Classics & Ancient History
Classics & Ancient History
English Literature

In this course, Professor John Lennard explores the history of tragedy from its origins in ancient Athens to the present day. In the first three modules, we think about the tragedy of Classical Athens, looking in particular at the plays...
20 lectures
4:54:53
Prof. John Lennard
Independent Scholar
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Emily Hauser (University of Exeter) provides a comprehensive introduction to Homer. In the first module, we think about the Iliad and Odyssey as ‘oral poems’ and consider this should impact how we read them. The following four...
11 lectures
1:41:31
Dr Emily Hauser
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Ed Bispham (University of Oxford) explores the politics of the late Republic, from the death of Tiberius Gracchus (133 BC) to the death of Cicero (43 BC). We begin by thinking about how the Roman constitution...
6 lectures
1:05:53
Dr Ed Bispham
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Hannah Cornwell (University of Birmingham) explores Augustus' self-presentation and management of public opinion during his reign as Emperor. In the first module, we explore the evolution of Augustus' names, from his birth name...
5 lectures
0:44:22
Dr Hannah Cornwell
Birmingham University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Sharon Marshall explores Virgil’s Aeneid through five key questions. In the first module, we think about whether the Aeneid should be read as a pro- or anti-Augustan poem. After that, we explore the nature of the relationship ...
5 lectures
0:50:47
Dr Sharon Marshall
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Philip Hardie (University of Cambridge) explores the sixth book of Virgil’s Aeneid. Beginning with a discussion of the place of Book 6 in the poem as a whole, we then go through the whole of Book...
6 lectures
1:04:23
Prof. Philip Hardie
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Barbara Graziosi (University of Durham) explores Homer's Odyssey. We begin by thinking about the figure of Odysseus himself, focusing in particular on his status as a man 'of many turns' (Greek: polutropos). After that,...
5 lectures
0:49:26
Prof. Barbara Graziosi
Durham University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, we explore several aspects of Virgil’s Aeneid – looking in particular at the following issues: first, Dido and Aeneas, and who we should blame for what happens; second, Augustus, and his influence on the Aeneid; third, Aeneas,...
6 lectures
0:54:59
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

Before the Emperor Augustus died in 14 AD, he boasted that he had found Rome a city of brick, but left it a city of marble. In this course, Professor Matthew Nicholls (University of Reading) explores Augustus’ rebuilding of the...
7 lectures
1:14:24
Prof. Matthew Nicholls
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Emily Hauser (University of Exeter) explores the status and role of women in the Iliad and the Odyssey. In the first module, we think about why women matter in Homer, and the difficulty of recovering the experience of ancient...
5 lectures
0:46:29
Dr Emily Hauser
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, we discuss four key themes in Homer's Odyssey. In the first module, we concentrate on the concept of oral poetry - the idea that the Odyssey was not originally written down, but passed orally from generation to...
4 lectures
0:28:08
Prof. Edith Hall
King's College London
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Richard Jenkyns (University of Oxford) explores Homer's Odyssey. We begin by thinking about the nature of the poem, focusing in particular on the nature of oral poetry and the Odyssey's relationship (if any) with the...
5 lectures
0:43:41
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, we explore several aspects of Homer’s Iliad. The course begins with a consideration of one of the most fundamental questions asked of the Homeric epics – the so-called Homeric Question – which asks whether the Iliad was...
6 lectures
0:56:14
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford) explores Virgil's Aeneid. In the first module, we think about the theme of the city in the poem, focusing in particular on the centrality of the city of Carthage, the use...
6 lectures
1:08:54
Prof. Llewelyn Morgan
University of Oxford