Rufus fears examines a gallery of fascinating characters who shaped the story of greece from the trojan war through the rise of rome. From the heroes of the trojan war to alexander the great and cleopatra, professor fears ushers you into the lives, achievements, and influence of many of the figures who made greek history. These are a total of 50 lectures of 30 minutes each on famous greeks and romans. Our top ten greek tragedies in writing if youre struggling to remember the importance of greece in western civilisation, let these 10 classic works bring you back to the source. She was born in maroneia, but her family moved to athens, where hipparchia came into contact with crates, the most famous cynic philosopher in greece at that time. Rufus fears retells the lives of the statesmen and thinkers who shaped rome from its rise to world power in the struggle against carthage to the decline of the empire after marcus aurelius. As a companion course to famous romans, this course is an introduction to greek history through the lives of the great individuals who made that history. Twocase, 4 dvd set with two course books included and covering the course, famous greeks, taught by professor j. This article is within the scope of wikiproject alternative education, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of alternative education on wikipedia. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. A political, social, and cultural history, would flesh out. Listening to famous greeks was a great restorative, an antidote to the nonpersonal view of history which, taken all by itself, is wearying. Rufus fears is absolutely one of my favorite professors of the great courses.
I recently found this and i thought id share it with you. He tended to lean towards the great man approach to history whereby key individualsevents had a disproportionate impact. For odysseus it is homer, for pericles it is thucydides, and for most of the lives in the latter lectures it is plutarch. Famous greeks by rufus fears is available in these. Open culture scours the web for the best educational media. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The late j rufus fears for example was a great history teacher. Rufus fears is david ross boyd professor of classics at the university of oklahoma, where he holds the g. Thus, famous greeks is more than just history and biography. What every high school student and teacher needs to know by lucien ellington lucien ellington is uc foundation professor of education, university of tennessee at chattanooga and codirector of the utc asia program. Today, the field is a multidisciplinary effort that involves not only traditional diggers, but also geologists, geographers, anthropologists, and linguists.
Join professor fears for this riveting 24lecture examination of fascinating figures who shaped the story of greece from the trojan war through the rise of rome. His other courses include famous greeks, famous romans, a history of freedom, and churchill. Books that can change your life is the fifth course professor fears has produced with the teaching company. Fears opens to both the novice and scholar a treatment. The long shadow of the ancient greek world audiobook by the. Before joining the faculty at the university of oklahoma, professor fears. William cook and ronald herzman, state university of new york, geneseo the era of the crusades prof. Rufus fears presents an examination of the lives, achievements, and influence of seminal figures in the history of ancient greece. Rufus fears is from just down the road, at the university of oklahoma and he is a very entertaining speaker. Download ttc tms complete the teaching company philosophy torrent or any other torrent from audio books category. In twentyfour lectures each 30 minutes in length, j. In the first lecture professor fears points out that the founding fathers of the united states believed that history was the most useful discipline because we can learn from the lessons of the past. Rufus fears, university of oklahoma great artists of the italian renaissance prof. Buy famous greeks cdthe teaching company the great courses by j.
A dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology, in 3 vols. Famous greeks book frisco public library bibliocommons. Famous greeks rufus fears professor of history, oklahoma1971 history ph. Yes, the information is easy to follow, and fun to hear what other book might you compare famous romans to and why. This course is an introduction to greek history through the lives of the great individuals who made that history. Rufus fears chronicled the leadership style of winston churchill, who inspired a nation as prime minister of britain during world war ii. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Like professor fears s five previous coursesa history of freedom, famous greeks, famous romans, churchill, and books that have made history. Jesse rufus fears march 7, 1945 october 6, 2012 was an american historian, scholar, educator, and author writing on the subjects of ancient history, the history of liberty, and classical studies. Famous greeks is based on plutarchs lives and it is great. He is best known for his many lectures for the teaching company. Famous greeks is an introduction to greek history through the lives of the great individuals who made that history. He is also a senior fellow of fpris wachman center.
Inspired by monumental works, taught by a great teacher. Fears is one of a kind in telling these famous stories and tying the timeless lessons to todays world. I found his selection of books interesting and the themes they represent timeless in their appeal. Ancient greece from prehistoric to hellenistic times 2nd ed. Feb 26, 2018 im not a classical scholar or expert, but i think generally they did not. The wisdom of history is a series of lectures performed by professor rufus fears and is part of the great courses series. As prophetic as cornell west, bringing a breathtaking depth of mastery of the topic, and sculpting each lecture with a genius of incisive detail, dr. The lessons of the roman empire for america today the. The lectures draw on not only the most current historical, archaeological, and literary scholarship, but also the works of homer, herodotus, thucydides, and plutarch. At the core of hesiods moral program is the virtue of arduous manual labor. There are over forty short lectures by the professor and not a dud among them. Great authors of the western literary tradition, 2nd edition elizabeth vandiverassociate professor of classics, whitmanclassics ph. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. William kloss, smithsonian institution discovering the middle ages profs.
Support the great courses lifelonglearning community by making a donation. The ancient greek historian thucydides captured this drama with matchless insight in his classic eyewitness account of what was arguably the greatest war in the history of the world up to that time. This approach may not be as fashionable as it once was in academia but is attractive to the lay reader. By exploring these famous greek lives in this context, youll also discover new ways to read familiar classics by homer, herodotus, thucydides, sophocles, euripides, aristophanes, xenophon, and plato. Famous romans rufus fears professor of history, oklahoma1971 history ph. Rufus fears roman law gives you full membership in the roman empire.
