herodotus
History v Historiography
On the difference between history and historiography, why the 'why' matters more than the bare fact of an event, and being upfront about bias before the group's first meeting on October 3.
- Herodotus
Herodotus in Translation: Which to Pick?
A field guide to the currently-available English translations of the Histories — the opening proem in five voices, plus notes on what each one is actually like to read.
- Herodotus
Herodotus Read-Along: Logistics
Proposals for the schedule, session structure, ground rules, and translation notes for the Herodotus reading group — first post in the series.
- Herodotus
Herodotus in Chronological Context
This timeline puts Herodotus in the middle of the last years of the fifth century BCE — from the founding of the first cities to the fall of Rome.