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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Bethany Banner

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Roman Comedy XV: Plautus’s Epidicus, or If Gilbert & Sullivan Met Plautus 01.03.2021 15:47

Gilbert and Sullivan wish they'd come up with plots as complicated as the one in Plautus's Epidicus . 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/...

Greek Epics LI: Argonautica Book 2, or I Don’t Think We’re in Greece Anymore 24.02.2021 17:05

The Argonauts continue their journey in Book 2 of the Argonautica . 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 t...

Greek Tragedy XXXII: Euripides’s Orestes, or Mourning Does Not Become Orestes 22.02.2021 22:07

We aren't quite done with variations on the story of Orestes, as we see in today's play from Euripides. 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.co...

Greek Myth XXIV: Hymn to Helios, or This God Is Hot 19.02.2021 4:35

Today we cover Homeric Hymn 31, about that hottest of the gods, Helios. 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 Epics L: Apollonius of Rhodes & Argonautica Book 1, or Meet the Crew 17.02.2021 24:29

In today’s episode, we join Jason and a bunch of his friends as they set off in their boat, the Argo, in Apollonius of Rhodes’s The Argonautica . 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 epi...

Roman Comedy XIV: Plautus’s Curculio, or My Daughter! My Sister! 15.02.2021 23:01

In today’s episode, we cover the shortest of Plautus’s surviving plays. 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 acce...

Greek Epics XLIX: Odyssey Book 24, or The Return of Martin Guerre 10.02.2021 22:04

In today’s episode, we reach the end of Odysseus’s journey. 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-fre...

Greek Tragedy XXXI: Euripides’s Phoenician Women, or Not Your Grandpa’s Oedipus Assuming Your Grandpa is Sophocles or Aeschylus 08.02.2021 24:43

Forget everything you thought you knew about Oedipus.  Euripides has a whole new version in The Phoenician Women . 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 Myth XXIII: Hymn to Earth, Mother of All, or The Hymn Stole My Subtitle 05.02.2021 8:15

We sing to where it all started in the Homeric Hymn to Earth, Mother of 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...

Greek Epics XLVIII: Odyssey Book 23, or Reunited and It Feels So Good 03.02.2021 13:23

Penelope tests the stranger in Book 23 of The Odyssey . 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 ep...

Roman Comedy XIII: Plautus’s Captivi, or Plautus Tries to Be High-Brow 01.02.2021 17:44

Plautus tries his hand at grand opera in Captivi . 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 episode...

Greek Epics XLVII: Odyssey Book 22, or There Will Be Blood 27.01.2021 10:53

The suitors get their comeuppance in the bloodiest book of The Odyssey . 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 acc...

Greek Tragedy XXX: Euripides’s The Cyclops, or The Last Satyr… Play 25.01.2021 18:17

We've studied comedies.  We've studied tragedies.  But there was a third man... I mean type of play in Ancient Greece.  Today we cover the only surviving Satyr Play. 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...

Greek Myth XXII: Hymns to Hestia, or The Center of the Home, The World, and Everything! 22.01.2021 5:37

Whether the poet thinks he's the best or is just making sure to flatter the god’s ego, Zeus is deemed the greatest in Homeric Hymn 23. 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....

Greek Epics XLVI: Odyssey Book 21, or Robin Hood 20.01.2021 16:08

If Odysseus is this good with a bow, Teukros must be amazing…  But then, Teukros isn’t in The Odyssey … 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 Comedy XII: Plautus’s Aulularia, or My Daughter! My Ducats! 18.01.2021 23:28

Euclio gives Shylock a run for his money in the realm of miserly characters in Plautus's Aulularia . 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. References Cartwright, Mark. " Plautus...

Greek Epics XLV: Odyssey Book 20, or More Rising Action 13.01.2021 15:09

Just when you think the suitors are about to get their just desserts, Homer manages to stretch things out. 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...

Greek Tragedy XXIX: Euripides’s Helen, or Dr Livingston, I Presume? 11.01.2021 24:05

Helen is alive and well and living and Egypt when everyone thought she was in Troy.  Surprise! 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/tr...

Greek Myth XXI: Hymn to Zeus, or He’s Considerably Better Than All the Rest 08.01.2021 3:59

Greek Epics XLIV: Odyssey Book 19, or Scar Face, I Mean, Leg 06.01.2021 18:19

Memories are triggered by the scar on Odysseus's leg in Book 19 of The Odyssey. 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 ea...

Roman Comedy XI: Plautus’s Asinaria, or The One With the Donkeys 04.01.2021 19:54

This play isn’t about donkeys, but it is the one with the donkeys. 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...

Greek Epics XLIII: Odyssey Book 18, or WWE Presents The Odyssey 30.12.2020 14:23

Odysseus almost drops his disguise in Book 18 of The Odyssey . 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. References Cartwright, Mark. " Odyssey ."  Ancient History Encyclopedia...

Greek Tragedy XXVIII: Euripides’s Ion, or Is that Another Happy Ending? 28.12.2020 24:27

To keep us on our toes, today we have another tragedy from Euripides that isn't completely tragic. 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. References Euripides.  “Ion.”...

Greek Myth XX: Hymn to Poseidon, or The Hymnist Lost His Map 25.12.2020 6:08

The poet gets a little lost in the Homeric Hymn to Poseidon. 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. Reference Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Info...

Greek Epics XLII: Odyssey Book 17, or Odysseus Finally Goes Home 23.12.2020 12:10

Odysseus finally reaches the palace in Book 17 of The Odyssey . 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. References Cartwright, Mark. " Odyssey ."  Ancient History Encyclopedia...