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“Come, divine lyre, speak to me”
“Come, divine lyre, speak to me”
A review of Philip Freeman’s Searching for Sappho
Hilary Ilkay
3 days ago
On the Importance of Classics
On the Importance of Classics
In January, Eidolon announced an essay contest for high school students, with a full scholarship to the Paideia Institute’s Living Latin in…
Carl Anderson
Apr 4
Who Owns The Classics?
Who Owns The Classics?
E(i)ditorial — March 2016
Donna Zuckerberg
Mar 31
Thoughts on the Archaeology of Identity
Thoughts on the Archaeology of Identity
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” This little gem attributed to Aristotle pops up in training…
Randall Souza
Mar 31
Introducing EIDOLON
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Introducing EIDOLON
a modern way to write about the ancient world
Donna Zuckerberg
Apr 26, 2015
E(i)ditorial Archive
E(i)ditorial Archive
Eidolon publishes an editorial reviewing the articles from every month. If you want to browse the archives, you may find it easier to…
Eidolon
Dec 13, 2015
Prudentiae sal. — Advice for Classicists
Prudentiae sal. — Advice for Classicists
Last week we announced the Legion Project, an outreach program to find people who have studied Classics and then gone on to other careers…
Donna Zuckerberg
Dec 16, 2015
Eidolon’s Most Popular Articles
Eidolon’s Most Popular Articles
These are the articles on Eidolon that have been viewed and read the most. Are they our best articles, or is their success due to the…
Eidolon
Dec 13, 2015
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Ancient vs. Modern
Ancient vs. Modern
Articles on Eidolon comparing the ancient world and the modern one.
Eidolon
Dec 13, 2015
Classical Receptions
Classical Receptions
Articles on Eidolon exploring how references to the ancient world have been used and abused.
Eidolon
Dec 13, 2015
Classics Praxis
Classics Praxis
Articles on Eidolon about topics related to the study of classics, including pedagogy, book reviews, and methodology.
Eidolon
Dec 13, 2015
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Development and Classics
Development and Classics
In the first millennium BCE, Greece and Rome experienced unparalleled (for pre-modern standards) levels of economic growth. For a…
Federica Carugati
Mar 28
Making a Monster
Making a Monster
Content Note: this article includes discussion of child pornography, quotes from illegal online activity, and links to articles that…
Sarah Scullin
Mar 24
Beware the Ides of March — Yet Again
Beware the Ides of March — Yet Again
On March 22, 2016, the paperback edition of The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination by Barry Strauss will be…
Barry Strauss
Mar 21
Blinded by Big Data
Blinded by Big Data
Encryption, Infolust, and Oedipus
Al Duncan
Mar 14
The Hippocratic Oath in Roe v. Wade
The Hippocratic Oath in Roe v. Wade
If people know one thing about the Hippocratic Oath, it’s that it says ‘do no harm’ (or so they think). If two, they also know that it…
Tara Mulder
Mar 10
ISIS and Osiris
ISIS and Osiris
In October 2014 an arresting image appeared on the cover of Dabiq, the slickly produced, English-language magazine of ISIS (the “Islamic…
Jay Reed
Mar 7
Learning to Look at Death with Herodotus
Learning to Look at Death with Herodotus
I first read the story of Croesus as a college freshman. Croesus, king of Lydia and wealthy beyond all imagining — the Donald Trump or Bill…
Elizabeth Manwell
Mar 3
No Peer Review? No Problem.
No Peer Review? No Problem.
E(i)ditorial — February 2016
Donna Zuckerberg
Feb 29
Call for Pitches: Helen and Her Eidolon
Call for Pitches: Helen and Her Eidolon
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the launch of Eidolon, we’re happy to announce a week-long interdisciplinary “issue” of the…
Eidolon
Feb 29
How Epic is Star Wars?
How Epic is Star Wars?
Although Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has mostly received positive reviews, critics have noted a lack of creativity in the new…
Rachel Lesser
Feb 25
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