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Day 66 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeSep 21: Virgil's AENEIDAeneas and the Old WitchThe Sybil, an old witch, personally conducts Aeneas through the gate and into the jaws of hell, where terrors abound on every hand and frightful mysterious forms rule. There he is told of the greatness and glory that was to come. Read from Virgil's AENEID ................... Vol. 13, pp. 207-218 Sep 22: FROISSART'S CHRONICLESA King for a SouvenirIn the days when kings rode to battle leading their troops it was possible to make good the boast of the doughboy: "I'll bring you a king for a souvenir." Read from FROISSART'S CHRONICLES .............. Vol. 35, pp. 42-53 Sep 23: Montaigne's TO LEARN HOW TO DIEDying Concerns Every ManThe Romans made an art of dying. The Egyptians looked on death with complacency. Moderns fear it. Montaigne argues that the purpose of philosophy is to teach men how to die. Read from Montaigne's To LEARN HOW TO DIE ...... Vol. 32, pp. 9-22 Sep 24: Plutarch's THEMISTOCLESCitizens Lured from Their HomesWhen the serpent of Minerva disappeared from her temple, the priests said that the goddess had left Athens for the sea. Moreover, the oracles urged the Athenians to seek safety in their ships. Themistocles prompted these deceits. Why? Read from Plutarch's THEMISTOCLES ................ Vol. 12, pp. 13-23 |