Visit to the British Museum’s Troy Exhibition.
The Troy Exhibition was a fantastic opportunity to finally meet some of the vases and artwork I’ve only ever seen in books (or online). Here are some of them. Just… Read more »
Category: Troy
#Podcast. Thersites, Scamander and Sarpedon, the Linear B-listers
In this podcast I look at how we can understand more about the Iliad, its characters and wider themes through these three characters. Fell free to check out my other… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 8. We got there in the end.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the final epsiode I go over what happened during the sack of Troy, why the wooden horse… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 7. Mr Ed or just Mr Dead.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the seventh epsiode I unwrap the dialogue between Priam and Achilles, what the chariots did and wonder… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 6. Taxi for Hector.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the sixth epsiode I consider whether we can date Patroclus’ death, why Penthesilea would have terrified Hitler… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 5. “Uncle Owen? Aunt Beru??”
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the fifth epsiode I examine the themes of infanticide, jumping off cliffs with Aphrodite and negotiating with… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 4. Ant Men and Beach Boys
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the fourth epsiode I consider a couple of interesting details from Homer’s depiction of the duel between… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 3. That poor dog
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the third epsiode I talk about Helen’s wedding and why you should always wash your hands after… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 2. Perhaps tell the bride..
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the second epsiode I consider those awkward reality TV wedding show moments, how many Greeks and Trojans… Read more »