Swansea Ancient World Seminars 2021-22: Facing Power
Swansea Ancient World Seminars 2021-22: Facing Power Mondays 5pm UK time, on zoom Facing Power We are keeping to our
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SU Ancient World SUMMER SCHOOL: ‘Heroes in Antiquity’–Maria-Elpiniki Oikonomou
Swansea University’s Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology is offering a series of four sessions on HEROES in the ancient world
Read moreEgypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity – an update! Ersin Hussein
In August 2020, I was awarded an ICS Public Engagement Award to implement a new public engagement initiative with the
Read moreSwansea Ancient World Seminars: A New Semester
A new teaching block has started, and with it a new online seminar series on Mondays at 5pm UK time
Read moreNew Book by an alumna, Dr Rachel Bird!
Rachel, who’s just published her PhD(🎉!!) tells us about a recent event under the auspices of our research group, KYKNOS,
Read moreRelevant Classics: A Month and More of Online Seminars
Classics is often thought of as fusty and elitist. But this year Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology at Swansea University
Read moreBreakfast in Swansea, by our Food-Obsessed Admissions Tutor Ian
If you’re preparing to come to university in Swansea, I hope you’re getting excited! This despite the uncertainty of our
Read moreEgypt and its neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. Funding success and public engagement in the age of Covid-19. – Ersin Hussein.
2020 has been quite a year for teaching and research institutions globally! The pandemic has forced us all (staff and
Read moreMyth and Politics Summer Seminars – Thomas Alexander Husøy & Maria Pretzler.
We have extended our seminar series on Myth and Politics to October 12th 2020, we are therefore delighted to announce
Read moreThe Shipwrecked Otter (possibly) – Maria Pretzler
A few years ago, the Roman epigraphy database mapped all its entries (unfortunately the map doesn’t seem to work any
Read moreReading Listicles §4: Wherever I may Rome – Ian Goh
Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more! Today I’m giving you, in what’s quickly becoming a pretty personal
Read moreSwansea Summer Seminars: Myths and Politics – Thomas Alexander Husøy & Maria Pretzler.
This summer we are bringing together a group of international scholars to talk about connections between myths and politics from
Read moreReading Listicles Two: Ancient Greece – Ian Goh
Yesterday I promised some Greek history reading tips. I think it’s fair to say from the outset that my colleagues
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