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January 17, 2008 01:32 AM EST -- Records show that there really was a real man named Aesop who told real fables. He lived in ancient Greece, about six hundred years BC. One of the early historians, Herodotus, who also spoke of . . . more
January 15, 2008 09:18 AM EST -- Book Review: The Fables of Aesop Based on the texts of L'Estrange and Croxall  When my children were very young and we were homeschooling, I incorporated into our history and geography . . . more
January 18, 2008 03:52 PM EST -- Have you ever heard of the wealth of Croesus? Well it is not a myth! There was really a King of Lydia, the last one in fact, who ruled from 560 to 546 BC. He captured major Greek cities in Western Anatolia . . . more
January 20, 2008 09:51 PM EST -- Like Socrates, and other later Greek teachers, Aesop did not write out his teachings, but gave them by word of mouth, to be copied down by his hearers. That is why no collection of fables can be definitely . . . more
January 22, 2008 02:13 AM EST -- Aesop knew what it was like to be a slave. He had once had two masters. But now he was a free man. "One of the privileges of a freedman in the ancient republics of Greece, was the permission . . . more
January 24, 2008 07:22 PM EST -- In his travels, Aesop visited Athens, Corinth, and many other cities and provinces, teaching the people by means of fables. He reasoned wisely that while men do not like to be told their faults outright, . . . more
January 28, 2008 03:11 AM EST -- Aesop for Today, January 28 In Germany, the Reformers thought highly of Aesop's Fables , and used them vigorously against their opponents. Martin Luther even began a new translation of them, and . . . more
January 29, 2008 06:58 AM EST -- Aesop for Today, January 29 Aesop lives on today in many forms. There are storybooks filled with beautiful illustrations and easy to understand wording created just for small children. We have books . . . more
January 25, 2008 10:52 AM EST -- Book Review:  DK's The Children's Illustrated Jewish Bible Stories retold by Laaren Brown and Lenny Hort Illustrated by Eric Thomas Consultants: Canton Diane Dorf and Rabbi Steven . . . more
January 30, 2008 09:37 PM EST -- Aesop for Today, January 30  Aesop and the Figs Over the past 2,600 plus years, stories about Aesop as a historical figure remain contradictory . Most confusing are the descriptions of Aesop's . . . more
February 01, 2008 08:10 PM EST -- Stories of Aesop and Xanthus the Philosopher In the early 1400's, knowledge about the life of Aesop came from the research of Maximus Planudes , a monk of Constantinope, who was sent on an embassy . . . more
January 23, 2008 11:29 PM EST -- According to one legend, Aesop acquired his skill of writing Fables when he helped a priestess of the goddess Isis. Isis response was to help the slave, Aesop. He was "kissed" by the Muses . . . more
January 25, 2008 12:39 PM EST -- In the year 1610, Nevelet, a Swiss scholar, created a collection of Aesop's fables. This version has been the standard form of Aesop's collection since . For more than three centuries since . . . more
February 05, 2008 02:51 AM EST -- Aesop for Today, February 5 In reading this new resource (Keith Hopkins) about the relationship between the Philosopher Xanthus and his newly acquired slave, Aesop, there arises a conflict in the . . . more
February 07, 2008 08:23 PM EST -- Another "historical" account of Aesop can be found in the writings of L'Estrange.  This is an example of the writing of Sir Roger L'Estrange . "It was AEsop's . . . more
February 08, 2008 05:44 AM EST -- Here are more stories from the works of L'Estrange . "SOME two or three days after [ Xanthus brought Aesop home], Xanthus took AEsop along with him to a Garden to buy some Herbs." . . . more
February 11, 2008 11:33 PM EST -- Again, as with the past several articles containing stories about Aesop, this segment is taken from the writings of L'Estrange. They are more fiction than fact, but very entertaining to read. . . . more
February 12, 2008 10:34 PM EST -- In a couple of the articles I've written about Aesop , we find that his philosopher owner, Xanthus, has been irritated with the mischevous nature of his slave, and is looking for a good reason to . . . more
February 15, 2008 03:56 AM EST -- In this story of Xanthus the philosopher and his slave Aesop, Xanthus makes some ridiculous wager while drunk. Now it was up to Aesop to save his master's pride.   "THERE happened . . . more
March 01, 2008 09:02 PM EST -- How Aesop Wins His Freedom Now Aesop bore up well all the years of his slavery, dealing with the indignity and drudgery of his status. Yet he was aware of his own value not only to his master Xanthus . . . more
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