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Dr Laura Swift
Classical Studies Department
The latest hit movie Batman v Superman deals with the dangers of too much power - a theme that was all to common to the Ancient Greeks whose heroes, such as Ajax and Achilles, could be egotistical and cruel.
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10 Mar 2016
Is an art exhibition in Russia, conveying Putin as the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules), narcissistic, sinister or hilariously ironic?
16 Oct 2014