DISCOVER THE
PERPETUALLY ILLUMINATING HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY,
& CULTURE OF THE

ANCIENT GREEKS.


DISCOVER THE PERPETUALLY

ILLUMINATING HISTORY,

PHILOSOPHY, & CULTURE

 OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS.




IN THE CENTURIES FROM
HOMER TO ALEXANDER

THE GREEKS INVENTED THE
WAY WE THINK, FEEL, & LIVE.







IN THE CENTURIES FROM
HOMER TO ALEXANDER

THE GREEKS INVENTED THE WAY WE THINK,
FEEL, & LIVE.







FREEDOM, BEAUTY, EDUCATION, MEDICINE,

DEMOCRACY, POETRY

ART, COMEDY, JUSTICE

–& OF COURSE PHILOSOPHY–
ALL CAME OUT OF THE GREEKS STRIVING TO MAKE HUMAN EXISTENCE SAFER,
FAIRER, & MORE
ENRICHING





FREEDOM, BEAUTY, EDUCATION,

MEDICINE, DEMOCRACY, ART,
POETRY, COMEDY, JUSTICE

—AND OF COURSE PHILOSOPHY—
ALL CAME OUT OF THE GREEKS

STRIVING TO MAKE OUR EXISTENCE

SAFER, FAIRER, & MORE ENRICHING






AND I'VE BEEN OBSESSED WITH

THEIR CULTURE & CIVILISATION FOR OVER A DECADE NOW.










AND I'VE BEEN OBSESSED
WITH THEIR CULTURE &
CIVILISATION FOR
A DECADE NOW.






I'VE BEEN SHARING
MY HELLENIC PASSION THROUGH THE NEW
CAVALIER READING SOCIETY SINCE 2021
& I WORK AS A

PRIVATE TOUR

GUIDE IN ATHENS.


I'VE EVEN MADE THE ULTIMATE PILGRIMAGE—

AND WALKED FROM ATHENS TO SPARTA.


I'VE BEEN SHARING MY HELLENIC

PASSION THROUGH THE NEW
CAVALIER READING SOCIETY

SINCE 2021 AND I WORK

AS A PRIVATE TOUR

GUIDE IN ATHENS.


I'VE EVEN MADE THE ULTIMATE
PILIGRIMAGE—AND WALKED
FROM ATHENS TO SPARTA.



I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT ONLY WITH A GROUNDING IN ANCIENT GREEK HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY ARE THE PAST, THE PRESENT, & THE FUTURE TRULY COMPREHENSIBLE.


AND INDEED THE
HELLENIC OUTLOOK
—WITH ITS ORIGINALITY
& ITS WISDOM—

MAKES LIFE ITSELF
MORE SERENE,
MORE FULFILLING,
& ALL THE MORE
ENJOYABLE.








I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT ONLY WITH
A GROUNDING IN ANCIENT GREEK
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY ARE
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, & THE FUTURE

TRULY COMPREHENSIBLE.


INDEED THE HELLENIC OUTLOOK
—WITH ITS ORIGINALITY & ITS WISDOM—

MAKES LIFE ITSELF MORE SERENE,

MORE FULFILLING, & ALL THE

MORE ENJOYABLE.










AND IT'S THAT GROUNDING

THAT I IMPART TO YOU
—THAT ORIGINALITY & WISDOM I'M ABLE
TO SHARE—IN




AND IT'S THAT GROUNDING

THAT I IMPART TO YOU
—THAT ORIGINALITY & WISDOM
  THAT I'M ABLE TO SHARE—

IN


SO LET ME QUICKLY
EXPLAIN HOW OUR
   SEMESTER WORKS...




SO LET ME QUICKLY EXPLAIN
   HOW OUR SEMESTER WORKS...



