Classics & Ancient History
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Catherine Steel (University of Glasgow) explores the politics of the Late Republic through one of its central figures: Marcus Tullius Cicero. We begin by thinking about Cicero's early life and education, including his...
6 lectures
1:06:40
Prof. Catherine Steel
Glasgow University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Kevin Butcher (University of Warwick) looks at the reign of Augustus through the evidence of coins. The first part of course provides a general introduction to numismatics—what do coins tell us about the past?—as well as...
13 lectures
1:15:00
Prof. Kevin Butcher
Warwick University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Richard Seaford (University of Exeter) explores the ancient Greek institution of the hero cult. In the first module, we describe what a hero cult actually is, thinking in particular about the different meanings of the...
5 lectures
0:37:28
Prof. Richard Seaford
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford) explores Book 10 of Virgil's Aeneid. In the first module, we consider the council of gods that opens the books, a supremely impressive occasion, no doubt, but one in which precisely...
5 lectures
0:41:36
Prof. Llewelyn Morgan
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this module, we explore Euripides' Medea, a tragedy in which a Medea kills her own children to get back at Jason, who has left her for another woman. The course begins by looking at the myth of Medea and...
6 lectures
0:50:51
Dr Lucy Jackson
King's College London
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge) explores the Greco-Persian Wars of 490-79 BC. We begin by exploring the concept of Greekness before turning in the second module to think about the extent to which the Greeks...
5 lectures
0:47:58
Prof. Paul Cartledge
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Naomi Scott (University of Nottingham) explores Aristophanes’ Frogs. In the first module, we think about the social, political and historical context of Aristophanes’ Frogs. In the second module, we think about the role of myth...
5 lectures
0:33:53
Dr Naomi Scott
Nottingham University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Andrew Sillett (University of Oxford) explores Cicero’s Second Philippic. We begin by outlining the historical background to the speech, starting with the assassination of Caesar on 15 March and ending with the dramatic date of ...
7 lectures
0:41:41
Dr Andrew Sillett
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge) gives a detailed account of the Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC. We begin by clarifying some of the terminology used to discuss the war, including the question of what we should ...
9 lectures
1:30:21
Prof. Paul Cartledge
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Esther Eidinow (University of Bristol) talks about Greek religion, focusing in particular on the institution of the oracle. In the first module, we provide an introduction to what oracles actually were, where they were...
6 lectures
0:49:40
Prof. Esther Eidinow
Bristol University
Classics & Ancient History

This course provides close reading and analysis of Aristophanes’ Frogs, focusing on the prescribed material for the OCR A-Level in Classical Greek. All passages are presented in the original Greek with a facing English translation, while...
7 lectures
1:17:02
Dr Rosie Wyles
Kent University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Andrew Sillett (University of Oxford) provides an introduction to Cicero's life and times through six legal and political speeches, from his first speech (Pro Roscio Amerino), delivered when he was just 26, through the speeches...
6 lectures
1:58:39
Dr Andrew Sillett
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Henriette van der Blom (University of Birmingham) explores the politics of the Late Republic through one of its central figures: Marcus Tullius Cicero. We begin by providing a broad introduction to Cicero's life and career as...
6 lectures
1:11:33
Dr Henriette van der Blom
Birmingham University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, we explore fifth-century Greek theatre, focusing in particular on the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. In this course, we look at key dramatic conventions of fifth-century theatre, the relationship...
5 lectures
1:12:08
Dr Rosie Wyles
Kent University