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

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.

Constantine the Great was a Roman emperor who legalised Christianity, paving the way it to become the dominant religion in Rome later on.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Saturnalia has had a huge influence over Christmas celebrations, from gift giving to feasting.

Saturnalia was a religious festival held in mid-winter, with a rich history and fun traditions that have carried over into Christmas

Pompeii has become famous as it is very well preserved. The Villa of the Mysteries contains frescoes that continue to baffle modern scholars

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

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

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

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

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

This guide has been put together by our team from top UK universities to help prospective students write a Classics personal statement.

Look at the parallels between the mythical world of Homer's Iliad and mechanised combat in World War One

Lady of Fortune, Mystery and Propaganda In the ancient world, Tyche (Gk. τύχη; Lat. Fortuna) was the goddess of fortune