Rome

[close] Employees and friends of Darlington School who enjoy reading and gathering together to socialize and discuss.

[close] Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana - This reading group will explore the realm of world history ranging from the cradle of civilization around 10,000 BCE to the present. It will focus on books covering specific time periods, places, people, games, food, geography, literature, navigation, warfare, art, architecture, science, poetry, drama, epics, trade, languages, mythology, archaeology, religion and much more. The works will be selected by active members through monthly polls. Hopefully this journey will be enriching and strongly inspired by the muse of history.

[close] A group focused on journeying through history with the help of Will and Ariel Durant's holistic view of Western Civilisation. (See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18592352-illuminating-history). Currently we are approaching the realm of Greece beginning with the early Aegean civilisation and moving towards Classical Greece and Hellenism. You may also want to check out https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/58875-peregrinations-reading-through-the-ages Ancient Greece: Large version: http://ancient-greece.org/images/maps/map-divisions/9-greece.jpg

[close] This group examines & discusses the creation of Christianity from the point of view of its creation by certain Romans via their motives and evidence. There should be Q&A's, books and other related items discussed.