Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
Alexander the Great at the Battle of Granicus, the Battle of Issus and at Gaugamela. Jerusalem and Gaza. The Temple of Ammon in Egypt. His horse Bucephalus. His strategos Parmenio. Darius III flees to the East.
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Episode II.39 - Alexander the Great: Hegemon of Greece
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
The youth of Alexander the Great. His strange mother Olympias. His friends Ptolemy, Nearchus and others. Cleopatra , Darius III and the fall of Thebes.
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Episode III.03 - The Aeneid
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Virgil writes of Aeneas and the Trojan origins of Rome. The tale is both distinctively Roman and notably Greek. Heroes such as Odysseus and Achilles are recalled, as are monsters such as Scylla and Cerberus. The relationship between Roman mythology and Greek myths.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Episode II.38 - Introduction to the Hellenic Period
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Phillip II of Macedonia. Alexander the Great. The Sacred Band of Thebes. A brief digression on Greek sexuality. Olympias. Leuctra, Mantinea, Chaeronea. Epaminondas. Pelopidas
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Episode XIB.006 - Genesis 4:17 - 5:32
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Exitus and Reditus. The theology of the genealogies in the Bible.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Episode II.37 - Greek Philosophy VI: Aristotle
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
The philosophical works of Aristotle. Metaphysics, Ethics and Politics.
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Episode IX.05 - Sympathy for the Bully: Part One - Sit and Listen
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Who is rewarded by the school system? Who benefits from the regimentation? Who benefits from the system of alienation? The child who sits still. The child who is quiet. The child who keeps his hands to himself. The child who doesn’t ask to go outside. We are trained to be docile from day one.
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Episode XII.003 - The Study Method II
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
The next step up in sophistication with regard to note-taking.
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Episode II.36 - Greek Math
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes and more. Over the centuries, the ancient Greeks separate Mathematics and other fields of study from philosophy.
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Episode II.35 - Greek Science II: Introduction to Aristotle
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
The Aristotelian contribution to Greek Science. Defining first principles. Substance, Accidents and the nature of being.