Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians
The Tokyo Olympics were a huge success for Team GB, who finished in fourth place - matching their medal haul from the London 2012 Olympics. You can dig deep into the Olympics and Paralympics with our range of free resources.
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Updated on:
21 Jul 2021
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Enjoy Aristophanes' comic account of one woman's extraordinary method of bringing The Peloponnesian War to an end in this classical studies animation.
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Updated on:
22 Apr 2021
The Persians by Aeschylus
In this animation of the Greek tragedy The Persians by Aeschylus, Persian king Xerxes wages war against Greece but his navy is defeated at Salamis.
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Updated on:
22 Apr 2021
Finding women in Greek literature
Sam Newington explains that discovering the real lives of Greek women takes more than just a first read of the texts
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Updated on:
10 Mar 2021
Classical Studies: festivals
‘Festival’ at its very essence, is a collective event where people come together to enjoy life’s simple pleasures – music, dancing, food and drink. But it isn’t a modern concept. Academics within our Classical Studies discipline share their...
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Updated on:
20 Jul 2020
Hadrian: The Roamin' Emperor
Can you piece together strands of historical evidence to work out what motivated the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, to travel so extensively?
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Updated on:
17 Dec 2019
What is the difference between distributive and commutative justice: A one minute guide
What are distributive and commutative justice? What do the terms mean, and how are they different? We've got a really simple guide...
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30 Aug 2019
Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Interested in Greek myths? We've condensed the epic narrative of Homer's poems the Iliad and the Odyssey into short animations voiced by the dulcet tones of Don Warrington.
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Updated on:
30 Aug 2019
Oedipus: The message in the myth
Differences in versions of Greek myths reflect the contemporary worlds of the storytellers, explains Chris Wilson drawing on Oedipus, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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Updated on:
30 Aug 2019
How do historians know about the past?
How do historians know about the past? What are primary and secondary sources? Find out with our short animations.
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Updated on:
30 Aug 2019
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