Faculty of Classics

Faculty of Classics

Oxford has the largest Classics department in the world, with unparalleled teaching, library and museum resources and a range of extracurricular activities, including performances of Greek plays and various societies.

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Title	Description	People	Date	Captions
The Haynes Lecture 2014: Runes and Amber. The Etruscans as Mediators Between the Classical World and Central Europe	Prof. Larissa Bonfante, New York University, delivers the 2014 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith.	Larissa Bonfante, Bert Smith	5 June, 2014
Classics Course II: Of Course It's For You	Tim Whitmarsh gives a talk for the Classics Open Day held on 16th March 2013 about doing a Classics degree at Oxford.	Tim Whitmarsh	10 April, 2013
Adventures with Hercules	Dr Llewelyn Morgan gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 16th March 2013.	Llewelyn Morgan	10 April, 2013
How to be Augustus: Escaping one's past	Professor Chris Pelling give s a talk for the Classics Open Day, helpd on 16th March 2013.	Chris Pelling	10 April, 2013
To boldly go: Greek exploration from wife-eaters to counting cows	Dr Katherine Clarke gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 15th March 2013.	Katherine Clarke	10 April, 2013
The Haynes Lecture 2011: Tombs and Palaces in Archaic Etruria and Latium	Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Prayon, University of Tübingen, Germany delivers the 2011 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith.	Friedhelm Prayon, Bert Smith	17 June, 2011
The Gaisford Lecture 2011: The Reader in Greek Literature	Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Christopher Pelling.	Thomas A Schmitz	17 June, 2011
Who Translates and for Whom?	Fourth part of the What is Translation Podcast series. In this part, the question of who is best placed to translate classic texts; academics, poets, dramatists and who is best placed to receive the translation, students, scholars or the general public.	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 July, 2010
Can Poetry be Translated?	Third part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether poetry be translated. Is there something within the original that is lost in the translation?	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 July, 2010
Is there ever a Faithful Translation?	Second part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether there can be a faithful translation; does the act of translating a text change the meaning of the original is discussed.	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 July, 2010
Is there a Core to Translation?	First part of the What is Translation podcast series looking at translation of classical texts. In this part, the question of whether there is a core to translation; is there a central guiding idea to translation is discussed.	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 July, 2010
Treasures of Oxford - Athenian Wine Drinking Cup	Sir John Boardman talks about a wine drinking cup made in Ancient Athens; he also talks about what we can learn from it about Ancient Greek culture and the kind of lifestyle the Greeks had.	John Boardman	11 March, 2010
Introduction to Art of the Ancient World	Donna Kurtz and Sir John Boardman talk about Sir John's life, his career and experiences as a classical scholar and also the relationship works of art from different cultures around the ancient world have with one another.	John Boardman, Donna Kurtz	11 March, 2010
Research in Classical Archaeology	Discussion between Sir John Boardman and Donna Kurtz on the subject of being classical archaeology researchers and academics and some of the challenges and opportunities they face.	John Boardman, Donna Kurtz	11 March, 2010
Is Tragedy still Alive?	Discussion on whether tragedy still exists in modern culture, whether in films, modern theatre or and other creative arts.	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	1 March, 2010
Does Tragedy Teach?	Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach?	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	1 March, 2010
What does Tragedy do for People?	A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life.	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	1 March, 2010
Defining Tragedy	First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are.	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	1 March, 2010
Reception of Classical Literature in the 20th Century	Dr Fiona Macintosh gives a lecture on the classical literature and its reception in the 20th Century. In particular, the Odyssey, the Medea and Oedipus Rex. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools.	Fiona Macintosh	22 April, 2009
Roman Comedy: A funny thing happened...	Peter Brown gives his lecture on Roman Comedy. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools lecture series.	Peter Brown	22 April, 2009
Oliver Taplin on Classics	Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research.	Oliver Taplin, Oliver Lewis	22 April, 2009