Reading 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 moreReading Listicles §3: Read like an Egyptian – Ian Goh
Last week I said I’d have some reading tips for you budding Egyptologists. This is actually a difficult task, not
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
Read moreReading Listicles: A First Salvo – Ian Goh
Hi! I’m Ian Goh, Admissions Tutor for Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology at Swansea University. So, you’re casting about for
Read moreUndesirable Reptiles: The use of Serpentine Imagery in Wonders of the East
By Lucie Lefler Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f.99v. Image is that of the verso side of folio 99 of
Read morePowerful Women and their ‘Dependency’ on Men-Homer’s Odyssey and Madeline Miller’s Circe
By Lucy Elford When reading the renowned 8th century BC epic, The Odyssey by Homer, we can catch a glimpse
Read moreThe Phaistos disc (disk)
By Daniel Thomlinson This tablet is from the Phaistos Palace ruins on the Greek island of Crete. After several years
Read more‘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 more‘I speak for the trees.’ Reconstructing the Notre Dame Cathedral
By Lucie Lefler The Notre Dame Cathedral Paris is an iconic example of French Gothic architecture. The cathedral dates back
Read moreIn Memoriam: Prof. Saiichiro Nakatani
In March, less than two weeks after his final visit to Swansea, we lost our dear colleague, friend and alumnus,
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 more‘Interconnective Approaches to the Ancient World’ – Postgraduate Conference
19th-20th November 2022Council Chamber – in the Abbey Building on Singleton Campus, Swansea University– and online. Click here for the
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
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