Republics and Revolutions Reading Group (Winter 2022)

is a dinner reading group for young professionals in the Bay Area that meets 1-2 times per month. The reading group aims to introduce the political history of Greek and Roman democracies and republics to those who may not have had the opportunity to study these topics before. Our particular focus is on the causes of republican decline and fall, and how they were replaced by despotic or imperial regimes. Participants will read ancient and modern authors who seek to understand why these democracies and republics fell, and who apply this understanding to their own political situations."Republics and Revolutions"

Discussions will normally be led by , though other instructors will occasionally lead sessions.Nathan Pinkoski

For the Winter quarter (January-February 2022), . Please purchase a copy and bring it to our meetings.we shall read of Paul Rahe's this editionRepublics Ancient and Modern: Vol. I, The Ancien Régime in Classical Greece

We shall meet on the following Mondays. Dinner is provided by the Zephyr Institute, and participants are encouraged to bring drinks to share.

1. January 10th, 6:30-8 p.m. (Reading Assignment: : Prologue, Introduction and Ch. 1-4)Republics Ancient and Modern, Vol. I

2. February 14th, 6:30-8 p.m. (Reading Assignment:  Ch. 5-Epilogue)Republics Ancient and Modern, Vol. I: