Greek Intensives
Agora Foundation Online Intensives - The Ways of the Greeks
Isocrates, the Greek rhetorician, once remarked that what makes one an Athenian is not the blood that runs through one’s veins, but the ideas in one’s mind. How can we access this ancient world, with some aspects so foreign and others so familiar, and discover foundations that changed the trajectory of civilization. This series is developed in four sections: 1) Gods and Epics, 2) Tragedy and Comedy, 3) Plato and Aristotle, 4) History. Attendees will gain a deep understanding of Greek life through some of its greatest authors, and will be better able to see the profound influence the Greeks have had on the entirety of the west and the world. Online seminars in Cohort One will take place on Thursday evenings, 5:30-7:30PM Pacific Time. Cohort Two (if attendance warrants) will take place on Tuesday evenings, 5:30-7:30Pm Pacific Time.
All reading materials (in English translation) will be supplied and sessions will be facilitated by tutors experienced in shared inquiry and the Socratic method. Groups will be limited to 12 participants and no prior knowledge is required. Teachers will be offered 3 CEU credits for participation in each section.
Each Four-Month Weekly Series (Each Section) is $600.
Community of Lifelong Learners subscribers receive a discount of $100 through a refund.
Make one $600 payment to join Section Three (subscribers receive a $100 refund)
Make three monthly payments of $200 to join Section Three (subscribers receive a $100 refund)
Upcoming Sections
Section Three: Plato and Aristotle - The Ways of the Greeks
Begins September 16, 2021 and ends December 16, 2021
Greek Intensive - Dates and Curriculum - Section Three - Plato and Aristotle
Session One: Thursday, September 16 - 5:30-7:30PM
Selections from Pre-Socratics
Session Two: Thursday, September 23 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Meno by Plato
Session Three: Thursday, September 30 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Symposium by Plato
Session Four: Thursday, October 7 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Euthyphro by Plato
Session Five: Thursday, October 14 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Crito by Plato
Session Six: Thursday, October 21 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Apology by Plato
Session Seven: Thursday, October 28 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Phaedo (selections) by Plato
Session Eight: Thursday, November 4 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Physics (selections) by Aristotle
Session Nine: Thursday, November 11 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
On the Soul I (selections) by Aristotle
Session Ten: Thursday, November 18 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
On the Soul II (selections) by Aristotle
Thanksgiving off
Session Eleven: Thursday, December 2 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Metaphysics (selections) by Aristotle
Session Twelve: Thursday, December 9 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Ethics I (selections) by Aristotle
Session Thirteen: Thursday, December 16 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Ethics II (selections) by Aristotle
Winter 2022 Greek Intensive Sections
Section Four - History
5 Sessions on Herodotus - The Histories
2 Sessions on Xenophon - Hellenika
5 Sessions on Thucydides - The Peloponnesian War
3 Session on Arrian - The Anabasis and the Indica
Concluding Cultural Session
Completed Sections
Section Two: Tragedy and Comedy - The Ways of the Greeks
Cohort One - Began March 4, 2021 and ended June 3, 2021
Cohort Two - Began March 9, 2021 and ended June 8, 2021
Greek Intensive - Dates and Curriculum - Section Two - Tragedy and Comedy
Cohort One
Session One: Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Agamemnon by Aeschylus
Session Two: Thursday, March 11 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus
Session Three: Thursday, March 18 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
The Eumenides by Aeschylus
Session Four: Thursday, March 25 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus
Session Five: Thursday, April 1 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Session Six: Thursday, April 8 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
Session Seven: Thursday, April 15 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Antigone by Sophocles
Session Eight: Thursday, April 22 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Medea by Euripides
Session Nine: Thursday, April 29 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
The Bacchae by Euripides
Session Ten: Thursday, May 6 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Hippolytus by Euripides
Session Eleven: Thursday, May 13 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Clouds by Aristophanes
Session Twelve: Thursday, May 20 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Frogs by Aristophanes
Session Thirteen: Thursday, May 27 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Session Fourteen: Thursday, June 3 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Poetics by Aristotle
Cohort Two
Session One: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Agamemnon by Aeschylus
Session Two: Tuesday, March 16 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus
Session Three: Tuesday, March 23 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
The Eumenides by Aeschylus
Session Four: Tuesday, March 30 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus
Session Five: Tuesday, April 6 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Session Six: Tuesday, April 13 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
Session Seven: Tuesday, April 20 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Antigone by Sophocles
Session Eight: Tuesday, April 27 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Medea by Euripides
Session Nine: Tuesday, May 4 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
The Bacchae by Euripides
Session Ten: Tuesday, May 11 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Hippolytus by Euripides
Session Eleven: Tuesday, May 18 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Clouds by Aristophanes
Session Twelve: Tuesday, May 25 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Frogs by Aristophanes
Session Thirteen: Tuesday, June 1 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Session Fourteen: Tuesday, June 8 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Poetics by Aristotle
Section One: Gods and Epics - The Ways of the Greeks
Cohort One - Began October 22, 2020 and ended February 25, 2021
Cohort Two - Began October 27, 2020 and ended February 23, 2021
Greek Intensive - Dates and Curriculum - Section One - Gods and Epics
Cohort One
Session One: Thursday, October 22 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Mythology, Hamilton I
Part One
Session Two: Thursday, October 29 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Mythology, Hamilton II
Parts Two and Three
Session Three: Thursday, November 5 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 1-4
Session Four: Thursday, November 12 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 5-8
Session Five: Thursday, November 19 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 9-12
No seminar on Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Holiday
Session Six: Thursday, December 3 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 13-16
Session Seven: Thursday, December 10 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 17-20
Session Eight: Thursday, December 17 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 21-24
No seminar on Thursday, December 24
Holiday Break
No seminar on Thursday, December 31
Holiday Break
Session Nine: Thursday, January 7, 2021 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 1-4
Session Ten: Thursday, January 14 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 5-8
Session Eleven: Thursday, January 21 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 9-12
Session Twelve: Thursday, January 28 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 13-16
Session Thirteen: Thursday, February 4 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 17-20
Session Fourteen: Thursday, February 11 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 21-24
Session Fifteen: Thursday, February 18 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Simone Weil - Iliad, Poem of Force
Session Sixteen: Thursday, February 25 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Cultural Conclusion and Celebration
Cohort Two
Session One: Tuesday, October 27 - 5:30-7:30PM PDT
Mythology, Hamilton I
Part One
Session Two: Tuesday, November 3 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Mythology, Hamilton II
Parts Two and Three
Session Three: Tuesday, November 10 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 1-4
Session Four: Tuesday, November 17 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 5-8
Session Five: Tuesday, November 24 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 9-12
Session Six: Tuesday, December 1 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 13-16
Session Seven: Tuesday, December 8 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 17-20
Session Eight: Tuesday, December 15 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Iliad (Fagles) Homer
Books 21-24
No seminar on Tuesday, December 22
Holiday Break
No seminar on Tuesday, December 29
Holiday Break
Session Nine: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 1-4
Session Ten: Tuesday, January 12 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 5-8
Session Eleven: Tuesday, January 19 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 9-12
Session Twelve: Tuesday, January 26 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 13-16
Session Thirteen: Tuesday, February 2 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 17-20
Session Fourteen: Tuesday, February 9 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
The Odyssey (Fagles) Homer
Books 21-24
Session Fifteen: Tuesday, February 16 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Simone Weil - Iliad, Poem of Force
Session Sixteen: Tuesday, February 23 - 5:30-7:30PM PST
Cultural Conclusion and Celebration