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Coin of the Month: Glorification and personification on the Judaea Capta coinage

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:38:04 GMT

For the first of this year's series, undergraduate Rebecca Preedy explores the Judaea Capta coinage of the Flavians. Read it here.

Coin of the Month: The crocodile as a symbol of Egypt on a victory coin of Augustus

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 09:18:44 GMT

Undergraduate student Richa Snell explores the use of the crocodile on an aureus of Augustus in this piece.

Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us - Seminar for launch of new Centre for Research in Post-Kantian European Philosophy

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:40:00 GMT

The new Centre will be formally launched on Tuesday 15 October 2019 with a special seminar devoted to Simon Critchley's provocative new publication, The Greeks, Tragedy and Us. Professor Critchley (New School, New York) will talk about his book and reply to responses to it by Andrew Cooper (Philosophy, Warwick) and David Fearn (Classics, Warwick). The seminar will be held in Room S0.11, Social Sciences Building, and will start promptly at 5:30 pm. It will be followed by a Drinks Reception. All Welcome.

September coin of the month: Achaean League Coinage and Collective Identity

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:02:50 GMT

In this month's coin of the month, recent graduate Jameson Minto talks about how the coinage of the Achaean League conrtibuted to different types of identity in the Hellenistic world. Read more here.

From divinity to the Duce: the many meanings of the Julian Star

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:54:00 GMT

Read about the use of the Julian star under Mussolini in August's coin of the month, written by Daisy Ashton.

Coin of the Month: Greek by name, Indian by nature: Indo–Greek Coinage

Wed, 01 May 2019 15:06:59 GMT

In May's coin of the month Tunrayo Olaoshun explores Indo-Greek coinage. Read more here.

Classics staff & students at Life Sciences Public Event

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 22:35:00 GMT

Back to the Future: How Studying History Helps Medical Science!

A School of Life Sciences event with contributions from the department of Classics: Dr. Caroline Petit, Matt Smith (MAR student), Tunrayo Olaoshun (4th year UG student).

Come hear about ancient remedies, the role of dreams in diagnostic, teaching anatomy... and lots more exciting topics:

The School of Life Sciences are pleased to invite you to their next Public Science Evening ‘Back to the Future: How Studying History Helps Medical Science’. This event will explore the exciting topic of how we can use historical medical knowledge in today’s practices. A variety of time periods will be explored, from Galenic medicine in the 2nd century, to early 20th century phage therapy advancements. Also included will be talks from not only members of the School of Life Sciences team, but the Classics and History departments as well. If you are a fan of the History of Medicine and its applications today then this is surely an event not to be missed.

This public science evening will take place on Tuesday 12 March 2019 from 18:00 – 20:00 in the School of Life Sciences atrium. Please visit warwick.ac.uk/publicscience for more information and to register for this event.

An Unusual Victory Coin

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:36:21 GMT

Undergraduate Luiza Diaconescu explores an unusual image on a coin of Trajan in December's coin of the month.

Coin of the Month: Augustus and the Exaggeration of Military Victories

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:14:01 GMT

In July's coin of the month, undergraduate student Dillon Patel explores how Augustus communicated his conquest of Armenia. Read about it here.

Congratulations to the Warwick Classics Society!

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:42:27 GMT

The Warwick Classics Society production of Medea has won best event at the 2018 Student Union awards!