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Greeks and Romans at War
Course Description This course will provide an overview of many ways Greeks, Romans, and neighbouring peoples waged war. There will be a special emphasis on war experiences of soldiers, civilian and military families. The topics covered include: Warfare in Archaic and Classical Greece, 600-404 BCE. look at famed Greek hoplite and phalanx the use of […]
The Tragedy of the Obsolescence of Politics
COURSE DESCRIPTION The skepticism, cynicism, and even violence directed towards the institutions, processes and persons of politics are symptomatic of its obsolescence. This is a tragedy because politics is what makes possible modern civilized life. What if the core tragedy of the 21st century is that the price of surviving climate breakdown is authoritarianism? Of […]
