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A production of Aristophanes’ comedy ‘Frogs’ presented by the London Small Theatre Company, incorporating 1950s-style musical numbers and comedic skits.
Looks at Alexander the Great, still recognised as a military genius because of his victories at Thebes, Granicus and Issus, the occupation of Damascus and the conquest of Egypt.
Reconstructions, maps and graphics, and specialists in the field interpret and explain the wars fought between the Greek states and Persia, looking in particular at the story of the Spartans who stood...
Reconstructions, maps and graphics, and specialists in the field interpret and explain the struggles between Athens and Sparta.
The temple buildings on the Acropolis are often seen as potent symbols of the birth of western civilisation, but what did they actually look like in the 5th century? What did it mean to the people who built...
According to Plato, Socrates playfully defined piety as ‘a sort of art of commerce between Gods and men’. Examining religious sites at Sonion, Brauron, Eleusis and around the Acropolis, suggests that...
Considers some of the critical processes involved in the study of history. Argues that as the Greeks were themselves aware, interrogating the past can be used to illuminate and challenge the present. The...
Examines the dilemma facing those wishing to produce Greek drama in the 20th century. Is archaeological authenticity (truth to the evidence such as it is) more important than its meaning for our time - what...
This specially commissioned play is a modern version by Tom Paulin of Aeschylus’ fifth-century Greek drama ‘Prometheus Bound’. The play begins with Prometheus bound to a rock at the world’s end, by...
The initial success of the Athenian empire was founded on the surplus revenue from the silver mines of the Laurion area. Examines how archaeologists go about testing such an idea. Uses excavations at the...
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