The Rome that lives on in memory owes its legacy to one of its greatest historians: Livy. As we read some of his writings, we'll discuss the following questions: <ol> <li>What made Livy unique among historians in his time?</li> <li>Why does the story of the Sabine women hold such a prominent place in Roman memory?</li> <li>How does Livy narrate the Roman sense of honor?</li> </ol> Recommended Reading: Livy. <a href= "https://a.co/d/htNvpG0">Stories of Rome</a>. Translated by Roger Nichols. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Livy. <a href="https://a.co/d/1e8Vktc">The History of Rome, Books 1-5</a>. Translated by Valerie M. Warrior. Indiana: Hackett Publishing Company, 2006.

The Rome that lives on in memory owes its legacy to one of its greatest historians: Livy. As we read some of his writings, we'll discuss the following questions: What made Livy unique among historians in his time? Why does the story of the Sabine women hold such a prominent place in Roman memory? How does Livy narrate the Roman sense of honor? Recommended Reading: Livy. Stories of Rome. Translated by Roger Nichols. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Livy. The History of Rome, Books 1-5. Translated by Valerie M. Warrior. Indiana: Hackett Publishing Company, 2006.

The Rome that lives on in memory owes its legacy to one of its greatest historians: Livy. As we read some of his writings, we'll discuss the following questions: <ol> <li>What made Livy unique among historians in his time?</li> <li>Why does the story of the Sabine women hold such a prominent place in Roman memory?</li> <li>How does Livy narrate the Roman sense of honor?</li> </ol> Recommended Reading: Livy. <a href="https://a.co/d/htNvpG0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stories of Rome</a>. Translated by Roger Nichols. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Livy. <a href="https://a.co/d/1e8Vktc" rel="noopener noreferrer">The History of Rome, Books 1-5</a>. Translated by Valerie M. Warrior. Indiana: Hackett Publishing Company, 2006.

Myth and Memory: Livy's Stories of Rome

Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. 

In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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