A history of freedom by rufus fears overdrive rakuten. Linear a script was replaced by an archaic greek script, linear b, in 1450 b. There was a progressive and pronounced secular trend starting with the socalled. The peloponnesian war pitted athens and its allies against a league of citystates headed by sparta. Rated 5 out of 5 by ducks from famous greeks rufus fears was perhaps the single most effective lecturer i have ever been blessed to hear. In a companion course to famous romans, classics scholar and master storyteller j. What makes a great book the theme, noble language, wisdom, courage and justice. These lecturesinspired and informed by the monumental works of homer, herodotus, thucydides.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. How to become a renaissance man for free the art of manliness. But most importantly, he put together all the puzzle pieces of the whole picture while those famous greeks serve as the brightest parts. What do their lives, studied in the context of their times, tell us about virtue and.
History in a companion course to famous romans, classics scholar and master storyteller j. These lectures are informed by a fine moral awareness and a deep familiarity with the times these famous lives were lived. University of oklahoma, united states, please using the right click of your mouse, and open link in next private window, famous greeks by robert brown 26 youtube videos. Fears in the flesh as a student at the university of oklahoma. Rufus fears alcibiades, son of cleinias 2014 alcibiades was a prominent athenian statesman, orator, general, and all around badass. As long as they could prevent further persian advance into greece, they had no requirement to seek a decisive battle, and could thus remain on the defensive. I gave this lecture a try because i loved prof fears famous romans. He also served as david and ann brown distinguished fellow of the oklahoma council of public affairs. Books that can change your lifethe wisdom of history is taught with passionate conviction and love of subject. Rufus fears was david ross boyd professor of classics at the university of oklahoma, where he held the g. His presentations are fascinating and appropriate for teaching the young the importance of the classics and possibly lighting a. How the west used greece and rome to justify empire.
Presents an examination of the lives, achievements, and influence of seminal figures in the history of ancient greece. Much of the information in the course is based on plutarchs lives of the famous greeks and romans. Pericles, socrates, plutarch, thucydides, philip of macedon, alexander the great, pyrrhus, and cleopatra are discussed among others. His course covers a huge time period, touching on leaders who have made a huge impact on history, such as king david, gandhi, chuchill and hitler. Teaching company sets at the franklin lakes library note.
Fears is an absorbing storyteller, but really, you will get more out of reading the sources fears uses than you will from fears. Pericles, socrates, plutarch, thucydides, philip of macedon, alexander the great, pyrrhus, and cleopatra are. Rufus fears examines a gallery of fascinating characters who shaped the story of greece from the trojan war through. It turned out to be exactly what i was looking for. Rufus fears is currently considered a single author. Examine a gallery of historical characters who shaped the story of greece from the trojan war through the rise of rome in this course taught by a renowned classicist. In these lectures, he describes patterns in human history and the lessons that we can learn from them today.
The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. In the first lecture professor fears points out that the founding fathers of the united states believed that history was the most. Learn about ancient greek history from the trojan war through the rise of rome. For example, his portrayal of alexander the great includes a claim that his generals and men thought alexander was a god. Famous greeks 24xdvdrip avi xvid, 688 kbs 640x432 24x30 min english. Rufus fears lectures on greeks the great courses plus. Our top ten greek tragedies in writing the irish times. Rufus fears, a popular and distinguished professor of classics. Rufus fears bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book.
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This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Among these are great warriors such as achilles, agamemnon, hector, odysseus, and alexander the great. The great courses lifelonglearning community a dialogue on. Classical archaeology of ancient greece and rome audiobook. I listened to it back in 2002, enjoyed it then, loved it this time and hope to live long enough to be able to listen again.
The myceneans developed their own script, linear b, from the linear a script. Every citizen was entitled to own land, participate in government, be treated equally under law. Rufus fears is sometimes quite bad, and sometimes quite good, in famous greeks. Famous greeks videorecording university of toronto. Ancient greece learn ancient greek history the great courses. Herodotus was deeply impressed not only by the great size of the persian empire but also by the varied and polyglot nature of its army, which was yet united in a single command, in complete contrast to the greek forces with their political divisions and disputatious commanders, although the greeks shared a common language, religion, and way of.
Fears takes usually one source and presents the life of a famous greek as told in that source. Professor fears does a fine job bringing to life the world of ancient greece and illuminating the ideas, philosophies, and motives of some of the towering figures of ancient greek history. Do we have the reserves of moral courage that the romans did to undertake that burden of. Famous greeks cdthe teaching company the great courses. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance. Over the years, classical archaeology has evolved from a pastime of collectors and antiquarians to a mature science. Rufus cd nf 938 fears the world was never the same. A brief history of ancient greece semantic scholar. In this companion course to famous greeks inspired this time by the works of livy, polybius, suetonius, and tacitus as well as the indispensable plutarchprofessor j. Ancient greece learn ancient greek history the great. Teaching company, presents an examination of the lives, achievements, and influence of seminal figures in the history of ancient greece. Dec 19, 2005 the lessons of the roman empire for america today. More daring than the spartans, they were not constrained by fear of a slave.