AN EXPERIENCE
3000 YEARS IN
THE MAKING...
AN EXPERIENCE 3000 YEARS IN THE MAKING...
After a decade of
studying, teaching
(& living)
the Ancient Greeks—
I have at last turned all
that I know of the
Hellenic genius into THE
Athenian historical experience...
After a decade of studying, teaching
(& living) the Ancient Greeks—
I have at last turned all that
I know of the Hellenic genius into
THE Athenian historical experience.
WITH JOSHVA HVMPHREYS
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2023
WITH JOSHVA HVMPHREYS
OCT - NOV 2023
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A complete historical introduction to the wisest of all cities,
The Stones Of Athens Tour
is a series of OPEN-AIR LECTURES on history, philosophy, & genius
WITH ATHENS HERSELF
—her hilltops, her ruins, her museums—
AS YOUR LECTURE THEATRE
THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ATHENS
IS AN EPIC THE WISDOM & EXCELLENCE
OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN SURPASSED.
For millennia the cultural capital of the world,
the art, the temples, the ruins of Athens—tell an
incredible tale of revolution & reform, education
& excellence, resistance & war, democracy & freedom.
And still today Athens' spiritual & intellectual
history can be read upon her every native stone.
THE AUDACITY OF ATHENIAN HISTORY
IS EQUALLED ONLY BY THE BEAUTY OF HER
LANDSCAPE AND THE GENIUS OF HER PEOPLE.
How and why did Athens become
the home of art, freedom, & philosophy?
What was the character of a people who invented
beauty, immortality, tragedy, comedy, democracy—
and became the envy of every subsequent civilisation?
.
Among the astonishing temples,
glorious ruins, & breathtaking
vistas—each & every stone of
Athens KNOWS something.
But the city of Athena can only
tell us her secrets if we know
where to look for them.
So together we'll explore:
· MYTHOLOGY, & what we can learn from the immortal gods of Greece.
· INNOVATION, and how the Athenians created culture as we know it.
· FREEDOM, and its political, personal, & philosophical origins.
· JUSTICE, and the warnings we should heed from its disappearance.
· THE ACROPOLIS, & what architecture tells us about power & piety.
· POETRY, and the profound message of tragedy.
· PHILOSOPHY, & the genius of the world's greatest thinkers.
And if you'll meet me in Athens at sunrise,
as we look across to the hill of hills,
I can begin passing on to you all
the vivifying & freeing lessons
contained within the
stones of Athens...
TAKING PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER THIS OCTOBER & NOVEMBER,
not only puts you in the shade of the Parthenon
and sets your gaze before those of the Caryatids—
BUT WALKS YOU THROUGH WHAT
EACH AND EVERY STONE OF
ATHENS MEANS.
Consisting of 2 consecutive half-days
—BEGINNING WITH A SUNRISE OVER
THE ACROPOLIS & ENDING WITH
A PHILOSOPHICAL SUNSET—
there are 9 tour dates
to choose from between
October 11th & November 10th
And IF YOU'D LIKE TO MEET
the Ancient Athenians IN
their incredible city,
AND to walk through the
centuries that INVENTED THE
way we think, feel, & live
—with a novelist &
historian as your guide—
THEN...