Paul Cartledge discusses Tom Holland's English translation of Herodotus

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Not everyone can pull off the pink shirt / purple cravatt combo....esp a cravatt
of that length ! Audacious .!

[@salt_cots]

Few Classicists are as fluent and authoritative in delivery as Paul Cartledge, and I've heard many over 45 years of studying and teaching.

[@willmpet]

I see him as being extremely pompous, though I’ve respected Tom Holland I see him as taking all the credit himself.

[@dpauni]

thank you for your clarity and the images that follow your words.

[@vinniscarboni4095]

Outstanding lesson, thank you sir , you are the best in this galaxy.

[@olddeuteranomaly5112]

Oh. I thought he was going to discuss Tom Holland's English translation of Herodotus. Silly me.

[@juliehayne4636]

Wonderful! I am a big fan of Tom Holland's work.

[@Arthur-gs2jr]

Yeah I love spiderman too

[@ditlevbjerregaard571]

0:15 Those old Greek sure had some big big books back in the day.

[@ingold1470]

1:50 Was it not representative in a way because the franchise was so restricted that relatively small number of citizens acclaimed or rejected motions which affected the whole populace?

[@josuecallejero9864]

4:12 Reading the Oedipus Tyrannus, I see! :)

[@Gonzalezluis89]

😂me too