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| Alexander the Great, detail of Alexander mosaic at House of the Faun Pompell. |
In this next 100 days, I am looking at the Hellenistic Age through 1400.
My focus will be on three streams
- History
- Philosophy
- Religion
Here are the 15 works I will become familiar with:
| WORK | AUTHOR | YEAR | PAGES |
| The Annals | Tacitus | 117 | 544 |
| The Meditations | Marcus Aurelius | 180 | 184 |
| On the Natural Faculties | Galen | 199 | 156 |
| The Enneads | Plotinus | 270 | 938 |
| Confessions | Augustine of Hippo | 400 | 345 |
| On Christian Doctrine | Augustine of Hippo | 426 | 192 |
| The City of God | Augustine of Hippo | 426 | 1097 |
| The Consolation of Philosophy | Boethius | 524 | 172 |
| Beowulf | Anonymous | 1025 | 264 |
| Song of Roland | Anonymous | 1040 | 224 |
| Divine Comedy | Dante Alighieri | 1321 | 462 |
| Troilus and Criseyde | Geoffrey Chaucer | 1385 | 240 |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Gawain-poet' (anonymous) | late 14th | 110 |
| Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer | 1400 | 574 |
| Le morte d' Arthur | Sir Thomas Malory | 1485 | 938 |
Once again, to help me see the bigger picture as well as manage my time, I've identified courses and various documents to guide me.
| Classics Courses | |||
| Course | School | Instructor | Hrs |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age Lectures 1-24 | Great Courses | Jeremy McInerney, Ph.D. Professor, University of Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain Poet (anonymous) (late 14th century) | 2 | ||
| Great Minds of the Medieval World Lectures 1-24 | Great Courses | Dorsey Armstrong, PhD | 12 |
| Foundations of Western Civilization Lectures 17-32 | Great Courses University of Notre Dame | Thomas F. X. Noble, Ph.D. | 8 |
| Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition Lectures 13-24 | Great Courses Oxford University | Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D. | 8 |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome Lectures 1-24 | Great Courses | Gregory S. Aldrete, Ph.D.(professor at University of Wisconsin | 12 |
| Augustine: Philosopher and Saint Lectures 1-12 | Great Courses | Phillip Cary, Ph.D. Eastern University | 6 |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 Lectures 1-22 | Yale | Paul H. Freedman | 22 |
| Consolation of Philosophy Briefings 1-16 | Mount St Mary's University and Seminary | Christopher Anadale | 2 |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | 14 | ||
| Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) | 6 | ||
| Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | 10 | ||
| Dante Alighiere, Purgatorio | online: Toronto Philosophy Meetup | 12 | |
| Dante Alighiere, Paradisio | online: Toronto Philosophy Meetup | 12 | |
| The Dante Course : Inferno | Columbia | Prof. Teodolinda Barolini | 10 |
My first 100 day plan had 100 hours of coursework. It took me 67 days to complete. Based on this, the above coursework totals 148 hours.
