SLOCA Somebodies: Thiruvalluvar
With all that went on in the Mediterranean area during ancient times, sometimes we can forget about important thinkers outside of the Egypt-Greece-Rome area. With that in mind, we present
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SLOCA Somebodies: Heraclitus
“No one ever steps into the same river twice.” Odds are, you’ve heard this (or something like it) before, but did you know that this famous quote comes from the
SLOCA Somebodies: Sappho
Introducing SAPPHO, this month’s feature in our Somebodies series! Another woman author from ancient times (see Enheduanna for our first such feature), Sappho is best known for her fragmented lyric
SLOCA Somebodies: Hatshepsut
It’s time for #SLOCAsomebodies! We’re back with a female pharaoh you may or may not have heard of: HATSHEPSUT. Little is known about the personality of Hatshepsut, but what is
SLOCA Somebodies: Ptahhotep
We’re back with our second SLOCA Somebody of the year. If last month’s Somebody, Enheduanna, is the first known literary author and poet, this month’s Somebody may just be the
Introducing: SLOCA Somebodies + Enheduanna!
Part of what it means to teach history well is to give students an understanding of the greats of history—great battles, great and powerful gods and mythologies, great works of
