Roman Roads Press Blog

Roman Roads Press Blog

The Problem with Reading Shakespeare and Greek Plays

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In this little excerpt from Greeks: Drama and Lyric, part of the Old Western Culture video course series, Wesley Callihan discusses the complications in reading plays that were meant to be watched, such as Sophocles (those currently being discussed) and Shakespeare. Having trouble with the video? Try the YouTube version.

Roman Roads Reader: Drama and Lyric

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Introducing our first Roman Roads Reader! Roman Roads Reader: Drama and Lyric was created to accompany the video course Greek: Drama and Lyric. Most of the units in the Old Western Culture series only study a few authors, but Drama and Lyric, which studies the ancient Greek plays and playwrights as well as the smaller Greek poets, would require a total of 10 books to accomplish the assigned reading. We have done most of the work for you by bringing 7 of those books together into one! The 351 page paperback is available HERE for $22. Click the link for … Continue Reading “Roman Roads Reader: Drama and Lyric”

Ancient use of "Tyrant" and "Despot" | Excerpt from Drama and Lyric

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Here is a little snippet of fun information from lecture 5 of Greeks: Drama and Lyric, part of the Old Western Culture video course series by Roman Roads Media taught by Wesley Callihan of Schola Classical Tutorials. The Ancient Use of the word “tyrant” and “despot.” Having trouble with the video above? Try the YouTube version. This lesson was on Sophocles’ Oedipus the King.

The Genealogy of Orestes, According to Aeschylus

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We designed this genealogy for the Drama and Lyric unit of our Old Western Culture video course series. This will help students keep track of what is going on since so much of Aeschylus’ plays surround the lives of these men and women. We made it for our video course, but feel free to share it with homeschoolers and teachers for their own use! In fact, this would make a great printed bookmark for while you’re reading the plays!

Freedom is Not Free

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69 years ago today, the Allies attacked the Normandy beaches of France, controlled by Nazi Germany. 12,000 men died that day while securing a decisive victory against Germany, and turning the tide of the war. Freedom is not free. I grew up with an American grandfather who was a Lt. Commander in the US Navy, and a French Grandfather who, after refusing to collaborate with the Germans, was deported to Germany for forced labor. This was the generation when men knew the value of freedom, because they almost lost it, and the cost of preserving was the loss of many … Continue Reading “Freedom is Not Free”

"First, Socrates, you must gather 2000 likes!"

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Wesley Callihan on The Iliad | An Excerpt of "Old Western Culture" Video Course for the Homeschool

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Wesley Callihan, author and course presenter of Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books, discusses The Iliad in this excerpt from the course. He talks about the various translations available, his favorite translation and why, and reads the first lines of The Iliad in the original Greek! Old Western Culture is a highschool video course for the homeschool. It is a “Great Books” oriented education which spans 4 years of instruction. Divided into 16 units, Old Western Culture can be used as the core of your homeschool curriculum (covering the Humanities), or as a supplement to another … Continue Reading “Wesley Callihan on The Iliad | An Excerpt of "Old Western Culture" Video Course for the Homeschool”

Wesley Callihan: Disputatio at New Saint Andrews College

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Wesley Callihan, author and presenter of Old Western Culture, delivered this lecture at the weekly “Dispuatio” of New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho. The rather long title is: The Connections Between the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the Silver Valley of North Idaho, Dashiell Hammett (Author of the Maltese Falcon and the Thin Man Detective Novels), Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Westerns, and Rock Guitarist Rory Gallagher.