In this introductory episode about the source material of Suetonius, Professor Catharine Edwards (Birkbeck, University of London) tells James Renshaw who Suetonius was, when and why he was writing, and what was his approach to writing history.

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Welcome back to a new season of TCP does Ancient History A Level: Roman Edition and we're kicking off with the OG historian, Tacitus!

Your favourite teacher, James Renshaw, is back to host the series and he'll be talking to a ream of experts, beginning with the wonderful Dr Hannah Cornwell (University of Birmingham) - you can follow Hannah on X here.

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It's competition time!

What were ancient tokens, why do some of them have numbers on them, and what do these mean?

Let your imagination run wild and enter the Tokens Competition here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/warwickclassicsnetwork/events/tokens/

Learn more about the Tokens Communities Project, led by Clare, here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/dept_projects/tcam/resources/

Content Warning: some listeners may find some parts of this episode upsetting.

In this Q&A, Chella answers your questions on topics as disparate as lost books, childrens' myths and opticians, and we cover multilingualism in the ancient world, a day in Chella's life and whether Homer might have be a woman...

Please note: the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker, and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA.

Show Notes

Episode 1 with Chella

Podcast with Chella and Michael Scott

Chella's books for children

The earliest female poet

Working Classicists website

Prof. Judith Mossman narrates this original composition by Maya Le Her, winner of the Senior Category of the CA's 2024 Poetry Competition. To read Maya's work and the rest of our winning writers, ⁠⁠click here⁠.

CW: this recording does contain adult themes.

Winner of our 2024 Poetry Competition Open Original Category, Emily Lord-Kambitsch, created a brilliant new take on the story of Persephone - listen now to her poem, narrated by Prof. Sharon Marshall. To read Emily's work and the rest of our winning writers, ⁠click here.

CW: this recording does contain adult themes.

Professor Armand D'Angour narrates the winning translation in our Open Competition by C. Luke Soucy of Horace Odes 4.1. To read Luke's work and the rest of our winning writers, click here

Hannah Gilmore's translation 'That Hollow of her Hand' of Tibullus 2.4 won the Senior Category in our 2024 Competition, judged and here read by Professor Armand D'Angour.

Read Hannah's work and that of the other winners here

Content Warning: some listeners may find some parts of this episode upsetting.

In this episode we get to know Dr Marchella (Chella) Ward, a lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University, who is also a podcaster, researcher, children's author, and the recent winner of the Working Classicist of the Year Award.

Chella takes us from a night market in Singapore to Oxford University's Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama as we explore the multifaceted nature of classical reception and we delve into her experiences learning languages from across the world. To ask Chella a question for us to discuss in the Q&A episode, do so here.

Please note: the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker, and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA.

Show Notes

OU Open Access Courses

Classics Summer Schools

Expert in Residence Scheme

We welcome back Hardeep for part 2 of our interview series and he's here to answer your questions: we cover how to book your own Grand Tour, the hardest ancient art to draw, the accuracy of Bridgerton, Hardeep's personal connection with Apollo, and stay tuned for an answer to a question about Euripides' Alcmene!

Show notes:

Hardeep's website and walking tour

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Experts in Residence

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