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Simonides Of Ceos Research Paper

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While at a banquet, or so the story goes, Simonides of Ceos, an ancient Greek poet, received word that two young men were waiting outside to see him. As he left the dining hall, it collapsed behind him. During the excavation of the rubble, Simonides was called upon to name each guest killed. Though their bodies had been crushed beyond recognition, he was able to identify them by recalling their positions (loci in Latin) at the table. Later, Simonides used this experience to develop the “method of loci,” a technique for memorizing. Using this method, you associate the items you need to remember with locations on a familiar route, or with rooms in your house, or, as Simonides did, seats around a table. For the system to work for you, the location

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