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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 Comedy X: Plautus’s Amphitruo, or When Greek Mythology Meets Roman Comedy 21.12.2020 19:25

Plautus dips into mythology in Amphitruo . 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 ."  Ancient History Encyclopedia . Ancient History En...

Greek Epics XLI: Odyssey Book 16, or When Two Epics Become One 16.12.2020 13:53

Odysseus finally sees his son in Book 16 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 . Ancie...

Greek Tragedy XXVII: Euripides’s Iphigenia in Tauris, or She’s Only Mostly Dead 14.12.2020 23:56

I told you that Euripides just keeps getting darker and darker the farther we get into his career.  Well, I lied.   Iphigenia in Tauris is a surprisingly light play, at least compared to the rest of the tragedies of 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 triumvirc...

Greek Myth XIX: Hymn to Hephaistos, or Don’t Blow Your Top 11.12.2020 6:38

We get a glimpse of Hephaistos in this Homeric Hymn #20. 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 Information...

Greek Epics XL: Odyssey Book 15, or Remember Telemakhos? 09.12.2020 11:33

The Telemakhy and the Odyssey finally meet up in Book 15 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 En...

Roman Comedy IX: Plautus’s Truculentus, or Don’t Let the Riley Translation Confuse You 07.12.2020 20:41

The Riley translation gets in the way of Plautus's Truculentus . 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 ."  Ancient History Encyclopedi...

Greek Epics XXXIX: Odyssey Book 14, or This Little Piggy Went Close to Home 02.12.2020 10:00

Odysseus visits his old swineherd in Book 14 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 XXVI: Euripides’s Trojan Women, or It’s Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black 30.11.2020 24:33

I told you that Euripides just keeps getting darker and darker the farther we get into his career.  The Trojan Women is pretty grim.  A content warning:  This play contains a rather grisly infanticide. 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 f...

Greek Myth XVIII: Hymn to Pan, or Little Big Goat-Man 27.11.2020 7:08

Things get a little wild and wooly in the Homeric Hymn to Pan. 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 Inform...

Greek Epics XXXVIII: Odyssey Book 13, or Home Again, Home Again, Sailing Is Done 25.11.2020 9:24

Odysseus is finally home!  Sort of.  We're only half-way through.  There's a lot that still needs to be resolved. 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...

Roman Comedy VIII: Plautus’s Trinimmus, or The Money Pit 23.11.2020 16:09

Despite the title, there are more than three pieces of money in this 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 as well as discussion pages for every episode. References Cartwright, Mark. " Plautus ."  Ancient History E...

Greek Epics XXXVII: Odyssey Book 12, or Tiresias Warned You 18.11.2020 11:44

How many people have to tell you not to eat the Cattle of the Sun? We'll find out in Book 12 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. "...

Greek Tragedy XXV: Euripides’s Heracles, or Not to Be Confused with Disney’s Hercules 16.11.2020 17:29

In Disney's Hercules, we see how Meg and Herc meet and fall in love.  In Euripides's Herakles , we see how Megara and Herakles... well...  Let's just say that the ending isn't pretty... 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...

Greek Myth XVII: Hymns to the Dioskouroi, or Who Else is a Gemini? 13.11.2020 5:40

Today we cover the Homeric Hymns numbered 17 and 33, dedicated to a certain pair of twins that happen to be the star-sign for a certain podcast host. 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...

Greek Epics XXXVI: Odyssey Book 11, or Who Ya Gonna Call? 11.11.2020 19:33

Odysseus talks to a lot of ghosts, no busting required. 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 . Ancie...

Roman Comedy VII: Plautus’s Persa, or What Just Happened? 09.11.2020 21:18

Remember everything I told you about Roman Comedy's use of stock characters?  Well, you can forget everything I told you about Roman Comedy's use of stock characters.  In Persa , Plautus breaks that form. 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 fin...

Greek Epics XXXV: Odyssey Book 10, or Men are Pigs 04.11.2020 17:23

Odysseus and his men visit a few more islands.  Not every island results in someone's death, but for the most part, it's not going very well. 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 ep...

Greek Tragedy XXIV: Euripides’s Electra, or An Ancient Greek Rashoman? 02.11.2020 25:32

Each of our tragedians tackled the story of Orestes and Electra.  In today's episode, we get Euripides's take, and as one should expect from the most depressing of the three, it is bloody. 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 ep...

Greek Myth XVI: Hymn to Askelpios, or I Guess We Know Who His Parents Are Now 30.10.2020 5:13

Today we have another short Homeric Hymn in #16: Hymn to Asklepios. 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 I...

Greek Epics XXXIV: Odyssey Book 9, or Vizzini Told Me to Go Back to the Beginning 28.10.2020 22:24

In Book 8, Alkinoös asks Odysseus to tell his tale, and in Book 9, that tale finally starts.  This is probably what you were thinking The Odyssey would be about. 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 discussio...

Roman Comedy VI: Plautus’s Casina, or Where’s Waldo? 26.10.2020 18:16

It's episode 100!  But nothing exciting happening here.  Instead it's a really weird play.  Not Plautus's finest.  And not one that aged well. 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 pa...

Greek Epics XXXIII: Odyssey Book 8, or I Have a Song to Sing-O! 21.10.2020 17:06

The Phaiakians play some games and sing some songs and still don’t know Odysseus’s name.  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 ."&nbs...

Greek Tragedy XXIII: Euripides’s The Suppliants, or How the Other Half Mourns 19.10.2020 23:45

In today's play, we learn what happens to the rest of the seven men who make up the famous Seven Against Thebes.  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 “The Suppl...

Greek Myth XV: Hymn to Herakles the Lion-Hearted, or A Hymn to the OG GOAT 16.10.2020 5:28

Today's episode looks at Homeric Hymn #15, about the original greatest of all time. 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...

Greek Epics XXXII: Odyssey Book 7, or Meet the Phaiakians 14.10.2020 10:03

Odysseus meets the Phaiakians.  He's getting closer to home, but we still have a long way to go before he gets there. 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,...