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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2024-11-21, day precision Aliases: greek-eloquences

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Greek Eloquence

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Okay? So that's the Iliad and the Odyssey. Does that make sense? And again, the argument is love is the basis of civilization. It..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Okay? So that's the Iliad and the Odyssey. Does that make sense? And again, the argument is love is the basis of civilization. It..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Rome's War To Defeat Homer (2024-11-21, day precision).

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Jiang begins the Aeneid contrast by noting that Virgil opens with the Trojan Horse, where Greek eloquence makes a false story believable.

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Rome's War To Defeat Homer

2024-11-21, day precision · Civilization #17: Homer, Vergil, and the War for the Soul of Rome

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"Okay? So that's the Iliad and the Odyssey. Does that make sense? And again, the argument is love is the basis of civilization. It..."

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