The Phaistos disc (disk)
By Daniel Thomlinson This tablet is from the Phaistos Palace ruins on the Greek island of Crete. After several years
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‘Women, Politics, and Sex’- A Study of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq
By Lucy Elford Lysistrata is a 400 BC play by Aristophanes- a male playwright of Ancient Greece. The play is
Read moreBook Review: Elektra by Jennifer Saint
By Lucy Elford ‘Firey and incandescent’ Elektra, by Jennifer Saint, is a tale presenting the perspectives of three women (Clytemnestra1,
Read moreCatching up with a Swansea Alum: Rachel Joseph (with Ian Goh)
This post is part of an occasional series of chats with alumni/ae of our degree programmes involving Ancient World subjects.
Read moreStudent Perspectives: reflecting on my first year of study and looking forward to the second – Jess Evans.
In this second piece by Jess Evans, she reflects upon her first year of university, the teaching and extra-curricular activities
Read moreBridging the Gaps: Interconnective Approaches to the Ancient World.
Postgraduate Conference, Swansea 19-20th November 2022 Call for Papers For Student and Early-Career researchers:Abstract Deadline 31 July What roles can
Read moreFacing Power, Pt. 3: ONLINE SEMINARS
Welcome to one more series of online seminars on the theme of ‘Facing Power’. Please join us on Mondays, 5pm
Read moreClassical 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
Read moreFACING 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 moreBeing Human 2021. New Beginnings: The Hope of the Lotus Flower – Ersin Hussein
Ersin Hussein (Lecturer in Ancient History in the dept. of History, Heritage, and Classics) writes this week’s blog post about
Read moreStudent perspectives: reflections on the first term of uni – Jess Evans
This week’s post has been written by Jess Evans, a first year student working towards a BA in Egyptology and
Read moreOLCAP Events, Autumn Term 2021
This term OLCAP is organising a short series of lunchtime seminars this semester organised loosely around the themes of heritage
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