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Classics in discussion

Alison Cooley

Podcasts of discussions and talks by the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick.

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Roman Elegy: Pain is so Close to Pleasure

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

Ian Fielding discusses elegiac poetry about passion, pain, and pleasure. Love, longing, lament, loneliness: these feelings found a lyrical outlet in Roman elegy. In this poetic form, the dropouts and outcasts of society gave voice to their excruciating torment of not having, or of no longer having the person they love and desire. In the twilight of the declining old Republic, Catullus sang of his inner turmoil; at the dawn of the new Roman Empire, Tibullus and Ovid wept at their lover’s

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Renaissance Thought: the Lost Continent between Logic...

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

Peter Mack and Maude Vanhalen discuss one of the most vibrant periods in human history. The European Renaissance is one of those periods in history when everything seemed possible. The rediscovery of Greek texts led to a rebirth of literature and learning. Scholars across Europe and beyond formed a republic of letters, communicating across country and creed in a common language, Latin. Moreover, in this shared intellectual space, the arts and sciences flourished in extraordinary ways. It was the

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Medicine and Classicism in a Comparative Perspective

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

David Arnold and Peter E Pormann discuss the idea of the classic in medicine. Medical systems often resorted to constructing a classical past in order to shape and legitimise current medical theory and practice. This wish to forge a classical tradition appears to be a truly global and diachronic phenomenon. Greek doctors in particular served as a model of reference for many variegated cultures and societies. In second-century Rome, tenth-century Baghdad, sixteenth-century Florence, and

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Sex in the Ancient World

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

James Davidson and Dan Orrells discuss the nature and impact of Greek love. ‘Now sex. Sex, sex, sex. Where were we?’ This is a memorable line from Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. Sex produced us; it surrounds us, lures us, tempts us; it intrigues and entertains us, yet also abashes and disconcerts us. Few topics have enthralled and enticed scholars more than sex, but few topics are also seen with more suspicion and reservation. Think of the public school master played by

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The first emperor and the queen of inscriptions:...

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

Alison Cooley, of Warwick’s Classics department, discusses Augustus’ account of his long reign. During the last days of the Roman Republic, one man emerged victorious: Octavian, Caesar’s adoptive son, later called Augustus. After his ascent to power, he pacified large parts of the known world. In Rome, he kept the populace happy with bread and circuses, and slowly eliminated all opposition. Yet he also had to confront major set-backs. For instance, the scandalous infidelity of

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Graeco-Arabic Studies

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl discuss the formation of the Islamic civilisation through translation Alchemy and alcohol are only two of the many Arabic words which came all the way to Albion. The word ‘alchemy’ had to travel a long distance: original a Greek term used in Hellenised Egypt, it passed into Arabic, Latin, French, and finally English. Translation made this transfer of ideas possible. During the heyday of the Islamic empire in the eighth to tenth centuries, a massive

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Epic Poetry: from Homer to Virgil

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

David Fearn and Andrew Laird of Warwick’s Classics department discuss the vagaries of epic poetry. War and peace, love and longing, and a hero’s home-coming—these are epic themes. We have all encountered them somewhere: on the big or small screen, in books, or perhaps even ourselves. Epics tell great tales of immortal gods and mortal men, of whole civilisations rising and falling. And yet, they also team with the many facets of the human condition, with grief and guilt, bereavement

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Numismatics

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2018/06/22

Kevin Butcher and Stan Ireland of Warwick’s Classics department discuss the fascinating story of money in the classical world. Money makes the world go round. From buying bread to waging war, you always need money. But money did not always exist. In the Classical world we can witness the birth of the money economy. Scholars who actually deal with ancient coins are called numismatists. Their discipline tells us a lot about ancient societies and how they worked in practical terms. Some aspects

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Drinking Parties in Ancient Greece

Classics in discussion ·

2018/06/22

James Davidson and David Fearn discuss ancient Greek bards and their booze.The study of classics is the study of the consumption of alcohol. Archaic and classical Greek culture was steeped in spirit: the ancient elite recited lyrical poetry during drinking parties; large cohorts of Greek citizens celebrated the god of wine by performing tragedies and comedies at annual festivals; the common crowd enjoyed the pleasures of the pub, at least in democratic cities; and the pots produced in their

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