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Classical EducationDrama and Lyric: Guide to the ArtEach unit of The Greeks comes with a "Guide to the Art" booklet. Here's a peek at what the "Drama and Lyric" guide looks like.Roman Roads Press Classical EducationGreek FlamethrowerWes Callihan talks about the fascinating mention of a "Greek flamethrower" in Thucydides in 424 B.C. This is much before the "Greek fire" the Byzantines used nearly 1,000 years later! This clip…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationCroesus and Cyrus the Great | The Histories of HerodotusWes Callihan tells the tale of Croesus at the end of his life, on top of a pyre about to be burned by Cyrus the Great when an amazing thing happens. Croesus…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationThe Relevance of Ancient HistoryDuring 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…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationThe Happiest Man in the WorldIn this little excerpt from The Histories, Wes Callihan is lecturing on Herodotus, and talks about Herodotus's view of happiness, and whether it is truly attainable to the living man. This is…Roman Roads Press Classical Education256 Forms of Mood and Figure | Ln 24 Challenge from Introductory Logic (Part I)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…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationIntroductory and Intermediate LogicLogic 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…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationGreeks: Drama and Lyric Trailer (Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books)Drama and Lyric, unit 2 of "The Greeks" (year 1 in the Old Western Culture series), now has it's own trailer! Explore the Greek tragedies and comedies, playwrights, and poets of Ancient…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationFull Lesson from Drama and Lyric (Old Western Culture)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…Roman Roads Press Classical EducationAristophanes at the Football GameWes Callihan takes a rabbit trail during his lecture on Aristophanes (from lesson 8 of Drama and Lyric) and explains how these Greek works influenced a bit of American culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIYfvRpxVfQRoman Roads Press Classical EducationWhy did the Greeks love Tragedy?In this excerpt from Greeks: Drama and Lyric, Wes Callihan talks about the main reason the Greeks had a fascination and love for tragedy. This is part of the Old Western Culture…Roman Roads Press Ask Mr. CThe Problem with Reading Shakespeare and Greek PlaysIn 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,…Roman Roads Press