thenickelguy Posted December 7, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 7, 2022 I have been taking online courses on the Hillsdale College website. I plan to take them all. I have finished 11 so far of the 36 or so mini courses. They are free and on average, I would estimate there are about 8 hours of lectures involved in each. Now I know that these are very much condensed courses, but I am learning a lot and take what I learn there to look around elsewhere on the internet to enhance and broaden my knowledge on each subject. For ancient coin collectors, these two courses have given me a better understanding of the people of the times. Not so much a connection to the coinage. But wow, I find this exciting. Some of you are probably well educated in ancient history and might find this old hat but for people like me, you might be very surprised. The story of Athens and Sparta andThe Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic Learning about Cato the Elder, then the civil war with Marius and Sulla blew my mind. I'm a pretty old guy but there's always something new to learn. and next I plan to take Great Books 101: Ancient to Medieval 13 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted December 7, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) FWIW, I mostly learn by reading. The following are works I've read in the last year. Roman The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireSuetonius: The Twelve Caesars Civil War Una Gionata nell'Antica Roma Imperio: Villaggio nell'Impero di Roma seguendo una Moneta Twelve Caesars (Mary Beard) The Consolation of Philosophy GeneralMonumental Coins: Buildings and Structures in Ancient Coinage The Athenian Empire: Using Coins as Sources The Hellenistic World: Using Coins as Sources Greek Ghost on the Throne Anabasis of Alexander The Alexander Romance The Geography of Strabo Hesiod and TheognisClassical Mythology (Morford) Menander: Plays and Fragments The Macedonian Phalanx (Taylor) Theophrastus: Characters The Greek World After Alexander The Macedonian War Machine Olympias: Mother of Alexander the Great Xenophon: Hellenika Xenophon: Anabasis Quintus Curtius Rufus: The History of Alexander Diodotus Siculus: Books 16-20 Women and Monarchy in Macedonia A History of Cyprus Volume 1 Phoenicians: Lebanon's Epic Heritage Memnon Edited December 7, 2022 by kirispupis 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted December 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) ..my love for history brought me to ancient ( + others) coins in the 1st place Mike...it's ALL good! 🙂 Edited December 7, 2022 by ominus1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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