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7. I don't quite agree after taking a Yale course on ancient greece

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 02:54 PM

Jan 2015

Although your point is well taken, not all were men of leisure

Anyway you can take the course for free and even get credit for it like I did,
It's really interesting and free

The Course

http://oyc.yale.edu/classics/clcv-205#syllabus

The lectures are on YouTube now, I listened to them on iTunes years ago

playlist is about 15 hours

http://m.youtube.com/playlist?feature=plcp&list=PL023BCE5134243987

Sample

The dark ages ""first lecture after the introduction

https://m.

&list=PL023BCE5134243987

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K&R DeSwiss Jan 2015 #1

As I've said before, the Greeks are re-inventing democracy for all of us. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #2

They just might do it Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #3

I absolutely agree. The only possible response to global corporations Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #4

'We are going to destroy the Greek oligarchy system' Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #5

Their first attempt at democracy, Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #6

I don't quite agree after taking a Yale course on ancient greece Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #7