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    The Costumes of the Maenads
    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 imagina...
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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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    Ancient Roman Bake Off - by Megan Bowler and Mansi Dhokia
    Academus Education
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ancient Roman Bake Off - by Megan Bowler and Mansi Dhokia

    We look at some Roman Recipes and put them into practice in our Ancient Roman Bake Off videos
    141 views0 comments
    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
    163 views0 comments
    'How to smash your personal statement' - Applying for a Classical Subject at Uni
    Academus Education
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    'How to smash your personal statement' - Applying for a Classical Subject at Uni

    This guide has been put together by our team from top UK universities to help prospective students write a Classics personal statement.
    102 views0 comments
    The influence of Homer on First World War Poetry - by Emily Shead
    Academus Education
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 8 min

    The influence of Homer on First World War Poetry - by Emily Shead

    Look at the parallels between the mythical world of Homer's Iliad and mechanised combat in World War One
    92 views0 comments
    The Tyche of Antioch by Sophie Park
    Academus Education
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Tyche of Antioch by Sophie Park

    Lady of Fortune, Mystery and Propaganda In the ancient world, Tyche (Gk. τύχη; Lat. Fortuna) was the goddess of fortune
    23 views0 comments
    What made a 5th century Athenian laugh? by Megan Bowler
    Academus Education
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 7 min

    What made a 5th century Athenian laugh? by Megan Bowler

    You might well be wondering if there is any point in re-imagining laughs, chuckles and giggles from thousands of years ago
    310 views0 comments
    Herakles: the Father, the Son and the Panhellenic Hero by Meg Finlayson
    Academus Education
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Herakles: the Father, the Son and the Panhellenic Hero by Meg Finlayson

    There is no Greek hero quite like Herakles. Son of Zeus, king of the Greek Pantheon, and a mortal woman by the name of Alcmene, Herakles w...
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    Forests in the Aeneid by Sophie Park
    Academus Education
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Forests in the Aeneid by Sophie Park

    This poster was created by Oxford Classicist Sophie Park
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    Political Propaganda: Are Modern World Leaders just following patterns set by Roman Emperors?
    Academus Education
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 5 min

    Political Propaganda: Are Modern World Leaders just following patterns set by Roman Emperors?

    This article was written by Bella Green, a Classicist at Durham University. In the age of social media, where we are constantly bombarded...
    196 views0 comments
    The Eleusinian Mysteries by Zarifah Nawar
    Academus Education
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 0 min

    The Eleusinian Mysteries by Zarifah Nawar

    An in-depth look at the rituals dedicated to the cult of Demeter and Persephone much of which still remain unknown to this day.
    31 views0 comments
    Summer School Roundup - Week 2
    Academus Education
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Summer School Roundup - Week 2

    Our Summer School 2020 has now come to a close! We are immensely proud to have achieved what 5 months ago seemed fairly impossible. A tea...
    54 views0 comments
    Summer School Halfway Recap - Week 2
    Academus Education
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Summer School Halfway Recap - Week 2

    Halfway recap of our second week Summer School!
    46 views0 comments
    Summer School Roundup - Week 1
    Academus Education
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 5 min

    Summer School Roundup - Week 1

    A roundup of our successful first week of Summer School!
    80 views0 comments
    Summer School Halfway Recap - Week 1
    Academus Education
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Summer School Halfway Recap - Week 1

    A progress report on how the Summer School is developing!
    59 views0 comments
    Euripides' Trojan Women and Feminism by Reyna Jani
    Academus Education
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Euripides' Trojan Women and Feminism by Reyna Jani

    A detailed analysis of Euripides' tragedy the Trojan Women with the question of feminism in mind.
    82 views0 comments
    Terence by Sophie Park
    Academus Education
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 0 min

    Terence by Sophie Park

    An insight into the life of a famous comedic playwright whose work would influence writers such as Shakespeare and Dante.
    22 views0 comments
    Augustus of Prima Porta by Peter Xiao
    Academus Education
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Augustus of Prima Porta by Peter Xiao

    A detailed look at this famous statue of the emperor Augustus as a symbol of Roman imperialism and propaganda.
    28 views0 comments
    The Problematic Feminist Icons of Greek Tragedy by Isabella Green
    Academus Education
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Problematic Feminist Icons of Greek Tragedy by Isabella Green

    Clytemnestra and Penelope are no longer considered two wives waiting for their husbands to return from war, but individuals with pain.
    367 views0 comments
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