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The Fire, the Gold and the Ice of the North

Online Ancient Greek Course, December 11th, 2021-January 22nd, 2022

 

With the arrival of winter, Schola Humanistica offers a course in Attic Greek centered on the North and its peoples, both real and mythical, who are described by Herodotus in book IV of the Histories. We will examine the elusive Aristeas of Proconnesos, who when thought to be dead in his homeland, he wandered far and wide through the lands of the Hyperboreans and the Arimaspi, and wrote of the remarkable sights of this  journey in an epic poem. We will learn of the attire of the Scyhthians and how they memorialized the most important among their dead. All of this is described in minute detail in a passage by Herodotus; it stands out as one of the more grisly descriptions to be found in ancient literature.

In addition to the fourth book of Herodotus Histories we weil also evaluate some works of Pindar, Aristophanes, and Lucian of Samosata. The texts will be presented in five videos of an hour each, made available at the convenience of the viewer between December 11th, 2021 and January 22nd, 2022. We will also send you a printable packet with all the texts for the course.

To facilitate group interaction, there will also be an option to participate in four live seminars with our instructors and course participants. Each meeting will center on one of the themes for the course and will furnish you with an opportunity to converse with other participants and interact with them, even if virtually. In addition, optional exercises designed to refine conversational capacity with the language will be provided.

 

Colloquia

 

Schedule Topic
Saturday, December 11th 2021, h. 17:00-18:15 CET Ice and Winter
Saturday, December 18th 2021, h. 17:00-18:15 CET Nomads
Saturday, January 8th 2022, h. 17:00-18:15 CET Scynthians In Athens
Saturday, January 15th 2021, h. 17:00-18:15 CET Mythical Peoples

Lessons

 

Orario Argomento
First Lesson, from December 11th The Journeys of Aristeas
Second Lesson, from December 18th The Land of Ice
Third Lesson, from December 25th Attire of the Scythians
Fourth Lesson, from January 1st, 2022 Burial of Princes
Fifth Lesson, from January 8th, 2022 Stories of Anacharsis and Scyles

Last day to register:

December 11th, 2021

 

 

     

     

    Instructor

    Paolo Pezzuolo

    Intended course audience

    Teachers, students and scholars of the ancient world.

    Where

    Online, using Zoom as a platform

    Language

    Ancient Greek

    Level

    Intermediate or advanced

    Professional development credit

    At the end of the course, a certificate of participation will be issued.

    Cost

    €90.00

    Enrollment

    Once enrolled, you will be placed on the participants’ list and you will be sent an email with the necessary login information for your course. A recording of each lesson will be available for seven days from the conclusion of each session.

    Lesson materials

    Lesson materials will be distributed during the lesson to deepen our exploration of the themes for the course.