The Great Macaulay Nov 13, 2009
And give them Macaulay does, on subjects as diverse as Juvenal, Thucydides, Suetonius, Herodotus, Demosthenes, the 17th-century Scottish Royalist general Montrose, and the correct translation of the Greek term philokerdes. One might wonder what the polymathic Macaulay did when not reading or writing. (The American Conservative)
Fame: From the bronze age to Britney Oct 31, 2009
Clearly Payne isn't interested in fame to excess -- he would hardly have made it through Homer, Thucydides, Plutarch etc if he were. But plenty today are excessively in thrall to fame and the famous, and that surely is the rub. (The Age, Australia)
Did Thucydides Really Tell the Truth? Oct 20, 2009
Donald Kagan's Thucydides: The Reinvention of History ... Did Thucydides Really Tell the Truth ... Ancient readers were also shocked when they learned this story from the same source: Thucydides, the exiled general who recorded the atrocity, and the dialogue that preceded it, in an account that is in many ways the model for all subsequent western histories of high politics and war. (Slate)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
Thucydides of Athens], Paris, Ellipses, coll. " Les textes fondateurs ", 2002, 116-117). (Harper's Magazine)
10 Sports Events That Changed the World Aug 19, 2009
A Sporting Proposition. Mon, 08/17/2009 - 2:04pm. (Slate)
Lionel Casson, 94, scholar on ancient maritime history Jul 26, 2009
Drawing from an array of sources - the writings of the historian Thucydides and the speeches of Demosthenes; cargo manifests kept by unknown captains; images of ships on sculptures; the dating and typing of timbers taken from sunken vessels - Dr. Casson s gracefully written books traced the trade routes that bound the ancient world and described the early evolution of shipbuilding and naval warfare. A particularly useful source for Dr. Casson were amphorae, the earthenware freight containers of... (Boston Globe)
Think About It- Lost dreams of our forefathers Jul 10, 2009
A classical education was the standard of the day they studied the likes of Vergil, Horace, Justinian, Nepos, Caesar, Tacitus, Lucretius, Eutropius, Phaedrus, Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plato. They studied the writings of great philosophers and learned the lessons of history and about the evils of tried and failed experiments in government. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
The Dumbest Idea on the Planet Jun 26, 2009
Gates s thinking is more traditional than transcendental: soft power has been an integral aspect of military operations since Sun Tzu and Thucydides wrote on the subject more than two millennia ago. But make no mistake. (The American Conservative)
Former CIA chief advises to keep politics open Jun 19, 2009
On Monday, he seemed to relish the memory of forcing Navy officers to read Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. "It was a relevant issue at the time," Turner recalled. (Juneau Empire)
Perez Zagorin, 88, historian of revolution, political unrest May 26, 2009
In 2005, he published a book for general readers about the Greek historian Thucydides. His final book, "Hobbes and the Law of Nature," to be published later this year, examines the moral and political thought of 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. (Boston Globe)
Realist Solutions for Israel-Palest... May 7, 2009
As Thucydides illustrates in The History of the Peloponnesian War, the Athenians, a prime example of realist actors, seized Melos despite the Melians desire for neutrality and being friends of [the Athenians] and enemies of neither side. When a state holds superiority it is the natural balance of power to control the inferior (Thucydides). (Suite101.com)
The Threatmonger's Handbook May 5, 2009
What does "carebful"" what do you mean by "interesting"? Swine flu is "interesting" also, if you work at CDC. There are a lot of "interesting" cases at the local asylums. or to post comments by Mobazz on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:18pm Dave123 is either an Israeli settler or David Rothkopf or to post comments by courtneyme109 on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 2:18pm LOL! or to post comments by Clint on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 2:33pm OMG, how old are u? LOL! ;) or to post comments by Former Grad on Mon, 05/04/2009 -... (Slate)
View Point: A collision at sea Feb 20, 2009
A ship I once served in had a small brass plate on the bridge with a quotation from Thucydides, the Greek statesman, historian and seaman of the fourth century BC: "A collision at sea can ruin your whole day." It is still true. It is harder to collide at sea than on land, since there are no blind curves and nothing moves much faster than a bicycle, so my normal reaction to a collision at sea is to think "How can they have been so stupid?" But here is a collision that beggars the imagination. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
