Greek Economic Crisis Classical Reference Bingo

July 14, 2015 by NevilleMorley

Original idea from @cath_fletcher, but we’ve had so many more since then…

Posted in Musings | Tagged classical reception | 5 Comments

on July 14, 2015 at 8:06 pm | Reply NevilleMorley

Oh look, here’s another one… http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/14/history-shows-how-the-greek-crisis-could-pan-out?CMP=soc_3156
on July 15, 2015 at 1:13 am | Reply Wolfgang Kessler

Let us not forget the ship of state (the helm of which Dr Tsipras has pledged not to abandon).
on July 15, 2015 at 8:34 am | Reply Greece: making a drama out of a crisis | Catherine Fletcher

[…] with Neville Morley (who’s far more expert in these matters than I am), I’ve been playing a spot of […]
on July 15, 2015 at 8:35 am | Reply NevilleMorley

Sensible summary from economist John Quiggin, who tends to make sense about lots of things, at http://crookedtimber.org/2015/07/15/after-melos/; not dramatically original (thought interesting comment that Melian arguments ought to convince a rational hegemon), but compared with a lot of the nonsense that continues to be broadcast…
on July 15, 2015 at 8:38 am | Reply NevilleMorley

And in response to JQ’s tweet on this, a claim to the earliest reference to the Melian Dialogue (the first I’ve actually seen in French, but I haven’t been looking): http://blog.francetvinfo.fr/classe-eco/2015/01/04/la-grece-passera-t-elle-2015-dans-leuro.html

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