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Reflecting on Odyssey Book Club
Homer is not taught in my district so last winter, thanks to a generous CANE Education Grant, Istarted an Odyssey book club. The plan was
The Odyssey (2026) Has a Historical Accuracy Problem (But Not That One)
Since it was first announced, Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey produced two opposing narratives. As is so often the case these days, it came down to conservative
Review: The War That Made the Roman Empire
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Anthony, Cleopatra and Octavian at Actium, by Barry Strauss (Simon & Schuster, 2022) is about exactly what the
Dura Europos and Esther
The story of Esther is fiction. There was no king Ahasuerus, or valiant woman Esther, or even her uncle Mordechai. However, it’s a very popular story and
Aristophanes’ Acharnians on CANEPress
The Acharnians by Aristophanes is a play I have never read, but like many of his plays, is anti-war. This version, edited by W. W.
Review: Age of Bronze Graphic Novels by Eric Shanower
Who would have thought that the story of the Iliad could be made into a multi-part graphic novel and one that is so carefully done! This