Bethany Banner

Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

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The literature, philosophy, and history of the Greek and Roman world covered sometimes irreverently but always with love. If you've always wanted to read ancient literature but don't know where to begin, join me at Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization.

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Roman Epics VII: Intro to Virgil, or Rome’s Favorite Propagandist 07.06.2021 7:35

Virgil loved Rome, and Rome loved Virgil. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and bon...

Roman Comedy XXI: Terence’s Hecyra, or And You Thought the Honeymooners Was Messed Up 31.05.2021 24:36

The honeymooners in Terence’s Hecyra have a lot to unpack. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free...

Greek Myth XXIX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter IV – Apollo & Artemis, or When Archers Get Mad 28.05.2021 13:25

In today's episode, we get a few stories about Apollo and Artemis. Don't cross them. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to g...

Roman Epics VI: De Rerum Natura Book 6, or Lucretius Drives Home His Point 24.05.2021 12:00

Lucretius wraps up his epic take on Epicurus. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and...

Roman Comedy XX: Plautus’s Rudens, or Down by the Bay Where the Watermelons Grow 17.05.2021 23:34

Plautus steps away from the city and from Rome, or rather Greece, in Rudens . To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get earl...

Greek Myth XXVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter III – Theogony: Olympian Gods, or Zeus Does a Lot of Begetting 14.05.2021 8:30

The author of the Bibliotheca tries to decipher the Olympian family tree. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early ac...

Roman Epics V: De Rerum Natura Book 5, or Darwin Didn’t Get There First 10.05.2021 10:23

Lucretius gives a logical explanation for why chimeras can’t exist in Book 5 of De Rerum Natura. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/trium...

Roman Comedy XIX: Plautus’s Poenulus, or But I Thought Carthage and Rome Were Mortal Enemies 03.05.2021 22:48

What language is that? To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and bonus content. Referen...

Greek Myth XXVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter II – Theogony: War of the Titans, or So… There Was This War… 30.04.2021 11:36

We learn all about the War of the Titans in today’s episode… Sort of… Not really… To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get...

Roman Epics IV: De Rerum Natura Book 4, or How to Strut Your Hour Upon the Stage Without Fretting 26.04.2021 10:13

Lucretius insists that we don’t have to fear death. We’ll see if his reasoning is at all helpful. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triu...

Roman Comedy XVIII: Plautus's Mostellaria, or I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost 19.04.2021 19:36

Is the house haunted? Find out in Plautus's Mostellaria . To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free...

Roman Epics III: De Rerum Natura Book 3, or Shuffling Off This Mortal Coil 12.04.2021 9:15

Who’s right? Lucretius and Epicurus? Or Hamlet? To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes a...

Greek Tragedy XXXV: Humanism in Greek Tragedy 05.04.2021 3:58

In today’s episode we wrap up Greek Tragedy. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and...

Greek Myth XXVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter I – Theogony: Birth of Zeus, or I Just Can’t Wait to Be King 02.04.2021 11:52

Apollodorus didn't write the Bibliotheca , but we don't know who did, so we'll keep using his name. Sort of. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patre...

Roman Epics II: De Rerum Natura Book 2, or If You Wanna Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life 31.03.2021 12:09

Welcome to Roman Epics! We start with Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura , or On the Nature of Things . To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/trium...

Roman Comedy XVII: Plautus’s Mercator, or The Merchant of Athens 29.03.2021 18:57

Merchants buy and sell and get in a pickle in Plautus's Mercator . To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to...

Roman Epics I: De Rerum Natura Book 1, or Lucretius Isn’t Wrong 24.03.2021 14:12

Greek Tragedy XXXIV: Euripides’s Iphigenia at Aulis, or the Mystery of Iphi Drood 22.03.2021 20:25

Just as Charles Dickens died before he finished writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood , Euripides died before he finished Iphigenia at Aulis . But unlike Dickens, Euripides had a descendant to finish the writing for him. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to...

Greek Myth XXVI: Hymn to Guest Friends, or Not a Hymn 19.03.2021 3:46

We conclude the Homeric Hymns with Hymn 34, which isn’t really a hymn after all. To join the discussion, visit the blog at  Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to...

Greek Epics LIV: Humanism in Greek Epics 17.03.2021 2:36

Today we wrap up the Greek Epics course. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and bonu...

Roman Comedy XVI: Plautus’s Menaechmi, or Shakespeare’s Favorite Source Material 15.03.2021 19:58

If one Menaechmus is good, then two must be better! To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episod...

Greek Epics LIII: Argonautica Book 4, or Who is the Real Hero? 10.03.2021 15:29

Medea rocks, and I finally let loose on the Homer comparisons. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-...

Greek Tragedy XXXIII: Euripides’s Bacchae, or, Dude, Dionysos Gets Dark 08.03.2021 22:33

Whatever you do, don’t question Dionysos’s divinity! To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episo...

Greek Myth XXV: Hymn to Selene, or That Other Moon Goddess 05.03.2021 4:12

In today’s episode, we meet the goddess of the moon. No, not that one. No, not that one either. You know, Selene. To join the discussion, visit the blog at  Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon a...

Greek Epics LII: Argonautica Book 3, or How Medea Met Jason 03.03.2021 14:51

Long before the events she’s most famous for, Medea was just a girl, looking at a boy, telling him she loved him. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization .  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www....