The Greek Island as a place of allure: Cyprus, Naxos, and Love Island - by Morg Daniels
Greek islands have long been associated with allure, from the birth of Aphrodite on Cyprus to the modern appropriation on Love Island.
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Academus Education
Mar 21, 20223 min read
Aphrodite's Nudity: Empowering or Humiliating? - by Jess Huang
Statues and images of the goddess Aphrodite commonly depict her as nude, but is this an empowering way of portraying the goddess of beauty?
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Academus Education
Feb 18, 20223 min read
The Archaeology of Textiles - by Anna Henderson
Textiles are a rare piece of material culture from the ancient world, but they can tell us a lot about ancient societies and everyday life.
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Academus Education
Feb 9, 20226 min read
Dido: Queen and Lover in the Aeneid and the Heroides - by Mansi Dhokia
Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage, and her relationship with the hero Aeneas are explored in Virgil's Aeneid and Ovid's Heroides.
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Academus Education
Dec 29, 20214 min read
How Saturnalia became Christmas: The transition from ancient to present and pagan to Christian
Saturnalia might sound a world away from its successor Christmas but in this article we explore the evolution the two winter festivals
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Academus Education
Dec 27, 20216 min read
Glory on the track: what parallels can we draw between today’s Formula 1 and Ancient Chariot Races?
Formula One: The most modern of sports steeped in the most ancient of traditions. Learn how chariot racing was a precursor to motorsports.
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Academus Education
Dec 26, 20211 min read
Quiz: Are you a Centurion or a Tirones? Find out in our Classics Quiz and test your knowledge
Take our Classics Quiz to learn what Roman Legion rank you'd be. This is not a test of knowledge for the faint-hearted! Good luck soldier!
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Academus Education
Dec 23, 20211 min read
Crossword: a Classics Crossword for those cold winter nights to test out your Graeco-Roman knowledge
Have a stab at our Classics Crossword this Christmas and check out your knowledge of the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds and lots of fun!
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Academus Education
Dec 22, 20211 min read
Quiz: Tell us your coffee order and we'll tell you which character from Classical Mythology you are
Ever wondered how your coffee order relates to Classical Mythology? Look no further, our quiz will tell you which ancient character you are!
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Academus Education
Dec 10, 20216 min read
The Silence of the Girls & Women of Troy Book Review - by Stacy Archer
The Silence of the Girls and Women of Troy explore the story of the Trojan war through the lens of the forgotten women, especially Briseis.
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Academus Education
Dec 6, 20216 min read
The Presentation of Athenian Democracy in the Works of Herodotus and Thucydides - by Peter Xiao
Democracy was fundamental to the politics of 5th century BCE Athens, and the historians Herodotus and Thucydides both explore its importance
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Academus Education
Apr 5, 20215 min read
Euripides' Medea: Tragic Heroine or Malignant Villain? - by Lucy Moore
Euripides' Medea is a divisive figure - is she a feminist figure and the victim of a tragedy or an evil villain who kills her own children?
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Academus Education
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Introducing the Nine Muses - by Lucy Moore
The Muses are the goddesses of literature and the arts, such as poetry, song and myth and were hugely influential on literature and religion
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Academus Education
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Classical Manuscripts Decoded: Academus Resource Booklets
Check out our resource booklets designed to decode Classical Manuscripts in Greek and Latin. Academus presents Classical Manuscripts Decoded
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Academus Education
Mar 11, 20215 min read
Odysseus vs Batman - Ancient and Modern Concepts of Heroism - by Mansi Dhokia
Heroism is a concept that has changed from ancient to modern times, from Achilles to Superman, Odysseus to Batman and beyond!
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Academus Education
Mar 8, 20216 min read
10 Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From The Women of Ancient Epic - by Emily Shead
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, we want to acknowledge that Classical women were epic, especially in epic literature.
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Academus Education
Mar 3, 20215 min read
The Portrayal of Love in Orpheus and Eurydice - by Lucy Moore
Love was important in the ancient world, particularly in myth, and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice shows how love transcends life and death
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Academus Education
Mar 1, 20215 min read
The Functions of the Greek Goddess Hecate - by Lucy Moore
Hecate was the Greek goddess of magic, crossroads and other mystical things. She is a figure of intrigue who has many functions as a goddess
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Academus Education
Feb 24, 20216 min read
Hadrian and Antinous - by Peter Xiao
The relationship of Hadrian and Antinous, the most powerful man of the Roman Empire and a young Greek boy, is iconic in LGBT+ history.
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Academus Education
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Odyssey Resource Booklet - Academus x UCL Classical Play
Academus has partnered with the UCL Classical Play to produce a resource booklet all about the Odyssey as classicists and dramatists.
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