Classics in discussion
Peter Pormann explores the world of classical Greece, Rome and beyond.
The Golden Age of Islam - Dr Peter E Pormann
16:39 Mon 09 May 2011
Dr Peter Pormann -Dept of Classics and Professor Ahmed Etman explore the transfer of knowledge between the different shores of the Mediterranean. حركة الترجمة في العصر الذهبي للإسلام أ. د. أحمد عتمان يناقش نقل المعرفة بين ضفتي البحر الأبيض المتوسط
DownloadDrinking Parties in Ancient Greece
12:28 Wed 01 Sep 2010
James Davidson and David Fearn discuss ancient Greek bards and their booze.
DownloadRoman Elegy: Pain is so Close to Pleasure
16:02 Tue 01 Jun 2010
Ian Fielding discusses elegiac poetry about passion, pain, and pleasure.
DownloadRenaissance Thought: the Lost Continent between Logic and the Occult
10:28 Mon 25 Jan 2010
Peter Mack and Maude Vanhalen discuss one of the most vibrant periods in human history, the European Renaissance. One of those periods in history when everything seemed possible.
DownloadMedicine and Classicism in a Comparative Perspective
14:39 Wed 04 Nov 2009
David Arnold and Peter E Pormann discuss the idea of the classic in medicine.
DownloadSex in the Ancient World
16:56 Wed 21 Oct 2009
Sexuality, sex and gender are firmly part of academic discourses in the humanities. Classics has a lot to contribute, as many things sexual originate in Graeco-Roman antiquity. James Davidson and Dan Orrells discusses the nature and impact of Greek love.
DownloadThe first emperor and the queen of inscriptions: Augustus in his own words
11:51 Tue 06 Oct 2009
Alison Cooley, of Warwick's Classics department, discusses Augustus' account of his long reign.
DownloadGraeco-Arabic Studies
10:51 Mon 28 Sep 2009
Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl discuss the formation of the Islamic civilisation through translation. Why were nearly all available Greek texts translated into Arabic? How did these lay the foundation for much of Muslim civilisation? Who produced them?
DownloadEpic Poetry: from Homer to Virgil
09:52 Tue 26 May 2009
David Fearn and Andrew Laird of Warwick's Classics department discuss the vagaries of epic poetry.
DownloadNumismatics
09:25 Wed 25 Mar 2009
Kevin Butcher and Stan Ireland of Warwick's Classics department discuss the fascinating story of money in the classical world.
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