Scythians Distracted by a Rabbit | Tales from Herodotus – Wes Callihan
In this rather humorous story from Herodotus, Wesley Callihan tells the story of the fearless Scythians who left the field of battle for chase a rabbit. This clip is an excerpt from “Greeks: The Histories,” part of “Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books,” a highschool (and above) video course designed for the homeschool.
Drama and Lyric: Guide to the Art
Each unit of The Greeks comes with a “Guide to the Art” booklet. Here’s a peek at what the “Drama and Lyric” guide looks like.
Greek Flamethrower
Wes Callihan talks about the fascinating mention of a “Greek flamethrower” in Thucydides in 424 B.C. This is much before the “Greek fire” the Byzantines used nearly 1,000 years later! This clip is an excerpt from “Greeks: The Histories,” part of “Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books,” a highschool (and above) video course designed for the homeschool.
Croesus and Cyrus the Great | The Histories of Herodotus
Wes Callihan tells the tale of Croesus at the end of his life, on top of a pyre about to be burned by Cyrus the Great when an amazing thing happens. Croesus and Cyrus the Great both learn wisdom. This clip is an excerpt from “Greeks: The Histories,” part of “Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books,” a highschool (and above) video course designed for the homeschool.
Psalm 150 | Learn the Psalms
The primary thing we do here at Roman Roads Media is to produce high quality video courses for the homeschool. But we also enjoy creating other resources for the Saints. Here is Psalm 150, arranged by Dr. David Erb, music director of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and professor at New Saint Andrews college. This video is “annotated,” or you might say “notated.” As Dr. Erb sings, you will see the music on screen. This is an excellent way to learn the Psalms!
The Relevance of Ancient History
During a lecture on Thucydides from The Histories, Wes Callihan speaks about the relevance of ancient history to the student of today, and to the modern world. Why read ancient histories of wars that happened 2,000 years ago? This is part of The Greeks in the Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books video course for the homeschool.
The Happiest Man in the World
In this little excerpt from The Histories, Wes Callihan is lecturing on Herodotus, and talks about Herodotus’s view of happiness, and whether it is truly attainable to the living man. This is part of The Greeks in the Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books video course for the homeschool.
256 Forms of Mood and Figure | Ln 24 Challenge from Introductory Logic (Part I)
In this video, we go through the 256 Forms of Mood and Figure, a challenge from Lesson 24 of Introductory Logic Video course. This is a task that many students (and even educators) have found to be difficult, tedious, and some say impossible. Here we SHOW you how to do it, and that it is indeed possible! Session I. We recommend you watch in FULL HD! Click the little “gears” box after pushing play. Session II.
Introductory and Intermediate Logic
Logic is the art of reasoning well—of learning to think God’s thoughts after Him. This Logic curriculum lays the proper foundation of reasoning in the truth of God, then trains students in the crucial skills of defining terms, recognizing basic types of statements, identifying informal fallacies, and more. Watch the trailer for the updated and expanded Introductory and Intermediate Logic DVDs! Related Videos: Watch the FULL LESSON 7 from Intermediate Logic: Analyzing Logic in the movies:
Greeks: Drama and Lyric Trailer (Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books)
Drama and Lyric, unit 2 of “The Greeks” (year 1 in the Old Western Culture series), now has it’s own trailer! Explore the Greek tragedies and comedies, playwrights, and poets of Ancient Greece with Wes Callihan, a veteran teacher of the classics.