Ian Tewksbury

Classics Graduate Student, Stanford University

Ian Tewksbury is a Classics graduate student at Stanford University in California. His primary research interests include archaic poetry and ancient philosophy. He works on the digitalisation of Homeric manuscripts for the Homer Multitext project.

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Written by Ian Tewksbury

Painting of people lounging amid abundant pink rose petals in an opulent ancient setting, featuring columns and a musician.

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Thinkers and theories

Plato in Sicily

Plato travelled to the decadent strife-torn court of Syracuse three times, risking his life to create a philosopher-king

Nick Romeo & Ian Tewksbury

A large group of people forming a human tower, their arms interlocked as some climb higher; a tradition in Catalonia.

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Politics and government

Rebirth of the body politic

Individualism is not a sufficient foundation for social life: the image of the body politic reminds us that we are all one

Nick Romeo & Ian Tewksbury