Here is my plan for today through January 24, 2025:
| Classics Education Plan: Second 100 Days | ||
| Course | Module | Description or Reading |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age | Lecture 1-4 | Greeks and Macedonians Alexander the Divine? The Blazing Star Alexander—Myth and Reality |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age | Lecture 5 - 8 | The Formation of the Kingdoms Egypt Under the Early Ptolemies Alexandria and the Library The Seleucid Realm |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age | Lecture 9 - 12 | Pergamum Bactria, the Edge of the Hellenistic World Sculpture Poetry |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age | Lecture 13 - 16 | The Greek Novel Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics Kingship and Legitimacy Benefaction |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age | Lecture 17 - 20 | The Maccabean Revolt, Part I The Maccabean Revolt, Part II Rulers and Saviors Economic Growth and Social Unrest |
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age | Lecture 21 - 24 | The Mood of the Hellenistic Age Hellenism and the Western Mediterranean The Freedom of the Greeks Pax Romana |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain Poet (anonymous) (late 14th century) | 83 pages | Audio version The Green Knight, Bertilak, is an agent of Morgan le Fay, Gawain's aunt. Gawain, after surviving his ordeal, wears a girdle on his arm to remind himself of his failure to tell the whole truth. Sparknotes study guide |
| Great Minds of the Medieval World | Lecture 1-4 | Augustine of Hippo Ambrose, Jerome and Gregory the Great Boethius and the consolation of philosophy Isidore of Seville and the etymologies |
| Foundations of Western Civilization | Lecture 17 - 20 | The Roman Republic—Government and Politics Roman Imperialism The Culture of the Roman Republic Rome—From Republic to Empire |
| Foundations of Western Civilization | Lecture 21 - 24 | The Pax Romana Rome's Golden and Silver Ages Jesus and the New Testament The Emergence of a Christian Church |
| Foundations of Western Civilization | Lecture 25 -28 | Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response Barbarians and Emperors The Emergence of the Catholic Church Christian Culture in Late Antiquity |
| Great Minds of the Medieval World | Lecture 5 - 8 | The venerable Bede (672-735) Alcuin (735 - 804), Charlemagne, and Alfred the Great Avicenna (980-1037) and the Golden Age of Islam Alhacen (965-1040) and the scientific method |
| Foundations of Western Civilization | Lecture 29 - 32 | Muhammad and Islam The Birth of Byzantium Barbarian Kingdoms in the West The World of Charlemagne |
| Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition | Lecture 13 - 16 | Aristotle on Friendship Aristotle on the Perfect Life Rome, the Stoics, and the Rule of Law The Stoic Bridge to Christianity |
| Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition | Lecture 17 - 20 | Roman Law—Making a City of the Once-Wide World The Light Within—Augustine on Human Nature Islam Secular Knowledge—The Idea of University |
| Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition | Lecture 21 - 24 | The Reappearance of Experimental Science Scholasticism and the Theory of Natural Law The Renaissance—Was There One? Let Us Burn the Witches to Save Them |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome | Lecture 1-4 | Dawn of the Roman Empire (27BC-480) Augustus, the First Emperor (27 BC - 14) Tiberius and Caligula (14 - 37)(37 - 41) Claudius and Nero (41 - 54)(54 - 68) |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome | Lecture 5 - 8 | The Flavian Emperors and Roman Bath Culture (69 - 96) The Five Good Emperors (96 - 192) Hazards of Life in Ancient Rome: The Five Fs Roman Art and Architecture |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome | Lecture 9 - 12 | Roman Literature The Ordinary Roman Speaks: Graffiti Final Words: Burial and Tombstone Epitaphs From Commodus to Caracalla (161-192)(198-217) |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome | Lecture 13 - 16 | The Crisis of the 3rd Century Diocletian (284-305) and Late 3rd-Century Reforms Early Christianity and the Rise of Constantine (306-337) Constantine and His Successors |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome | Lecture 17 - 20 | Gladiators and Beast Hunts Chariot Racing, Spectacles, and Theater The Roman Army Barbarians Overwhelm the Western Empire |
| The Roman Empire: from Augustus to the fall of Rome | Lecture 21 - 24 | The Byzantine Empire (306-1453) When and Why Did the Roman Empire Fall? Late Antiquity: A New Historical Era Echoes of Rome |
| Augustine: Philosopher and Saint | Lecture 1-4 | Church Father Christian Platonist Confessions—The Search for Wisdom Confessions—Love and Tears |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 1 & 2 | Course Introduction: Rome’s Greatness and First Crises The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 3 & 4 | Constantine and the Early Church The Christian Roman Empire |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 5 & 6 | St. Augustine’s Confessions Transformation of the Roman Empire |
| Augustine: Philosopher and Saint | Lecture 5 - 8 | Confessions—The Road Home Augustine’s Career as a Christian Writer Faith, Love, and Grace Evil, Free Will, Original Sin, and Predestination |
