Department Xenia: Colloquia and a Conference – Ian Goh
Over the course of the academic year 2019–20, Swansea’s department of Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology has played, and continues
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Dates for your diaries!
We have a busy few weeks ahead of us here in the department and the college. With this in mind,
Read moreDepartment social events: research shorts.
On Thursday 30th January we kick-started the term with a social event that showcased the research that our staff and
Read moreUWICAH Conference 2019- Narratives of Power.
This week’s blog post is by Thomas Husøy on the conference ‘Narratives of Power’ that took place on 16th November in Singleton
Read moreKYKNOS Colloquium
KYKNOS Research Colloquium The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology and KYKNOS, The Centre for Research on the
Read moreExploring ancient Greece by Jan Doskocil
In this week’s post Jan Doskocil, a third year Ancient History undergraduate, writes about his travels to Greece over the Summer. With
Read moreWOW Opportunity: Social Media and Digital Marketing Assistants (Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology)
Interested in a career in broadcasting, journalism or marketing? Enjoy creative writing and Social media? Want to work with like-minded
Read moreWelcome back and looking forward to the 2019/2020 academic year!
A very warm welcome back to everyone! We may have been a little quiet on the blog front last term,
Read moreCalling all filmmakers – Job advert for the project The Ancient World on Film!
This week’s blog is a call for filmmakers interested in working on an exciting new collaborative project between staff and
Read moreThe revenge of the killer dictionary: the story of Liddell, Scott, and a disgruntled octopus
This blog post was originally posted on Gorffennol. Most of us use dictionaries on a regular basis and take their existence
Read moreSchool pupil visit to our Department in March 2017
On the 16th March, we had our annual Classics Schools’ day. Pupils from four local schools attended the day and
Read moreEpicurean Legacy
Written by Jack Brooker 2nd Year Ancient History Student at Swansea University Published: February 2017 I chose to write about
Read moreCharon doesn’t have a great job, but he Styx with it – the representation of Charon in O’Connor’s graphic novel ‘Hades’
Note: For the module ‘Classics in Popular Culture’ (CLC315), students were asked to write blog posts on Classical Reception in
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