March-Hare’s Meanderings

I got it in my head to do one of those “how many Loeb Classics can I read before I lapse into senescence” projects. This seems like a decent place to keep track.

I’m no spring chicken, so it’s not looking good at the outset.

I’ll consider it a win if I read 40 volumes.

May post on some other reading from time to time. We’ll see.

next up


107 Procopius: History of the Wars Volume III
234 Plato IX Timaeus, Critias, Cleitophon, Menexenus, Epistles
161 Sallust The War with Cataline
203 Josephus The Jewish War Volume I
210 Josephus The Jewish War Volume II
300 Ammianus Marcellinus Roman History Volume I
315 Ammianus Marcellinus Roman History Volume II
331 Ammianus Marcellinus Roman History Volume III
090 Xenophon Anabasis
088 Xenophon Hellenica Volume 1
089 Xenophon Hellenica Volume 2

Total Read: 5

Loeb Classics 2025

236 Arrian I Anabasis of Alexander Books 1-4
269 Arrian II Anabasis of Alexander Books 5-7 - Indica
072 Julius Caesar I The Gallic War

Loeb Classics 2026

48 Procopius History of the Wars Volume I
81 Procopius History of the Wars Volume II

First up is Arrian Anabasis of Alexander Books I-IV and Arrian Anabasis of Alexander Books V-VII Indica. Will be reading Landmark Arrian alongside the Loebs.

Tentative plan for additional Loebs…Xenophon, Polybius, and Plutarch.

Taking a dog leg into the Latin side of things with Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History Volume I Books 14-19.

Taking a dog leg to the Latin side of things with Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History, Volume I, Books 14-19

I got blown off course into Renaissance political theory for several months. Coming back to this for the fall. Adjusted my to read list. Up next is Loeb Classical Library 072: The Gallic War.

Starting off the year with Procopius. Nothing like some Byzantine shenanigans to get the juices flowing.

I started rearranging my shelves. Currently in the "what have I done" stage.

Lol, rearranging shelves is always a daunting task. So you are a Classics person, and you probably laugh when someone calls Pride and Prejudice classic.

Well, the classics thing is a side project. Mainly read philosophy and history. Also been toying with doing a great books thing since I have been reading Dante. At the least shelves are back in some sort of order with room for future growth.

Awesome!