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We offer a wide range of free taster talks for schools, which are currently being offered online.
Our talks are fully accessible for those interested in the ancient world, and do not require any prior knowledge.
The talks are given by experts in the field from the Department of Greek & Latin.
Take a look at the list of talks and speakers below, and get in touch to book your talk:
- Classics Office (classics.office@ucl.ac.uk)
- Mark Weeden (m.weeden@ucl.ac.uk)
Ancient Philosophy
| Talk Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Plato's expulsion of poets from the city | Dr. Peter Agócs |
Greek Literature
| Talk Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Greek tragedy | Dr. Peter Agócs |
| Greek lyric | Dr. Peter Agócs |
| Homer and popular media | Dr. Antony Makrinos |
| Introduction to Homer | Dr. Antony Makrinos |
| Homer in cinema | Dr. Antony Makrinos |
| Heroism in Homer | Dr. Antony Makrinos |
| The gods in the Iliad and the Odyssey | Dr. Antony Makrinos |
| Modern reception of Homer | Dr. Antony Makrinos |
| Greek travel narrative and experiences of Asia | Dr. Rosie Harman |
| Love and war: Paris in Troy (Iliad, Book 3) | Prof. Phiroze Vasunia |
| Euripides, Bacchae: an interpretation | Prof. Phiroze Vasunia |
Latin Literature
| Talk Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Roman drama | Prof. Gesine Manuwald |
| Cicero | Prof. Gesine Manuwald |
| Latin literature in 17th-century England | Dr. Victoria Moul |
Linguistics
| Talk Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Where does the Roman alphabet come from? | Prof. Stephen Colvin | |
| English and Indo-European (or Latin and Indo-European) | Prof. Stephen Colvin | |
| The decipherment of Linear B | Prof. Stephen Colvin |
Ancient Middle East
| Talk Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Antolian Hieroglyphs and their decipherment | Dr. Mark Weeden | |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh on life and death | Dr. Mark Weeden | |
| Hittites: Empire of mountains | Dr. Mark Weeden |