Dr Peter Pormann -Dept of Classics and Professor Ahmed Etman explore the transfer of knowledge between the different shores of the Mediterranean.حركة الترجمة في العصر الذهبي للإسلامأ. د. أحمد عتمان يناقش نقل المعرفة بين ضفتي البحر الأبيض الم

Drinking Parties in Ancient Greece

Aug 26th, 2010 23m 16s

James Davidson and David Fearn discuss ancient Greek bards and their booze.

Roman Elegy: Pain is so Close to Pleasure

Jun 1st, 2010 21m 9s

Ian Fielding discusses elegiac poetry about passion, pain, and pleasure.

Renaissance Thought: the Lost Continent between Logic and the Occult

Jan 22nd, 2010 29m 47s

Peter Mack and Maude Vanhalen discuss one of the most vibrant periods in human history, the European Renaissance. One of those periods in history when everything seemed possible.

Medicine and Classicism in a Comparative Perspective

Oct 29th, 2009 22m 46s

David Arnold and Peter E Pormann discuss the idea of the classic in medicine.

Sex in the Ancient World

Oct 21st, 2009 36m 43s

Sexuality, sex and gender are firmly part of academic discourses in the humanities. Classics has a lot to contribute, as many things sexual originate in Graeco-Roman antiquity. James Davidson and Dan Orrells discusses the nature and impact of G

The first emperor and the queen of inscriptions: Augustus in his own words

Oct 1st, 2009 32m 13s

Alison Cooley, of Warwick's Classics department, discusses Augustus' account of his long reign.

Graeco-Arabic Studies

Sep 28th, 2009 21m 44s

Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl discuss the formation of the Islamic civilisation through translation. Why were nearly all available Greek texts translated into Arabic? How did these lay the foundation for much of Muslim civilisation? Who produ