The Immortal and Dysfunctional Family of the Gods (The Iliad Part 5)

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An Interbellum Period That is Just as Confusing as You’d Expect (Hellenistic Period and the Wars of the Diadochi)

Today we are looking through the year 318/17 BCE, the interbellum year between the first and second Wars of the Diadochi. New alliances are made, people die, many a siege happen. Keep an ear out for the Crow snores, it's rare that he snores but he graced you all today.Pre-order L ...  Show more

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 8 and 9

Odysseus' story finally begins... Liv reads Books 8 and 9 of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island University. Submit questions and prompts for future Odyssey readings at ...  Show more

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