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Classical EducationA Chronological Confession of FaithADVENT SEASON AND THE CHURCH YEAR Guest post by Wesley CallihanWes Callihan Classical EducationQuestions with Wesley Callihan: Why Should we Study Pagan Authors?Questions with Wesley Callihan: Why Study Pagan Authors? Or as it has been said (by Tertullian), "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" We are Christians, after all. This is a frequent question…Roman Roads Press Ask Mr. CRefuting the Syncretistic View of the Great Books | Wes CallihanWhat is the source of truth? Wes Callihan explains the error of some proponents of the great books, who seek to find truth in a syncretistic approach to the Great Books.Roman Roads Press Classical EducationAll Truth is God's Truth"A person who is a good and true Christian should realize that truth belongs to his Lord, wherever it is found, gathering and acknowledging it even in pagan literature, but rejecting superstitious…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationWill Durant | The Story of CivilizationWill Durant was born on this day, November 5th, 1885. He was a great historian, and wrote The Story of Civilization series. The way in which he labeled his histories tells a…Roman Roads Press

Classical EducationPenelope – Weaver of Remembrance & LifeCiRCE Institute posted this great article, "The Odyssey - On Dangerous Women & Their Looms." Here is an excerpt: "Penelope is no “black widow”, weaving the destruction of her husband. She is…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationThe Anger of Achilles and Farewell of Hector and AndromacheHere are two pages from the "Guide to the Art" of our first unit of Old Western Culture, The Epics. The Iliad and The Odyssey inspired a wealth of art during the…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationAnimated Introduction to the Grammar of PoetryThis fun animated introduction to Grammar of Poetry (the first video course we produced) is also an introduction to our philosophy of developing classical curriculum FOR the homeschool. Enjoy! The Grammar of…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationThe Unusual Use of the Trireme in ThucydidesIn this excerpt from The Histories, unit 2 of The Greeks in the Old Western Culture great books series, Wes Callihan talks about the unusual use of the Trireme in this episode…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationThe Priestess at DelphiEver wondered about the prophecies from Delphi mentioned in ancient Greek literature? Here is an extract from the "Guide to the Art" which accompanies Drama and Lyric, Unit 2 of The Greeks,…Roman Roads Press Ask Mr. CWhy Study the Ancient Greeks? Wes Callihan on Old Western CultureHomeschoolers are increasingly thinking about classical education. The roots of classical education predate the incarnation of Christ, classical education flourished over the next 2,000 years, and was specifically developed by Christianity throughout…Roman Roads Press

Ask Mr. CScythians Distracted by a Rabbit | Tales from Herodotus – Wes CallihanIn 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…Roman Roads Press