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Alumni Weekend

How the West Got it

Professor Richard Jenkyns, Oxford University's Public Orator, looks at where what we call classical antiquity came from, whether it differed from other ancient civilisations and what it can tell us about Western Civilisation now and in the future.
Oxford Humanities - Research Showcase: Global Exploration, Innovation and Influence

Humanities in Partnership withe Science: The World of Art on the Web

Professor Donna Kurtz gives a talk for the Oxford Humanities Research Showcase conference held on 11th July 2011.
Faculty of Classics

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.
Faculty of Classics

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.
St Anne's College

Costume in Roman Comedy

From the St Anne's Classics Reunion. The role of costume in Roman comedy by Professor Matthew Leigh.
St Anne's College

Costume in Greek Tragedy

From the St Anne's Classics Reunion. The role of swords in Greek tragedy by Dr Rosie Wyles.
Alumni Weekend

The Marlborough Gems at Blenheim Palace

Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Sir John Boardman gives a talk on the antique gems held in Blenheim Palace; the history of the collection and the significance to researching the Classics.
Earth Sciences

Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece

From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history.
Alumni Weekend

Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece

From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history.
What is Translation?

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.
What is Translation?

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.
The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre

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.
The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre

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.
The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre

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.
Faculty of Classics

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.
Faculty of Classics

Roman Comedy: A funny thing happened...

Peter Brown gives his lecture on Roman Comedy. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools lecture series.
Faculty of Classics

Oliver Taplin on Classics

Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research.
Interviews with Oxonians

Oliver Taplin on Classics

Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research.

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