Texts in Context: The World of Pericles
Having driven the Persians off after the Battle of Platæa, Athens entered upon its classical era par excellence.
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Texts in Context: The Triumph of Hellas
The preposterous victory of the Greeks over the Persians is, in a sense, the beginning of a self-consciously Western civilization.
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Sorting Through Sophistries:Riders of the Viciouscycle—Part II
Other attempts at forcing agreement from an opponent, such as the loaded question and the petitio principii.
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Texts in Context: The Beginning of the Graeco-Persian War
Now we enter upon the “storied” parts of ancient history. A word seems in order, then, about stories; and so do a couple of stories.
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Student Poem: The Tulip Garden
CLT alumna Autumn Kennedy shares a poem on the plan, and significance, of a flower garden.
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Sorting Through Sophistries: Riders of the Viciouscycle—Part I
One would hardly expect to meet a fallacy as blatantly unsatisfying as “I am right because reasons.” Alas, as so often, that unexpectedness does half its work for it.
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Texts in Context: Timeline of the Early Iron Age
Texts in Context:Timeline of the Early Iron Age By Gabriel Blanchard Several dates below are approximate and/or conjectural; some that are especially uncertain are noted with a question
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Sorting Through Sophistries: Enter the Sea Lion
Free debate is a good thing, but it is hard to encourage after an experience with a “sea lion”; this damages the communication skills of everyone involved.
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Texts in Context: Warriors and Wits
On the eve of the Persian invasion, let us look more closely at Athens and its opposite number, Sparta.
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Student Essay: Achilles Atropos
Typical analyses see the turning point of Achilles’ character in his re-entry to the war. But does his character really change?
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