Famous greeks rufus fears pdf

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. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Listening to famous greeks was a great restorative, an antidote to the nonpersonal view of history which, taken all by itself, is wearying. A brief history of ancient greece semantic scholar. I found his selection of books interesting and the themes they represent timeless in their appeal. 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. Ancient greece from prehistoric to hellenistic times 2nd ed. Over the years, classical archaeology has evolved from a pastime of collectors and antiquarians to a mature science. Rufus fears was david ross boyd professor of classics at the university of oklahoma, where he held the g. Every citizen was entitled to own land, participate in government, be treated equally under law. More daring than the spartans, they were not constrained by fear of a slave.

If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Twocase, 4 dvd set with two course books included and covering the course, famous greeks, taught by professor j. Books that can change your lifethe wisdom of history is taught with passionate conviction and love of subject. Today, the field is a multidisciplinary effort that involves not only traditional diggers, but also geologists, geographers, anthropologists, and linguists. How the west used greece and rome to justify empire. Famous greeks rufus fears professor of history, oklahoma1971 history ph. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Yes, the information is easy to follow, and fun to hear what other book might you compare famous romans to and why. This article is within the scope of wikiproject alternative education, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of alternative education on wikipedia. 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.

What do their lives, studied in the context of their times, tell us about virtue and vice, f. In the first lecture professor fears points out that the founding fathers of the united states believed that history was the most. Fears is an absorbing storyteller, but really, you will get more out of reading the sources fears uses than you will from fears. In twentyfour lectures each 30 minutes in length, j.

William cook and ronald herzman, state university of new york, geneseo the era of the crusades prof. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. 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. A political, social, and cultural history, would flesh out. 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. There was a progressive and pronounced secular trend starting with the socalled. Before joining the faculty at the university of oklahoma, professor fears. Famous greeks book frisco public library bibliocommons. Thus, famous greeks is more than just history and biography. Rufus fears examines a gallery of fascinating characters who shaped the story of greece from the trojan war through the rise of rome.

To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Rufus fears examines a gallery of fascinating characters who shaped the story of greece from the trojan war through. Rufus fears, a popular and distinguished professor of classics. He is best known for his many lectures for the teaching company. Our top ten greek tragedies in writing the irish times. These are a total of 50 lectures of 30 minutes each on famous greeks and romans. Rufus fears chronicled the leadership style of winston churchill, who inspired a nation as prime minister of britain during world war ii. 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. Rufus fears is from just down the road, at the university of oklahoma and he is a very entertaining speaker.

The late j rufus fears for example was a great history teacher. Among these are great warriors such as achilles, agamemnon, hector, odysseus, and alexander the great. The myceneans developed their own script, linear b, from the linear a script. Famous greeks is an introduction to greek history through the lives of the great individuals who made that history. For example, his portrayal of alexander the great includes a claim that his generals and men thought alexander was a god. Teaching company sets at the franklin lakes library note. The wisdom of history is a series of lectures performed by professor rufus fears and is part of the great courses series. 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.

He is also a senior fellow of fpris wachman center. Rufus fears is david ross boyd professor of classics at the university of oklahoma, where he holds the g. History in a companion course to famous romans, classics scholar and master storyteller j. Great authors of the western literary tradition, 2nd edition elizabeth vandiverassociate professor of classics, whitmanclassics ph. Famous greeks cdthe teaching company the great courses. Books that can change your life is the fifth course professor fears has produced with the teaching company. Rufus fears roman law gives you full membership in the roman empire. Fears opens to both the novice and scholar a treatment. The lectures draw on not only the most current historical, archaeological, and literary scholarship, but also the works of homer, herodotus, thucydides, and plutarch. Ancient greece learn ancient greek history the great.

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. What makes a great book the theme, noble language, wisdom, courage and justice. Fears takes usually one source and presents the life of a famous greek as told in that source. I gave this lecture a try because i loved prof fears famous romans. Rufus cd nf 938 fears the world was never the same. Famous greeks videorecording university of toronto. In a companion course to famous romans, classics scholar and master storyteller j. 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 greeks 24xdvdrip avi xvid, 688 kbs 640x432 24x30 min english. Inspired by monumental works, taught by a great teacher.

William kloss, smithsonian institution discovering the middle ages profs. The great courses lifelonglearning community a dialogue on. 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. 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. But most importantly, he put together all the puzzle pieces of the whole picture while those famous greeks serve as the brightest parts. 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. 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. Linear a script was replaced by an archaic greek script, linear b, in 1450 b. 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. A history of freedom by rufus fears overdrive rakuten. 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.

Rufus fears, university of oklahoma great artists of the italian renaissance prof. Rufus fears presents an examination of the lives, achievements, and influence of seminal figures in the history of ancient greece. Presents an examination of the lives, achievements, and influence of seminal figures in the history of ancient greece. 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. This approach may not be as fashionable as it once was in academia but is attractive to the lay reader. He tended to lean towards the great man approach to history whereby key individualsevents had a disproportionate impact. 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. How to become a renaissance man for free the art of manliness. 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. Dec 19, 2005 the lessons of the roman empire for america today. Famous romans rufus fears professor of history, oklahoma1971 history ph. The lessons of the roman empire for america today the. Rufus fears bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book.

Rufus fears is sometimes quite bad, and sometimes quite good, in famous greeks. Rufus fears is absolutely one of my favorite professors of the great courses. These lecturesinspired and informed by the monumental works of homer, herodotus, thucydides. One of a series by j rufus fears in classical kosmos. Rufus fears alcibiades, son of cleinias 2014 alcibiades was a prominent athenian statesman, orator, general, and all around badass.

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. Buy famous greeks cdthe teaching company the great courses by j. These lectures are informed by a fine moral awareness and a deep familiarity with the times these famous lives were lived. Do we have the reserves of moral courage that the romans did to undertake that burden of. For odysseus it is homer, for pericles it is thucydides, and for most of the lives in the latter lectures it is plutarch. Fears is one of a kind in telling these famous stories and tying the timeless lessons to todays world.

Fears in the flesh as a student at the university of oklahoma. Feb 26, 2018 im not a classical scholar or expert, but i think generally they did not. 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. Classical archaeology of ancient greece and rome audiobook. He also served as david and ann brown distinguished fellow of the oklahoma council of public affairs. His other courses include famous greeks, famous romans, a history of freedom, and churchill. I recently found this and i thought id share it with you. Rufus fears lectures on greeks the great courses plus.

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. Pericles, socrates, plutarch, thucydides, philip of macedon, alexander the great, pyrrhus, and cleopatra are. What are your favorite the great courses audiobooks. Download ttc tms complete the teaching company philosophy torrent or any other torrent from audio books category. Rufus fears is currently considered a single author. The peloponnesian war pitted athens and its allies against a league of citystates headed by sparta. A dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology, in 3 vols.

This course is an introduction to greek history through the lives of the great individuals who made that history. His presentations are fascinating and appropriate for teaching the young the importance of the classics and possibly lighting a. Much of the information in the course is based on plutarchs lives of the famous greeks and romans. 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. Teaching company, presents an examination of the lives, achievements, and influence of seminal figures in the history of ancient greece. What do their lives, studied in the context of their times, tell us about virtue and. Support the great courses lifelonglearning community by making a donation. There are over forty short lectures by the professor and not a dud among them. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Ancient greece learn ancient greek history the great courses. It turned out to be exactly what i was looking for.