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Back to SearchH.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XII (Ad Navseam, Episode 157)
Episode 162
Jeff and Dave are at it again, with a veritable pent, hept, dec -athlon of "Physical Education" bits and blocks, and a major excursus on the centrali…
1 year, 10 months ago
Barbarisms at the Gates: Some Perils in Active Latin Pedagogy, with Patrick Owens (Ad Navseam, Episode 156)
Episode 161
This week sees the return of active Latin guru Patrick Owens, live via Zoom to discuss his 2016 article “Barbarisms at the Gate”. In this piece Patri…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Golden Age of the Classics in America by Carl Richard, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 155)
Episode 160
This week Jeff and Dave continue their look at Carl Richard's 2009 masterpiece on Classics in America. As Richard surveys the antebellum landscape, t…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Golden Age of the Classics in America by Carl Richard, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 154)
Episode 159
This week we salute American independence with a dive into Carl Richards’ fascinating tome The Golden Age of the Classics in America (2009). The guys…
1 year, 11 months ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XI (Ad Navseam, Episode 153)
Episode 158
This week the guys wrap up the second portion of Marrou's chapter on the ancient ephebia, that system of education for youth ages 14-21 that was popu…
2 years ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part X (Ad Navseam, Episode 152)
Episode 157
This week the guys are back into Marrou and off into the history of education during the Hellenistic Era. Contrary to what one might think, following…
2 years ago
Hiss and Tell!: Lucian of Samosata's Alexander the False Prophet, Part 2 (Ad Navseam, Episode 151)
Episode 156
Dave and Jeff are off to Abonoteichus this week to wrap up Lucian of Samosata's crazy account of Alexander the False Prophet. If you like crazy, you'…
2 years ago
Hissterical!: Lucian of Samosata's Alexander the False Prophet, Part 1 (Ad Navseam, Episode 150)
Episode 155
This week Jeff and Dave take a break from the Marrou series to talk about 2nd century A.D. satirist Lucian of Samosata. Born in the further reaches o…
2 years, 1 month ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part IX (Ad Navseam, Episode 149)
Episode 154
This week Jeff and Dave continue on with Marrou's clues, finishing up the last portion of Chapter VII, Part I, Isocrates, and taking on all of Chapte…
2 years, 1 month ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part VIII (Ad Navseam, Episode 148)
Episode 153
Isocrates, Yousocrates, Hesocrates? This week Jeff and Dave are back at it with the work of H. I. Marrou and education in antiquity. Here they tackle…
2 years, 1 month ago