Comments on: Oresteia V: The Eumenides–Background http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/ Your home for traditional conservatism. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:05:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sempronius http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/comment-page-1/#comment-184705 Sempronius Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:38:06 +0000 http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=829#comment-184705 The vagaries of Athenian politics are confirmation that the first and last rule of political life is:He who delivers the last dagger-thrust to the kidneys wins. The ultimate source of all this treachery is the family.Families are wonderful covens wherein all kinds of criminals can retreat to,in search of protection and a safe hiding place. No wonder Plato held the views he did.And Plato was no fool. By the way Dr. Fleming,have you had a chance to see my questions at Oresteia III?(comment #13)Your kindly attendance on these matters is very greatly appreciated. The vagaries of Athenian politics are confirmation that the first and last rule of political life is:He who delivers the last dagger-thrust to the kidneys wins.

The ultimate source of all this treachery is the family.Families are wonderful covens wherein all kinds of criminals can retreat to,in search of protection and a safe hiding place.

No wonder Plato held the views he did.And Plato was no fool.

By the way Dr. Fleming,have you had a chance to see my questions at Oresteia III?(comment #13)Your kindly attendance on these matters is very greatly appreciated.

]]> By: wmr http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/comment-page-1/#comment-184643 wmr Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:12:56 +0000 http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=829#comment-184643 Dr. Fleming: Please excuse this off-topic question, but I only found this series in the last few days. In 'Oresteia I', you write, <i>"[Aeschylus] had lived through the heroic age of Athens, when she and Sparta had led the resistance to Persian conquest, first in 490 and then again in 480."</i> This gives the impression that Sparta had taken part in resisting Persia in 490. I was taught that, although she joined Athens in refusing to render the ritual submission of earth and water, the Sparta did not send troops to fight the Persians in 490. What was Sparta's role in the resistance to Persia in 490? Dr. Fleming:

Please excuse this off-topic question, but I only found this series in the last few days. In 'Oresteia I', you write, "[Aeschylus] had lived through the heroic age of Athens, when she and Sparta had led the resistance to Persian conquest, first in 490 and then again in 480."

This gives the impression that Sparta had taken part in resisting Persia in 490. I was taught that, although she joined Athens in refusing to render the ritual submission of earth and water, the Sparta did not send troops to fight the Persians in 490.

What was Sparta's role in the resistance to Persia in 490?

]]> By: T. Chan http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/comment-page-1/#comment-184579 T. Chan Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:24:25 +0000 http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=829#comment-184579 Thank you, Dr. Fleming, for the last two posts. (Felix Dies Navitatis!) Thank you, Dr. Fleming, for the last two posts. (Felix Dies Navitatis!)

]]> By: Tito Perdue http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/comment-page-1/#comment-184565 Tito Perdue Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:29:05 +0000 http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=829#comment-184565 In the National Museum in Athens, the helmet of Miltiades is on display. It is so small, almost like something a child could wear. I spent most of my time there gazing upon that affecting artifact. In the National Museum in Athens, the helmet of Miltiades is on display. It is so small, almost like something a child could wear. I spent most of my time there gazing upon that affecting artifact.

]]> By: TJF http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/comment-page-1/#comment-184552 TJF Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:56:30 +0000 http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=829#comment-184552 Learn the Latin first and after a few years you may wish to tackle Greek. I suggested Douglas Young's translation and also the Loeb and recommended against Lattimore. Learn the Latin first and after a few years you may wish to tackle Greek. I suggested Douglas Young's translation and also the Loeb and recommended against Lattimore.

]]> By: David Wihowski http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2008/12/25/oresteia-v-the-eumenides-background/comment-page-1/#comment-184539 David Wihowski Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:00:33 +0000 http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=829#comment-184539 Thank you Mr. Fleming. These posts are helping me recover from my "liberal" liberal arts education. I apologize if this information is found in older posts; if it was I missed it: do you recommend any specific Aeschylus translations for those of us whose (pitiable) liberal arts education required no Greek? (I doubt I will find time or energy to learn Greek, though I am making headway on learning Latin.) Thank you Mr. Fleming. These posts are helping me recover from my "liberal" liberal arts education.

I apologize if this information is found in older posts; if it was I missed it: do you recommend any specific Aeschylus translations for those of us whose (pitiable) liberal arts education required no Greek? (I doubt I will find time or energy to learn Greek, though I am making headway on learning Latin.)

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