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Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by macintosh-hd » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 8:57 PM UTC

mjcohen wrote: post #20

paxys wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They removed the Experimental tag. It is a full browser now, and has a built-in reader mode.

Tried it, and you are right about experimental being gone. I tried signing into google and got a message about browser doesn't support Javascript. Gave up.

I got there just by searching directly and it works. I wish the reader mode had an option to make it work like a book though, web scrolling is a nightmare on this thing.

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by erehweb » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:00 PM UTC

If you are interested in the Roman Republic and board games, you should check out Republic of Rome, which has the interesting feature that without some cooperation among the players, the Republic will fall to barbarians or the mob and everyone will lose.

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by dfox » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:23 PM UTC

rs_rs_rs_rs_rs wrote: post #7

mertbio wrote: post #2

I love almost everything on this blog but it is super hard for me to read long texts on a screen. Would be amazing if the author publishes each series as a book.

It's the choice of colors that make it hard for me. Reader Mode in Firefox makes it much better and easier on the eyes.

Quite recently on ACOUP appeared an button to switch the color scheme (the circle with flame emoji in the lower left corner). Somewhat ironically for me (who mostly reads it on iPhone) the button itself is somewhat distracting while I'm perfectly fine with the original dark color scheme.

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by tome » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:24 PM UTC

asimpletune wrote: post #11

For those who are interested, my friends and I have a book club that intersects with a lot of these kinds of topics. It's called Public Works because it’s dedicated to reading books in the public domain. We're in the middle of reading Thucydides right now, and it’s part of a larger arc on classical antiquity. All are welcome. Meeting information is on the website ( https://r33d.org ) which is updated at the end of ev…

If you're interested in lectures I can recommend The Peloponnesian War by Kenneth Harl published by The Great Courses (also available on Audible). It's one of the best lecture series I've listened to in any subject.

https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/peloponnesian-war

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by paxys » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:29 PM UTC

mjcohen wrote: post #20

paxys wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They removed the Experimental tag. It is a full browser now, and has a built-in reader mode.

Tried it, and you are right about experimental being gone. I tried signing into google and got a message about browser doesn't support Javascript. Gave up.

You can turn JS on or off from settings, but IMO having limited support is a feature. The average site would wreck havoc on a Kindle's processor and battery life if it could run all scripts normally.

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by dmoy » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:32 PM UTC

jwhitlark wrote: post #16

asimpletune wrote: post #11

For those who are interested, my friends and I have a book club that intersects with a lot of these kinds of topics. It's called Public Works because it’s dedicated to reading books in the public domain. We're in the middle of reading Thucydides right now, and it’s part of a larger arc on classical antiquity. All are welcome. Meeting information is on the website ( https://r33d.org ) which is updated at the end of ev…

If you are interested in physical copies, I highly recommend "The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War" , and others in the Landmark series. I got a lot more out of it with all the maps and explanations. Very well done.

It isn't public domain though, I don't think.

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by henjodottech » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:40 PM UTC

asimpletune wrote: post #11

For those who are interested, my friends and I have a book club that intersects with a lot of these kinds of topics. It's called Public Works because it’s dedicated to reading books in the public domain. We're in the middle of reading Thucydides right now, and it’s part of a larger arc on classical antiquity. All are welcome. Meeting information is on the website ( https://r33d.org ) which is updated at the end of ev…

It seems the Thucydides book is a new translation - not in public domain?

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by toyg » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:54 PM UTC

It is fairly spectacular how the system of "clientes" (from which clientele etc etc), which the Romans effectively invented, is still the (unspoken) norm in so many modern countries, more than 2300 years later.

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by toyg » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:58 PM UTC

asimpletune wrote: post #11

For those who are interested, my friends and I have a book club that intersects with a lot of these kinds of topics. It's called Public Works because it’s dedicated to reading books in the public domain. We're in the middle of reading Thucydides right now, and it’s part of a larger arc on classical antiquity. All are welcome. Meeting information is on the website ( https://r33d.org ) which is updated at the end of ev…

> Bologna, Italy time

Mo' soccmel, what a precise timezone. Do you use the clock over Palazzo d'Accursio? ;)

Re: How to Roman Republic 101

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Post by Archelaos » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 10:01 PM UTC

henjodottech wrote: post #27

asimpletune wrote: post #11

For those who are interested, my friends and I have a book club that intersects with a lot of these kinds of topics. It's called Public Works because it’s dedicated to reading books in the public domain. We're in the middle of reading Thucydides right now, and it’s part of a larger arc on classical antiquity. All are welcome. Meeting information is on the website ( https://r33d.org ) which is updated at the end of ev…

It seems the Thucydides book is a new translation - not in public domain?

The translator Steven Lattimore is still alive. GP probably won't live to see the translation become public domain. As an alternative: read the J. M. Dent translation and then, if you want to study it from first principles, learn Ancient Greek for the real thing.[1]

[1] http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLi...