Comments on: Review: The Classics: All You Need to Know, from Zeus’s Throne to the Fall of Rome by Caroline Taggart

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By: RivkaBelle

RivkaBelle — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:41:51 +0000

hahaha, No, no, no I just think, if you were teaching a freshman seminar (the new Big Thing on my campus) focusing on Greek & Roman history, it’d be an interesting text to throw in the mix. They already have to read a lot in those courses, so might as well have a fun one too I’m not teaching them, so I won’t have a say in the text ordering, but I can’t help but think in “course creation mode” right now

By: Sharon Young

Sharon Young — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:34:18 +0000

Rivka, are you thinking about creating more work for the freshmen to suit your own needs? Or did I read you wrong?
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By: Sharon Young

Sharon Young — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:32:24 +0000

My husband and I went to Greece and Italy a few years ago. I told him all about Italian Renaissance Art and he told me all about the Greek ruins that we looked at day, after day, after day. So many of the stories and the ruins have faded in my mind into one big homogenous blur. I could use a little background information on what the story is, in a progression of time that one could actually follow. And even if I did not love the book, I am sure my husband would.
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By: RivkaBelle

RivkaBelle — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:17:49 +0000

I’ve always loved Greek and Roman art in art history, but the actual “history” part of it was … well … let’s just say I did some serious skimming of those chapters in class, haha. This sounds like it would be a fun book to toss into the mix of a freshman seminar, to give background and etc. in a way that makes it more interesting than a normal text ((can you tell I’m back at work on a college campus??? LOL!))

By: Colleen Turner

Colleen Turner — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:35:29 +0000

I have never read anything by this author before but, by the description of The Classics, I think I would love her! I love history but need a little flare or humor to make it interesting and to make the facts “stick” in my head. I will have to keep a look out for her books and might start with this one. I love Greek and Roman Mythology!