OVER 8 WEEKS
(OR AT YOUR OWN
CHOSEN PACE)

YOU'LL TRACE THE INCREDIBLE PATH OF
GREEK HISTORY WHILE EXPLORING ITS INTELLECTUAL,
POLITICAL, & SPIRITUAL
INNOVATIONS—
INCLUDING:








OVER 8 WEEKS
(OR AT YOUR OWN PACE)

YOU'LL TRACE THE INCREDIBLE PATH OF

GREEK HISTORY WHILE EXPLORING 

ITS INTELLECTUAL, POLITICAL, &
SPIRITUAL INNOVATIONS—
INCLUDING:





— GLORY —

The poetry of Homer, the complaint of Achilles,
fate, immortality, & the heroic ideal.


 — JUSTICE —

Greek religion, divine equilibrium,

natural law,  & the folly of hope.


— FREEDOM —

Sparta, hoplites, revolution, 

& the Athenian Abe Lincoln.


— EQUALITY —

History's first Renaissance, the invention

of art, & the first ever democracy.






— HUBRIS —

Good & Evil, free speech & slavery,
and 2 wars against the Persian Empire.


— TRAGEDY —

Pericles, theatre, the Parthenon

and the Athenian Golden Age.


— FILOSOFÍA —

Education, morality—& a love of wisdom so strong
that an Ancient Greek chooses to die for it.


— DEATH —

Plato, Alexander 'the Great', and the

  search for happiness within ourselves...






 — GLORY —

The poetry of Homer, the complaint
of Achilles, fate, immortality,
& the heroic ideal.

 — JUSTICE —

Greek religion, divine equilibrium,

natural law,  & the folly of hope.


— FREEDOM —

Sparta, hoplites, revolution, 

& the Athenian Abe Lincoln.


— EQUALITY —

History's first Renaissance, the invention

of art, & the first ever democracy.


— HUBRIS —

Good & Evil, free speech & slavery,
and 2 wars against the Persian Empire.


— TRAGEDY —

Pericles, the Parthenon, Poetic Drama,

and the Athenian Golden Age.


— FILOSOFÍA —

Education, morality—& a love of wisdom
so strong that an Ancient Greek
chooses to die for it.


— DEATH —

Plato, Alexander 'the Great', and the

  search for happiness within ourselves...






STRUCTURED AROUND OUR SPECIALLY WRITTEN

(AND NOVELIST-CRAFTED) HISTORIES—


EACH WEEK YOU'LL HAVE
A 1-ON-1 DISCUSSION

WITH YOUR TUTOR


SO THAT I CAN CLARIFY, ELABORATE,
& ANSWER ALL OF YOUR
QUESTIONS.







STRUCTURED AROUND OUR SPECIALLY WRITTEN

(AND NOVELIST-CRAFTED) HISTORIES,


EACH WEEK YOU'LL HAVE A 1-ON-1 DISCUSSION WITH

YOUR TUTOR


SO THAT I CAN CLARIFY, ELABORATE,
& ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.




(And so that I can tell you all the random cool stuff that doesn’t make it into the VERY
super-serious essays—
like how the word 'tantalising' comes from the gods' punishment of Tantalos after he tried to trick them into eating their own grandchildren!)

(And so that I can tell you

all the random cool stuff

that doesn’t make it into the

VERY super-serious essays

—like how the word "tantalising" comes from the gods' punishment of Tantalos after he tried to trick them
into eating their own grandchildren!)

YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE OUR APOPHTHEGMATA

—A BOOK OF QUOTATIONS
BY AND ABOUT THE

ANCIENT GREEKS

AND ATHANATOS—
ALL YOUR DIGITAL
READING IN A
YOURS-TO-PERUSE-FOREVER
PAPERBACK.

YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE OUR APOPHTHEGMATA

—A BOOK OF QUOTATIONS
BY AND ABOUT THE

ANCIENT GREEKS

AND ATHANATOS—
ALL YOUR DIGITAL
READING IN A
YOURS-TO-PERUSE-FOREVER
PAPERBACK.





