Classics & Ancient History
Classics & Ancient History
History

In this course, Professor Neville Morley (University of Bristol) explores Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, focusing on the key episodes in the text and thinking in particular about some of the historiographical issues that modern...
7 lectures
1:14:02
Prof. Neville Morley
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In a special set of two lectures, Dr Elton Barker (Open University) explores the worlds of the Homeric epics, suggesting in particular that both the Iliad and the Odyssey question the use of violence as a means of conflict-resolution. In...
2 lectures
0:31:24
Dr Elton Barker
Open University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Prof. Robin Osborne (University of Cambridge) explores the development and operation of Athenian democracy. In the first half of the course, we outline the major landmarks in the development of development of democracy, from ...
7 lectures
1:14:34
Prof. Robin Osborne
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this module, Dr Chris Whitton (University of Cambridge) explores Tacitus’ Histories, Book 1. In the first module, we provide an introduction to Tacitus and the Histories at a whole, before turning in the second and third modules to the figures...
7 lectures
1:06:40
Prof. Christopher Whitton
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Catherine Steel (University of Glasgow) explores Cicero as a correspondent in a set of lectures designed to be used alongside the OCR A Level Classical Civilization option, ‘Politics and the Late Republic’. In the first...
4 lectures
0:31:47
Prof. Catherine Steel
Glasgow University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Ed Bispham (University of Oxford) explores Book 4 of Tacitus’ Annals. As we move through the course, we think about the position of Book 4 in the Annals as a whole, the structure of the book...
7 lectures
0:57:31
Dr Ed Bispham
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford) explores Book 12 of Virgil's Aeneid, with a particular focus on lines 1-106 and 614-727. In the first three modules, we think about the figures of Turnus and Aeneas, first...
6 lectures
0:52:58
Prof. Llewelyn Morgan
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Andrew Sillett (University of Oxford) explores Cicero’s Pro Cluentio. In the first module, we provide some of the key context for Cicero’s speech. When did the trial take place, and why is this important? What were the key...
5 lectures
0:46:49
Dr Andrew Sillett
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Richard Seaford (University of Exeter) explores the importance of ritual and religion in Greek tragedy. Having begun with a discussion of the god Dionysus and his cult in Attica, as well as the supposed origins of...
5 lectures
0:50:18
Prof. Richard Seaford
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History
Philosophy & Religious Studies

In this course, Professor Angie Hobbs (University of Sheffield) explores Plato's Apology, his account of Socrates' trial for 'corrupting the youth' and 'not believing in the gods the state believes in' in Athens in 399 BC. The course begins by...
8 lectures
0:36:44
Professor Angie Hobbs
Sheffield University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Henriette van der Blom (University of Glasgow) explores Cicero's speech 'De Imperio Cn Pompeii', delivered in 66 BC. The course begins with an introduction to oratory in Rome, including the different kinds of speeches that an...
5 lectures
0:59:22
Dr Henriette van der Blom
Birmingham University
Classics & Ancient History
Philosophy & Religious Studies

In this course, Nakul Krishna (University of Oxford) considers some of the key philosophical problems in Plato's Republic. In the first module, he examines the fundamental question that the Republic is trying to answer: "Why should we be just?"....
5 lectures
1:01:24
Dr Nakul Krishna
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, we explore the life, achievements, and legacy of Alexander the Great. In particular, we look at Alexander’s military career, his women and his relationship with the gods to ask the question, Alexander the Great – hero or...
6 lectures
0:56:29
Prof. Paul Cartledge
University of Cambridge
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Robin Osborne (University of Cambridge) explores the Histories of Herodotus. In the first module, we discuss what the Histories are actually about, before thinking about the form of the Histories—its overall structure, as...
4 lectures
0:45:57
Prof. Robin Osborne
University of Cambridge