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The Relevance of Ancient History

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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.

256 Forms of Mood and Figure | Ln 24 Challenge from Introductory Logic (Part I)

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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

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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:

Full Lesson from Drama and Lyric (Old Western Culture)

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We are giving away a FULL free lesson from Drama and Lyric, unit two of The Greeks in our Old Western Culture series. This lesson is called “Aeschylus’ Oresteia: The Agamemnon”  and tells the story of Agamemnon and his dysfunctional family. Learn and discuss the role of fate, virtue, and how this story affected the early Christians who were accused of “Thyestean feasts” (a reference to this story). Share this with your homeschool group or your friends interested in classical education or Greek mythology! This series is designed to make classical education a delight for the homeschooler, as well as for … Continue Reading “Full Lesson from Drama and Lyric (Old Western Culture)”

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.

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.