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Teacher of Greek, Class Civ, Latin, Cuneiform, Middle Egyptian, EPQ. Bristol, UK
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I suspect Schliemann might have something to do with that? (Or perhaps he was just a product of an older fascination of this sort?)
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The Rieu is the nicest. For what it’s worth, I think Lattimore is the closest to the Greek: the verb persuade is in the present tense, so it’s more “you persuade” or even “you are persuading” - so she’s still not 100%…?
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Hi Simon. I thought you might like to know I’ve brought this project up to date: feelinglistless.blogspot.com/2022/02/cata...
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Here’s my full list of In Our Tjme programmes about classics: keenerclassics.wordpress.com/classics-in-...
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In heaven, everything is fine 😢
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Invention of the Barbarian - Persian Wars and Greek (Dis)Unity (BGS Classics Podcast):
www.buzzsprout.com/869239/episo...
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Invention of the Barbarian - Greek Identity (BGS Classics Podcast): www.buzzsprout.com/869239/episo...
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(The answer is Arsenic)
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I love the fact that those parts are left in at the end! Hoping Judith was ok without beverage. Perhaps she thought it was BYOB?!
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Brilliant, love it!
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Now updated (I hope!) - thanks again for spotting that.
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So I am, you’re right! Thank you. I’ll add it on. How strange, I remember adding it but maybe I didn’t save it before publishing.
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And if you are an In Our Time geek, you might like to see the leaderboard of guests who have appeared on Classical In Our Time podcasts. Can you guess who is number one? keenerclassics.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/i...
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I've written a post about the Plutarch episode here: wordpress.com/post/keenerc...
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And yet, what Catullus didn’t know
Was that the mighty Sun’s bright glow
Will one day also fade and go.
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But I scarcely ever listened to the warnings, my soul beloved by the pull of desire, and such now I desire to chase the echoes, to arrive kindly where love is near. You got there first: beautiful in freedom, and the clothes of your heart were radiant with light.
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You cowered beneath the shadow of fear, a laurel tree shielding your fragile heart, but everything sweeter was lost in the wind than that which you dared to leave behind. And for them, those wanderers of longing, the traveler finds no solace, only shadows.
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Here are the answers.
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Answers to be posted later this evening.
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I mean, I know it *says* it’s going to be hot, but for some reason I just don’t believe it.
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I quite like “Classical Civility: Uptak Deity”! 😆
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…and Friday!
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Episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...