Homer Goes to Hollywood: The Odyssey in Film
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In this presentation Prof Purves will touch on a number of adaptations and influences of the Odyssey in film, from Méliès’ Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus (1905), to Mario Camerini’s Ulysses (1954, starring Kirk Douglas), Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (1963), Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: a Space Odyssey (…
Homer and the Epic Tradition (Homer Seminar VIII)
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A Conference in Honour of Professor Elizabeth Minchin Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December 2015 This seminar, to be held at The Australian National University, Canberra, is intended to give scholars interested in the epic tradition in the ancient Greek and Roman world - especially (but not…
Emotional scripts of nonverbal behaviour in the Iliad
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Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series All are welcome to attend this seminar; check back soon for more details. After the talk, informal discussion will continue over light refreshments in the Classics Museum.
Augustus and the temple of Jupiter Feretrius
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Presented by the Friends of the ANU Classics Museum In the late 30s BC, the ancient city of Rome, still suffering from civil war, was apparently filled with decaying religious sites. One particular temple, the temple dedicated to Jupiter Feretrius on the Capitoline hill, was allegedly in ruins. In…
Post-traumatic stress disorder in Ancient Greece'
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Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series ‘Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a relatively recent discovery in the field of psychiatry. With increased understanding of this condition, attempts have been made to identify cases of PTSD in the past—including in ancient Greece…
Launch of the ANU Centre for Classical Studies
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>> ANU Centre for Classical Studies Officially Launched by Prof Brian Schmidt (SLLL News 8 October 2015) The Centre for Classical Studies and the School of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, CASS, cordially invite you to celebrate the future of Classical studies at the ANU. Nobel Prize…
Classical Sea Blindness: Maritime Strategy in the Greek World’
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Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series All are welcome to attend this seminar; check back soon for more details. After the talk, informal discussion will continue over light refreshments in the Classics Museum.