Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War

By Professor Chris Mackie and Dr Gillian Shepherd

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In this subject students are introduced to the diversity of the ancient Greek achievement, which has exercised a fundamental and continuing influence upon later European literature and culture. The subject commences with a detailed treatment of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan war. This is one of the dominant myths in the Greek tradition and is narrated in some detail in epic poetry, in drama, and in art and architecture. We explore how myths are 'read' in their historical context, especially in the contexts of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars of the 5th Century BC. A variety of sources are treated to enable students to build up a picture of Greek society as a whole.

Episode Date
The Acropolis Programme
Jun 11, 2013
The Acropolis Programme (handout)
Jun 11, 2013
Art, Myth and Marathon
May 31, 2013
Art, Myth and Marathon (handout)
May 31, 2013
Myth, Art, War and Greek Sanctuaries
May 31, 2013
Myth, Art, War and Greek Sanctuaries (handout)
May 31, 2013
The Trojan War in Greek Art
May 31, 2013
The Trojan War in Greek Art (handout)
May 31, 2013
Vase Painting in Classical Athens
May 31, 2013
Vase Painting in Classical Athens (handout)
May 31, 2013
Euripides’ Trojan Women
May 17, 2013
Euripides’ Trojan Women (handout)
May 17, 2013
Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
May 16, 2013
Aristophanes’ Lysistrata (handout)
May 16, 2013
Sophocles’ Ajax
May 16, 2013
Sophocles’ Ajax (handout)
May 16, 2013
Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis
May 16, 2013
Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis (handout)
May 16, 2013
Drama and Society
May 07, 2013
Drama and Society (handout)
May 07, 2013
The Peloponnesian War
May 06, 2013
The Peloponnesian War (handout)
May 06, 2013
Athens in the 5th Century BC
Apr 29, 2013
Athens in the 5th Century BC (handout)
Apr 29, 2013
Greece at War: The Persian Wars
Apr 18, 2013
Greece at War: The Persian Wars (handout)
Apr 18, 2013
Solon to Peisistratos: Athens in the 6th Century BC
Apr 18, 2013
Solon to Peisistratos: Athens in the 6th Century BC (handout)
Apr 18, 2013
Homer's World: Dark Age Greece
Apr 12, 2013
Homer's World: Dark Age Greece (handout)
Apr 12, 2013
Bronze Age Greece and Troy
Apr 12, 2013
Bronze Age Greece and Troy (handout)
Apr 12, 2013
A King's Ransom: Priam and Achilles
Apr 04, 2013
A King's Ransom: Priam and Achilles (handout)
Apr 04, 2013
Iliad 22: The Quest of Hector
Apr 04, 2013
Iliad 22: The Quest of Hector (handout)
Apr 04, 2013
Rage and Resolution: The Quest of Hector
Mar 26, 2013
Rage and Resolution: The Quest of Hector (handout)
Mar 26, 2013
Athena, Women and War
Mar 21, 2013
Athena, Women and War (handout)
Mar 21, 2013
The Iliad and Achilles
Mar 15, 2013
The Iliad and Achilles (handout)
Mar 15, 2013
Homer and the Trojan War
Mar 15, 2013
Homer and the Trojan War (handout)
Mar 15, 2013
The Early Greek World and Greek Myths
Mar 10, 2013
The Early Greek World and Greek Myths (handout)
Mar 10, 2013
Introduction to Ancient Greece
Mar 10, 2013
Introduction to Ancient Greece (handout)
Mar 10, 2013
The Position of Attic Women in Democratic Athens II
May 13, 2012
The Position of Attic Women in Democratic Athens I
May 13, 2012