Introduction to Ancient Greek History

Academic Earth ^ | December 15, 2008 | Donald Kagan

[SunkenCiv]

A friend online pointed out this website of free courses. May want to watch for dropping leftist hints in some of the lectures, haven't explored much.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

*bookmarking!*

[TiberiusClaudius]

Audio only?

[SunkenCiv]

Good question. I’ve yet to d/l any of them. There’s a link above (thanks again astyanax), perhaps a different format would work?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2192115/posts?page=11#11

[TiberiusClaudius]

Yeah, I found a ZIP file w/ the transcripts at the top of the individual audio listings. Thanks.

[LibertyRocks]

Thank you so much for that link! I’m going to pass this on to my eldest daughter for her homeschool studies!

[LibertyRocks]

Thank you so much for posting this SC, and for the ping! It's a treasure trove for homeschooling (or even "continuing education")!

Ping to Metmom for a possible Homeschool List Ping - This website would be a great resource for those with older children! :)

[metmom]

Tiredoftaxes has put together a list of resources for homeschoolers to avail themselves of. Perhaps this could be added.

[Cincinna]

Thanks Civ. I need to brush up. History does have a way of repeating itself.

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure.

[eleni121]

Your kids may be too young??? but MIT has lots of open courseware too. Have fun.

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Tired of Taxes]

Great idea! Based on your suggestion, metmom, I added it to our homeschool curriculum list:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2050636/posts?page=70#70

Thanks!

[BibChr]

Thanks. I passed this along to our curriculum department.

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[astyanax]

"...dropping leftist hints in some of the lectures courses"
Now could a reasonable person understand it?

[bagman]

Perfect.

[NucSubs]

I get all of my Greeko-Roman education from VDH. What does he have to say about Kagan?

[longtermmemmory]

bump for enlightenment.

[bagman]

I don’t know how Victor Davis Hanson feels about Donald Kagan. You’ll have to ask him!

Both gentlemen are scholars, with Dr Hanson probably commenting on current events more extensively.

[NucSubs]

I ask because if you have not yet read “Who Killed Homer, The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom” by VDH I HIGHLY recommend it! In the book he warns that 95% of what is being taught in classics studies today is bunk or out-right propaganda.

[bagman]

I haven’t yet read the book. I shall place it on my reading list. Thanks!

Oh, and please give my regards to Professor Hanson!