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20 hours ago
4 min

Greek Historiography from Herodotus to Thucydides - by Peter Xiao

Herodotus and Thucydides are the two most well-known Greek historians and set a precedent for historiography in antiquity as well as today.

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Euripides' Medea: Tragic Heroine or Malignant Villain? - by Lucy Moore

Academus Education

Apr 5
5 min

Euripides' Medea: Tragic Heroine or Malignant Villain? - by Lucy Moore

Euripides' Medea is a divisive figure - is she a feminist figure and the victim of a tragedy or an evil villain who kills her own children?

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Introducing the Nine Muses - by Lucy Moore

Academus Education

Mar 31
3 min

Introducing the Nine Muses - by Lucy Moore

The Muses are the goddesses of literature and the arts, such as poetry, song and myth and were hugely influential on literature and religion

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Classical Manuscripts Decoded: Academus Resource Booklets

Academus Education

Mar 28
2 min

Classical Manuscripts Decoded: Academus Resource Booklets

Check out our resource booklets designed to decode Classical Manuscripts in Greek and Latin. Academus presents Classical Manuscripts Decoded

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Odysseus vs Batman - Ancient and Modern Concepts of Heroism - by Mansi Dhokia

Academus Education

Mar 11
5 min

Odysseus vs Batman - Ancient and Modern Concepts of Heroism - by Mansi Dhokia

Heroism is a concept that has changed from ancient to modern times, from Achilles to Superman, Odysseus to Batman and beyond!

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10 Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From The Women of Ancient Epic - by Emily Shead

Academus Education

Mar 8
6 min

10 Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From The Women of Ancient Epic - by Emily Shead

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, we want to acknowledge that Classical women were epic, especially in epic literature.

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The Portrayal of Love in Orpheus and Eurydice - by Lucy Moore

Academus Education

Mar 3
5 min

The Portrayal of Love in Orpheus and Eurydice - by Lucy Moore

Love was important in the ancient world, particularly in myth, and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice shows how love transcends life and death

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The Functions of the Greek Goddess Hecate - by Lucy Moore

Academus Education

Mar 1
5 min

The Functions of the Greek Goddess Hecate - by Lucy Moore

Hecate was the Greek goddess of magic, crossroads and other mystical things. She is a figure of intrigue who has many functions as a goddess

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Odyssey Resource Booklet - Academus x UCL Classical Play

Academus Education

Feb 20
1 min

Odyssey Resource Booklet - Academus x UCL Classical Play

Academus has partnered with the UCL Classical Play to produce a resource booklet all about the Odyssey as classicists and dramatists.

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What is Love? (According to Plato) - by Megan Bowler

Academus Education

Feb 17
6 min

What is Love? (According to Plato) - by Megan Bowler

In his Symposium, Plato asks the question 'What is Love?', exploring various philosophical responses to this question.

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Unearthing the Tenth Muse: The Greek Poet Sappho - by Lucy Moore

Academus Education

Feb 10
5 min

Unearthing the Tenth Muse: The Greek Poet Sappho - by Lucy Moore

Sappho of Lesbos was a Greek lyric poet. She is unique as she provides a female voice and shows female desire for other women in her verses.

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The Amasis Painter's Amphora 'Dionysus and the Maenads' - by Lucy Moore

Academus Education

Jan 22
5 min

The Amasis Painter's Amphora 'Dionysus and the Maenads' - by Lucy Moore

The Amasis Painter's Amphora 'Dionysus and the Maenads' is a black-figure vase depicting the god Dionysus and his female followers

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The Theban Plays of Sophocles - by Mansi Dhokia

Academus Education

Jan 20
5 min

The Theban Plays of Sophocles - by Mansi Dhokia

The Theban Plays of Sophocles are linked by the setting of Thebes and the house of Oedipus and are perhaps Sophocles' most famous plays.

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Sex and the City: Plato on Philosopher-Queens in the Republic and Laws - by Megan Bowler

Academus Education

Dec 8, 2020
1 min

Sex and the City: Plato on Philosopher-Queens in the Republic and Laws - by Megan Bowler

This video lecture explores Plato's views on Philosopher-Queens and the role of women in society in the Republic and Laws.

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Pindar Pythian 3: A Poem for a Pandemic - by Megan Bowler

Academus Education

Dec 2, 2020
4 min

Pindar Pythian 3: A Poem for a Pandemic - by Megan Bowler

Pindar Pythian 3 is a Greek lyric ode, with a resonance to the modern day pandemic. Featuring a translation by our own writer Megan Bowler.

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Academus Education

Nov 3, 2020
4 min

Odysseus in the Underworld

The journey of Odysseus in the underworld shows a heroic journey into the land of the dead on his way home from Troy.

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Academus Education

Oct 30, 2020
6 min

The Eidola of Greek Tragedy

An eidolon can refer to phantoms, ghosts, reflections and apparitons, and their appearance in Greek tragedy illuminates their function.

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Academus Education

Oct 28, 2020
4 min

The Costumes of the Maenads

How Euripides’ Bacchae creates an image of the Maenads Maenads, the exclusively female followers of Dionysus, loomed large in the...

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The So-Called 'Alexander' Sarcophagus: A Confluence of Cultures

Academus Education

Oct 26, 2020
7 min

The So-Called 'Alexander' Sarcophagus: A Confluence of Cultures

The so-called 'Alexander' Sarcophagus reveals to us how the different cultures of Greece, Macedon and Persia may have interacted.

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Issues of Gender in Antigone - by Mansi Dhokia

Academus Education

Oct 7, 2020
8 min

Issues of Gender in Antigone - by Mansi Dhokia

Discover how modern feminist theory effects our reading of Sophocles' Antigone

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