Classics (School of): Recent submissions
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An imperial image : the Bath Gorgon in context
(2016) - Journal articleThis paper attempts to put the Gorgon from the pediment of the Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath into a wider provincial context, by arguing for links between the Gorgon and first- and early second-century imitations in Gaul ... -
Contextualising Classics teaching in Malawi : a comparative study
(2016-05-18) - ThesisThe thesis of this study is that Classical studies at the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, has been taught with almost no reference to its African context, yet the Classical world, as Ogilvie (1979:2) observed ‘is ... -
'The flower of suffering' : a study of Aeschylus' Oresteia in the light of Presocratic ideas
(2016-06) - ThesisMy PhD thesis, The Flower of Suffering, offers a philosophical evaluation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia in light of Presocratic ideas. By examining several aspects of the tragic trilogy in relation to some of Aeschylus’ ... -
Aristotle's concept of lexis : a theory of language and style
(2015-11-30) - ThesisAristotle’s concept of lexis has been discussed by numerous scholars, yet no comprehensive account of lexis has been produced so far. To fill this gap in scholarship, this thesis offers a systematic analysis of Aristotle’s ... -
Using and reusing the monumental past in the late antique Mediterranean West, 300-600
(2015-06-15) - ThesisScholarship on late antique cities has largely conceptualized them as singular entities, either decaying or transitioning as Roman imperial power and economic structures shifted. Improved archaeological data from urban ...