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06/09/19

How has classical mythology influenced contemporary literature, science, and media?

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06/09/19

Are you able to fluently speak classical Latin or Greek? If so, how did you learn?

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06/09/19

Greek Mythology: What are some less known facts about Achilles?

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06/08/19

Classicists and others with an opinion, what do you think of the Loeb Classical Library?

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Classics

06/07/19

Do we need to start seeing the classical world in color? (since the sculptures of the Renaissance weren’t actually white).

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06/07/19

How are heroes defined in classical literature?

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06/07/19

How do I understand Musica universalis from Pliny's Naturalis Historia?

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06/06/19

How important was the Islamic transmissions of classical texts?

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06/06/19

Classicists: What does Modern Greek look or sound like to you?

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06/01/19

Aside from the Shahnameh, what other works are considered the classics of Persian literature?

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06/01/19

Aeneid: How and why was Aeneas pious?

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06/01/19

Are there versions of Livy or Plutarch that are annotated or more readable translations (for the person who is not a classics scholar)?

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06/01/19

Do some classicists consider Ancient Greek plays to be superior to those by Shakespeare?

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06/01/19

How did Democritus recognize that the Milky Way consists of a number of stars?

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06/01/19

Are there any modern works of poetry comparable to the ancient Epic poetry style of Homer?

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06/01/19

Are there any sources from antiquity about the study and teaching of foreign languages?

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06/01/19

Can the 2 epics of Homer, and Paradise Lost by John Milton be compared to see the development of morality from Ancient Greece through the Hellenistic period, to the era of Christianity?

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06/01/19

Are there really 10 times as many ancient texts written in Ancient Greek as there are ancient texts written in Latin?

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Classics

05/31/19

How does the sculptor Lysippos alter the Classical esthetic in The Weary Hercules?

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05/24/19

Does there have to be peripeteia in tragedy?

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05/24/19

Greek Tragedy: In The Oresteia by Aeschylus, why did Athena try so hard to appease the Eumenides (Furies)?

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05/24/19

Does Homer in Odyssey 8.256 imply the existence of ménage à trois between Vulcan, Mars, and the Goddess of Love Venus?

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05/24/19

Can students of classics speak modern Greek?

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05/24/19

How have heteronormative ideals and homophobia influenced the translation of classical texts, e.g., The Iliad?

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05/24/19

Based on textual analysis, is it plausible that the Iliad and the Odyssey were largely composed by the same author (i.e. "Homer")?

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How has classical mythology influenced contemporary literature, science, and media?

Are you able to fluently speak classical Latin or Greek? If so, how did you learn?

Greek Mythology: What are some less known facts about Achilles?

Classicists and others with an opinion, what do you think of the Loeb Classical Library?

Do we need to start seeing the classical world in color? (since the sculptures of the Renaissance weren’t actually white).

How are heroes defined in classical literature?

How do I understand Musica universalis from Pliny's Naturalis Historia?

How important was the Islamic transmissions of classical texts?

Classicists: What does Modern Greek look or sound like to you?

Aside from the Shahnameh, what other works are considered the classics of Persian literature?

Aeneid: How and why was Aeneas pious?

Are there versions of Livy or Plutarch that are annotated or more readable translations (for the person who is not a classics scholar)?

Do some classicists consider Ancient Greek plays to be superior to those by Shakespeare?

How did Democritus recognize that the Milky Way consists of a number of stars?

Are there any modern works of poetry comparable to the ancient Epic poetry style of Homer?

Are there any sources from antiquity about the study and teaching of foreign languages?

Can the 2 epics of Homer, and Paradise Lost by John Milton be compared to see the development of morality from Ancient Greece through the Hellenistic period, to the era of Christianity?

Are there really 10 times as many ancient texts written in Ancient Greek as there are ancient texts written in Latin?

How does the sculptor Lysippos alter the Classical esthetic in The Weary Hercules?

Does there have to be peripeteia in tragedy?

Greek Tragedy: In The Oresteia by Aeschylus, why did Athena try so hard to appease the Eumenides (Furies)?

Does Homer in Odyssey 8.256 imply the existence of ménage à trois between Vulcan, Mars, and the Goddess of Love Venus?

Can students of classics speak modern Greek?

How have heteronormative ideals and homophobia influenced the translation of classical texts, e.g., The Iliad?

Based on textual analysis, is it plausible that the Iliad and the Odyssey were largely composed by the same author (i.e. "Homer")?

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