Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War

Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War

By Professor Chris Mackie and Dr Gillian ShepherdEducation
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Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War episodes

  • A King's Ransom: Priam and Achilles
    In the final book of the Iliad, the elderly Trojan king confronts the monstrous killer Achilles. Professor Chris Mackie examines the patterns of the heroic quest, descent into the Underworld, and the moment of resolution before the final days of the life of Achilles and of Troy.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    41 min
  • A King's Ransom: Priam and Achilles (handout)
    In the final book of the Iliad, the elderly Trojan king confronts the monstrous killer Achilles. Professor Chris Mackie examines the patterns of the heroic quest, descent into the Underworld, and the moment of resolution before the final days of the life of Achilles and of Troy.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    0 min
  • Iliad 22: The Quest of Hector
    In this lecture Professor Christopher Mackie recaps the culminating events of the Iliad and looks more closely at the character of Hector, his fate and death, and the role of the goddess Athena.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    50 min
  • Iliad 22: The Quest of Hector (handout)
    In this lecture Professor Christopher Mackie recaps the culminating events of the Iliad and looks more closely at the character of Hector, his fate and death, and the role of the goddess Athena.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    0 min
  • A King's Ransom: Priam and Achilles
    In the final book of the Iliad, the elderly Trojan king confronts the monstrous killer Achilles. Professor Chris Mackie examines the patterns of the heroic quest, descent into the Underworld, and the moment of resolution before the final days of the life of Achilles and of Troy.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    41 min
  • A King's Ransom: Priam and Achilles (handout)
    In the final book of the Iliad, the elderly Trojan king confronts the monstrous killer Achilles. Professor Chris Mackie examines the patterns of the heroic quest, descent into the Underworld, and the moment of resolution before the final days of the life of Achilles and of Troy.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    0 min
  • Iliad 22: The Quest of Hector
    In this lecture Professor Christopher Mackie recaps the culminating events of the Iliad and looks more closely at the character of Hector, his fate and death, and the role of the goddess Athena.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    50 min
  • Iliad 22: The Quest of Hector (handout)
    In this lecture Professor Christopher Mackie recaps the culminating events of the Iliad and looks more closely at the character of Hector, his fate and death, and the role of the goddess Athena.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    0 min
  • Rage and Resolution: The Quest of Hector
    In his final moments, the Trojan defender Hector must choose to face Achilles in heroic battle or to be hunted like an animal. Professor Chris Mackie discusses sub-human or monstrous aspects of Achilles' rage, and Hector's doomed quest to save Troy.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    49 min
  • Rage and Resolution: The Quest of Hector (handout)
    In his final moments, the Trojan defender Hector must choose to face Achilles in heroic battle or to be hunted like an animal. Professor Chris Mackie discusses sub-human or monstrous aspects of Achilles' rage, and Hector's doomed quest to save Troy.
    Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
    0 min

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In this subject students are introduced to the diversity of the ancient Greek achievement, which has exercised a fundamental and continuing influence upon later European literature and culture. The…

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