Classical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
We in the Department of History, Heritage, and Classics at Swansea University are proud to be hosting the CA conference
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FACING POWER PT. 2: SWANSEA ONLINE SEMINARS
We continue with our online seminars on the theme of ‘Facing Power’ this Spring semester. Please join us on Mondays,
Read moreCatching up with a Swansea Alum: James Lawrence (with Ian Goh)
This post is part of a new occasional series of chats with alumni/ae of our degree programmes involving Ancient World
Read moreWalking Historic and Ancient sites: the Areas around Three Cliffs Bay and Cefn Bryn – Thomas Alexander Husøy
In our final post this side of 2019, Thomas Husøy writes about some of the ancient sites that he has
Read moreArchaeology and Climate Change throughout Wales
This week, Amber Andrews reflects upon the impact of climate change on Welsh archaeological discoveries. More than this, she shares
Read moreOLCAP Workshop
Mapping Landscapes and Monuments Saturday 9th November, Singleton Park On a sometimes wet and sometimes gorgeous autumnal Saturday, OLCAP ran
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 moreSyria monuments damage ‘akin to looting Welsh castles’
You can read Dr Nigel Pollard’s article ‘Syria monuments “akin to looting Welsh castles”‘ which he wrote for the BBC
Read moreThe motto of University College Swansea and the Welsh spirit
The tradition for UK universities to have a motto goes back to the sixteenth century at least, when Oxford started
Read moreE Tenebris Lux: Thoughts on the reopening of the Glynn Vivian Gallery
This is a guest blog post by Dr Evelien Bracke, who is currently working on the reception of Classics in
Read moreDepartmental nomination for Swansea University Research and Innovation Awards
Congratulations to Dr Evelien Bracke, Senior Lecturer in our Department, who has been nominated for this year’s Research and Innovation
Read moreClassics at Swansea University between copper business and tinplate worker: Ceri Richards’ Rape of Europa
Blog post by Dr Evelien Bracke, Senior Lecturer in Classics, on CLC315 (Classics in Popular Culture). For my new third-year
Read moreBlog articles by department staff
Jo Berry has written a blog article about the ancient Roman city of Pompeii that was buried due to the
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