CLASSICS

• Dr Richard Alston

The Roman House

Roman Alexandria

Augustus and the New Age

Writing Nero

The Romano-Egyptian World

• Prof Chris Carey

The World of Homer

A Ripping Yarn: Homer the Storyteller (Either Odyssey or Iliad can be offered)

Tragedy between Worlds

Greek tragedy and Athenian politics

The Gods in Greek tragedy

Playing with texts: imitation and competition in Greek tragedy

Staging Greek tragedy (can be tailored to specific plays)

Comedy and Politics

From Aristophanes to Menander

The Theatre of Dionysus at Athens

Athenians in court and the courts in Athens

Democracy and the Law courts

How democratic was Athens?

Women in ancient Athens

• Dr Richard Hawley

Classical Greek and Roman concepts and gender

Women's Life in ancient Athens and Rome

Greek tragedy (with reference to women. Can also offer gods, chorus, stagecraft)

Greek comedy (with reference to women)

Modern reception of ancient women (in modern films, novels, poetry)

Women in Greek & in Latin Literature

Ancient biography and autobiography

Applying to university for classical/ancient history courses

Getting jobs with degrees in classical/ancient history courses

Why learn ancient languages?

Greek writers under the Roman Empire

• Dr Anne Sheppard

Classics/Classical Studies at University

Ancient philosophy; Plato, Socrates