The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
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thucydides is a treasure trove. method, objectivity - incidental insights into earlier (pre- thucydides) greek history. one comes away with something new each time you read him. maybe even moreso with herodutus, as he covers a vast array of history, legend, geographical asides, etc. both are indispensable. thucydides' reenactment of pericle's funeral speech for the athenian casualties of the war with sparta lays out what democracy should be - what it meant to be athenian - at least, theoretically. that alone, is worth the price of admission.
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i'm going to tranfer to univ. of cincinnati in the winter quarter for ancient studies. i think i told you that. university of chicago is very appealing, but kind of expensive. might be able to do graduate work there or transfer to american univ. in athens - if i'm lucky. that's the plan anyway. who knows. best-laid plans...
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