Politicians ancient and modern in the comedy series Plebs
Note: For the module ‘Classics in Popular Culture’ (CLC315), students were asked to write blog posts on Classical Reception in
Read moreChocolate, death, and St Valentine
You’ve probably all seen the St Valentine’s meme on social media: (Image from: http://blog.cnbeyer.com/history/will-the-real-st-valentine-please-stand-up-or-why-i-hate-the-history-channel/) It is a pretty good joke,
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
Read moreHail Caesar? Asterix and dictatorship
Note: For the module ‘Classics in Popular Culture’ (CLC315), students were asked to write blog posts on Classical Reception in
Read moreThe devil you thought you knew: Hades in Once Upon a Time
Note: For the module ‘Classics in Popular Culture’ (CLC315), students were asked to write blog posts on Classical Reception in
Read morePersephone: a coming-of-age story: the representation of Persephone in George O’Connor’s “Hades: Lord of the Dead”
Note: For the module ‘Classics in Popular Culture’ (CLC315), students were asked to write blog posts on Classical Reception in
Read moreGratuation pictures!
Congratulations to our MA students who graduated in January! We wish them the best of luck in their career!
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 moreHow the ancient world invoked the dead to help the living
You can read Dr Evelien Bracke’s article on ‘How the ancient world invoked the dead to help the living’ which
Read more8 things you probably didn’t know about Pompeii
You can read Dr Jo Berry’s article here which she wrote for History Extra: www.historyextra.com/article/international-history/8-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-pompeii?utm_source=Facebook+referral&utm_campaign=Bitly&utm_medium=Facebook.com
Read moreEgyptian demons in research and the classroom
After a hiatus of few years working on the Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project I am again offering her module on Ancient Egyptian
Read moreManner Maketh The Man: Displays of Masculinity in Plebs
Note: For the module ‘Classics in Popular Culture’ (CLC315), students were asked to write blog posts on Classical Reception in
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
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