Western Literature I, Week 12 – What Cataline Should Have Said to Undermine Cicero’s Case

March 3, 2022

Writing assignment: 500 words on this topic: “If you had been Catiline, what would you have said to undermine Cicero’s case?”     Cicero made many claims against Catiline. Catiline and Cicero ran for consul against each other. Cicero made it, Catiline didn’t. Catiline ran again the next year, and according to Cicero, “practiced such excessive and … More Western Literature I, Week 12 – What Cataline Should Have Said to Undermine Cicero’s Case

Western Civilization I, Week 9 – The Struggle of the Orders

January 10, 2022

    1. What specific changes occurred in Roman society as a result of the Struggle of the Orders? The Struggle of the Orders led to the Plebeians gaining political rights, the ability to own property, and hope for a bright future. The Plebeians, or Plebs for short, were the general population of Rome. They had no … More Western Civilization I, Week 9 – The Struggle of the Orders

Western Literature I, Week 9 – Aeschylus’s view of the Trojan War

January 10, 2022

Writing assignment: 500 words on this topic: “What was Aeschylus’s view of the Trojan war?”     Aeschylus thought that the Trojan War was wasteful because it was too long, and had three horrible negative effects; loss of lives, loss of wealth, and emotional damage. Aeschylus was a Greek tragedian. He wrote the play Agamemnon, which detailed … More Western Literature I, Week 9 – Aeschylus’s view of the Trojan War

Western Literature I, Week 8 – Hesiod’s View of Mankind’s Past and Future

December 29, 2021

Write 500 words on this topic: What was Hesiod’s view of the mankind’s past and future?”     Hesiod believed that there were many different races of men that populated the earth one at a time. Each race would live on Earth, be swept out, and the new race would begin. Hesiod believed that the races succeeded … More Western Literature I, Week 8 – Hesiod’s View of Mankind’s Past and Future

Western Civilization I, Week 8 – Ancient vs. Modern Liberty and Epicureanism

December 29, 2021

1. What is the difference between the liberty of the ancients and the liberty of the moderns? What would moderns find lacking in ancient liberty?     In 1819, Swiss-French libertarian Benjamin Constant gave a lecture in Paris. In this lecture, he determined the differences between ancient liberty and modern liberty. Modern liberty is focused on individual … More Western Civilization I, Week 8 – Ancient vs. Modern Liberty and Epicureanism