| Augustine: Philosopher and Saint | Lecture 9 - 12 | Signs and Sacraments The Inner Self The Trinity and the Soul The City of God |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 7 & 8 | Barbarian Kingdoms Survival in the East |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 9 & 10 | The Reign of Justinian Clovis and the Franks |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 11 & 12 | Frankish Society Britain and Ireland |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 13 & 14 | Monasticism Mohammed and the Arab Conquests |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 15 & 16 | Islamic Conquests and Civil War The Splendor of the Abbasid Period |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 17 & 18 | The Crucial Seventh Century The Splendor of Byzantium |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 19 & 20 | Charlemagne Intellectuals and the Court of Charlemagne |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284 - 1000 | Lectures 21 & 22 | Crisis of the Carolingians Vikings / The European Prospect, 1000 |
| Great Minds of the Medieval World | Lecture 9 - 12 | Averroes (1126-1198) and Aristotelian philosophy Maimonides and Jewish law Rashi and Biblical interpretation Saladin and the defeat of the Crusaders |
| Great Minds of the Medieval World | Lecture 13 - 16 | Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Bernard of Clairvaux Abelard and Héloïse Peter Lombard and the Sentences |
| Great Minds of the Medieval World | Lecture 17 - 20 | Thomas Aquinas William of Ockham and John Duns Scotus Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Alighieri Francesco Petrarch |
| Great Minds of the Medieval World | Lecture 21 - 24 | Lorenzo de' Medici Christine de Pisan Sir Thomas Malory and Le morte d'Arthur William Caxton and the birth of printing. |
| Consolation of Philosophy | Briefings 1-16 | Book 1: The Sorrow of Boethius Book 2: The Vanity of Fortune's Gifts Book 3: True Happiness and False Book 4: Good and Ill Fortune Book 5: Free will and God's Foreknowledge |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | 992 pages | Audio version: - Volume 1 - Volume 2 Le Morte d'Arthur study guide |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | Arthurian Legend lecture by Professor Dorsey Armstrong - excavation at Tintagel date to 5th and 6th century. Tintagel is the traditional location of Igraine's, wife of Goriois, impregnation by Uther Pendragon - archelogical findings at Cadbury hill next to Glastonberry, traditional location of Arthur's death and burial | |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | |
| Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | Le morte d' Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (1485) | |
| Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) | 368 pages | Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) |
| Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) | Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) | |
| Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) | Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (1380s) | |
| Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | 630 pages | A collection of 24 stories written in Middle English between 1387 and 1400 Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer Website: - The Canterbury Tales Audio version Part 1 Part 2 SparkNotes Study Guide |
| Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | The Canterbury Tales: Summary and Analysis | |
| Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | The General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales: Summary, Analysis and Criticism PILGRIMS: (24) Chaucer (The Narrator) Knight Squire (knight's son) Yoeman (foresters or outdoorsman) Nun (Prioress) Monk Friar (Hubert) (a limiter, limited to where he can beg) Merchant (member of wealthy middleclass) Oxford Cleric (a student) Sergeant of Law (an attorney) The Franklin (a land owner) Guildsman (haberdasher, carpenter, dyer, weaver) Cook Skipper (the shipman) Doctor (the physic) Wife of Bathe The Parson (he practiced what he preached) The Plowman The Miller (Robin) The Manciple (steward at a law school) The Reeve (the manager of an estate) Summoner (sums sinners to church court trials) Pardoner (sells pardons) Harry Bailey (the host) | |
| Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | Character chart | |
| Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1400) | |
| Dante Alighiere, Purgatorio | Purgatorio: Cantos 1 - 11 | |
| Dante Alighiere, Purgatorio | Purgatorio: Cantos 12 - 22 | |
| Dante Alighiere, Purgatorio | Purgatorio: Cantos 23 - 33 | |
| Dante Alighiere, Paradisio | Purgatorio: Cantos 1 - 11 | |
| Dante Alighiere, Paradisio | Purgatorio: Cantos 12 - 22 | |
| Dante Alighiere, Paradisio | Purgatorio: Cantos 23 - 33 | |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 1, 2 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 3, 4 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 5, 6 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 7, 8 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 9, 10 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 11, 12 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 13, 14 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 15, 16 | Inferno |
| The Dante Course | Fall Lecture 17, 18 | Inferno |
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