READ YOUR
INTRODUCTION TO
AN INTRODUCTION:





READ YOUR
INTRODUCTION TO
AN INTRODUCTION :






OUR SEMESTER
CONTAINS NO
AI CONTENT,

NO AUTO-GENERATED EMAILS,

NO ALGORITHMIC
ECHO CHAMBERS.



IT'S JUST YOU, ME,

& THE ANCIENT GREEKS.









OUR SEMESTER CONTAINS NO AI CONTENT,

NO AUTO-GENERATED EMAILS,

NO ALGORITHMIC ECHO CHAMBERS.



IT'S JUST YOU, ME,

& THE ANCIENT GREEKS.





SO IF YOU'D LIKE
TO RECONNECT
WITH 3000 YEARS
OF HISTORY,

TO DISCOVER THE

ORIGINAL WELLSPRINGS

OF YOUR OWN CULTURE,

AND TO HAVE YOUR
OWN PRIVATE TUTOR
AS YOU EXPLORE THE
UNIQUE GENIUS OF
  ANCIENT GREECE...




SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO RECONNECT
WITH 3,000 YEARS OF HISTORY,




TO DISCOVER THE

ORIGINAL WELLSPRINGS

OF YOUR OWN CULTURE,


AND TO HAVE YOUR OWN

PRIVATE TUTOR AS YOU
EXPLORE THE UNIQUE
GENIUS OF ANCIENT GREECE...






THEN I SINCERELY INVITE
YOU TO SIGN UP FOR






THEN I SINCERELY INVITE YOU
TO SIGN UP FOR

IN OUR 8-WEEK SEMESTER YOU'LL


• Become fully conversant with the
political, cultural, & spiritual history
of Western Civilisation's
foundational youth.



• Have 1-on-1 tutorial discussions, 
at a time of your choosing,

with your tutor each week.



• Set the pace of your own learning:
you choose the intervals at which
you receive our essays.



• Have ongoing access to our
Members' Library— with DECADES
of downloadable reading.



• Receive our Apophthegmata—
a book of quotations by or
about the Ancient Greeks.



• Receive Athanatos—
your digital readings in paperback,
with the notes from our tutorial discussions.



• Enrol upfront and save >10%,
   or enrol monthly & pay as you explore. 


UPFRONT ENROLMENT


USD275

ENROL NOW

Please note: enrolment
will convert to AUD at sign-up

FORTNIGHTLY

USD320

(4 X USD80)

ENROL NOW

IN OUR 8-WEEK SEMESTER YOU'LL


• Become fully conversant with the
political, cultural, & spiritual history of
Western Civilisation's foundational youth.



• Be able to schedule 1-on-1 tutorials,

at a time of your choosing,

with your tutor each week.



• Set the pace of your own learning:
you choose the intervals at which
you receive our essays.



• Have ongoing access to our Members' Library—
with DECADES of downloadable reading.



• Receive our Apophthegmata—
a book of quotations by or
about the Ancient Greeks.



• Receive Athanatos—
your digital readings in paperback,
with the notes from our tutorial discussions.



• Enrol upfront and save >10%,
   or enrol monthly & pay as you explore: 


UPFRONT


USD275


FORTNIGHTLY

USD320

(4 X USD80)

Please note: enrolment will convert to AUD at sign-up

ENROL NOW
ENROL NOW

If you have any questions about enrolment, or about how our semester works, feel very free to email me at:
membership@newcavalierreadingsociety.com


And after signing up you'll receive an email from your tutor explaining what's next—and getting you started on your adventure through the 5 centuries that will take you from the wrath of Achilles to the death
of Alexander!



Questions about enrolment or about how our semester works?

Feel very free to email me at:
membership@newcavalierreadingsociety.com


After signing up you'll receive an email from your tutor, Joshua Humphreys,

explaining what's next and getting you started on your adventure

from the wrath of Achilles to the death of Alexander!