Sorry about missing your class on the 19th, i was attending a Renaissance wedding, really cool. But thats neither here nor there. Im writing to let you know about the Confrence that i had attended the saturday before. It was the Greaco- Roman Confrence of the MCL, Maine Classical League. The first presenter opened up by quoting Herodutus, saying that he was not only the first historian but many believe that he was the first person to write novels. In his history he would often insert funny scenes, and hilarious dialogue, which had not been seen earlier.
The second presenter focused on Greek medicine. and primarily on the masculine sex. She first explained how women are more blood based then men, thus the reason for the menstral cycle. Men were thought to be hard and brittle, which consisted mostly of biles and some blood, where women were moist and wet, thus resulting in more blood. If a man was to come down with a certain disorder, then he was to change his diet, change his exercise patterns. some times these changes would only need to be done for a week, while others may take up to three years, and a cure was never absolute. If a woman was to come down with a disorder, then she would merely need to be with her husband... sex was their cure. They also used blood letting as a cure, hoping to rid the body of the disease through the blood.
The last presenter had focused on history in art, and her primary focus for the talk consisted of Alexander the Great, and wether or not he had had sexual relations with the Persian king that he had conquered. I think that one of the frescos that has been discovered was titled, "The Rape of ____" i cant remember the kings name. and in this some believe that it is literal, but others feel that it is to describe how he was conquered, in many tales they describe the taking of a city as "the raping of a city". But in the picture you see a determind but concerned Alexander and almost like the persian king is reaching out to Alexander... The interpretations are numerous, but i personally feel that because some large chunks of the painting are missing, a deffinate answer can not be drawn from the artwork.
Over all the presentations had interesting topics and some good discussions followed after the speech was given.
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Sorry about missing your class on the 19th, i was attending a Renaissance wedding, really cool. But thats neither here nor there. Im writing to let you know about the Confrence that i had attended the saturday before. It was the Greaco- Roman Confrence of the MCL, Maine Classical League. The first presenter opened up by quoting Herodutus, saying that he was not only the first historian but many believe that he was the first person to write novels. In his history he would often insert funny scenes, and hilarious dialogue, which had not been seen earlier.
The second presenter focused on Greek medicine. and primarily on the masculine sex. She first explained how women are more blood based then men, thus the reason for the menstral cycle. Men were thought to be hard and brittle, which consisted mostly of biles and some blood, where women were moist and wet, thus resulting in more blood. If a man was to come down with a certain disorder, then he was to change his diet, change his exercise patterns. some times these changes would only need to be done for a week, while others may take up to three years, and a cure was never absolute. If a woman was to come down with a disorder, then she would merely need to be with her husband... sex was their cure. They also used blood letting as a cure, hoping to rid the body of the disease through the blood.
The last presenter had focused on history in art, and her primary focus for the talk consisted of Alexander the Great, and wether or not he had had sexual relations with the Persian king that he had conquered. I think that one of the frescos that has been discovered was titled, "The Rape of ____" i cant remember the kings name. and in this some believe that it is literal, but others feel that it is to describe how he was conquered, in many tales they describe the taking of a city as "the raping of a city". But in the picture you see a determind but concerned Alexander and almost like the persian king is reaching out to Alexander... The interpretations are numerous, but i personally feel that because some large chunks of the painting are missing, a deffinate answer can not be drawn from the artwork.
Over all the presentations had interesting topics and some good discussions followed after the speech was given.
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