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Vases, vases, vases: Academus Merchandise is here!
Academus has launched its own merchandise with Greek Vase designs including T-Shirts, Stationery and Posters!
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Academus Education
- Feb 17, 2021
- 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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Academus Education
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
We're Hiring
Academus is hiring new young volunteers to join our team for 2021. We're hiring people on part time and flexible bases to start ASAP.
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Academus Education
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
UPDATES: LGBTHM Incident 11th Feb 2021- Rescheduling
Our statement about the cyberattack that occurred during our event on 11th Feb 2021.
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Academus Education
- Feb 10, 2021
- 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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Academus Education
- Feb 3, 2021
- 6 min
Constantine the Great - by Peter Xiao
Constantine the Great was a Roman emperor who legalised Christianity, paving the way it to become the dominant religion in Rome later on.
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Academus Education
- Jan 29, 2021
- 6 min
Augustus' Rise to Power - by Peter Xiao
Augustus signifies the end of the Roman republic and the beginning of the empire, and his rise to power shows how Rome changed at this time.
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Academus Education
- Jan 22, 2021
- 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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Academus Education
- Jan 20, 2021
- 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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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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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 30, 2020
- 4 min
Saturnalia vs Christmas - by Valentino Gargano
Saturnalia has had a huge influence over Christmas celebrations, from gift giving to feasting.
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Academus Education
- Nov 27, 2020
- 4 min
Saturnalia: the History and Traditions of the Winter Festival - by Mansi Dhokia
Saturnalia was a religious festival held in mid-winter, with a rich history and fun traditions that have carried over into Christmas
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Academus Education
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Io Saturnalia! An Academus Fundraiser Quiz
Join us to celebrate Academus and the holiday season in our festive fundraiser quiz!
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Academus Education
- Nov 18, 2020
- 5 min
The Enigma of Pompeii's Villa of the Mysteries - by Valentino Gargano
Pompeii has become famous as it is very well preserved. The Villa of the Mysteries contains frescoes that continue to baffle modern scholars
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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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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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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
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