History & The Arts
Classical studies: it's more than the words
...resources and exploring the map. [Fragment from Herodotus' Histories, Book VIII on Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2099, dated to early 2nd century AD] Fragment from Herodotus' 'The Histories', Bk 8 on papyrus, early 2nd century AD How to read literature The very explicitness of literature – the fact that you can read it – can be deceptive. Let’s consider Homer, who chose to...