Khameleon Classics
Produced by Shivaike Shah Abstract: For two thousand years, study of the Greek and Roman worlds has been at the centre of Western education. Khameleon Classics is the podcast that asks why. What is our fixation with…
Promoting Diversity and Inclusivity
A Cornucopia of Classics Resources is an ever-growing site that aims to streamline the development of more diverse and inclusive reading lists within the field of Classics.
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Antiquipop: L’Antiquité dans la culture populaire contemporaine
Editor: Fabien Bièvre-Perrin A website devoted to Classical and Ancient Egyptian reception in pop culture and politics. Essays in both French and English. Some sample essays: Hardeep Dhindsa and Vanessa Stowell, “Give…
From Abortion to Pederasty: Addressing Difficult Topics in the Classics Classroom
Edited by Nancy S. Rabinowitz and Fiona McHardy Abstract: Ancient sources raise a variety of issues—slavery, infanticide, abortion, rape, pederasty, domestic violence, death, sexuality—that may be difficult to discuss…
Greece and Egypt: reconsidering early contact and exchange
by Alexandra Villing Abstract: The focus of my enquiry will be the archaeological evidence for Greek-Egyptian interaction in the 8th-6th centuries BC, examined primarily from three key perspectives: the scope and…
Revisiting the “Hellenistic” Period
by Yousuf Chughtai Abstract: A discussion of the representation of Alexander the Great’s empire and the Hellenistic period in Western scholarship, and ways in which modern multifaceted identities can help shed new…
A Brief Guide to Disability Terminology and Theory in Ancient World Studies
by Alexandra F. Morris and Debby Sneed Abstract: As our culture changes, so, too, does the language that we use. This post is an invitation to discuss what is, at present, a culturally appropriate approach to language…
Herodotus’ Scythians Viewed from a Central Asian Perspective
by Hyun Jin Kim Abstract: The literary interpretation of Herodotus in classical scholarship has arguably abandoned the fixation with the historical veracity of Herodotus’ account that characterised earlier Herodotean…
Ancient History and the Classics from a Comparative Perspective: China and the Graeco-Roman World
by Hyun Jin Kim Abstract: Comparative research in Classics and Ancient History is a relatively new phenomenon. At present, there is no coherent and systematic methodological paradigm for conducting such research,…
Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music
by K.F.B. Fletcher and Osman Umurhan (eds) Abstract: This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the…
Alexander and the Greeks
by Elisabetta Poddighe Abstract: During Alexander’s reign relations between the Greeks and the Macedonian kingdom were regulated by the charter of the “Corinthian League.” This modern expression refers to the political…