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Why study the Classics?
Classics can be split into 3 main categories: philosophy, poetry and oratory. Latin as a language was the main language of literature until the 16 th century with much of European history being studied through literature written in Latin. Examples of modern traditions being influenced by old classical figures include Julius Caesar renaming July and…
Atlas: More than the man that holds up the sky?
Atlas was a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity after the Titanomachy – the ignominious defeat of the Titans to the Olympian gods led by Zeus and his allies. However, Atlas does not simply disappear from the canon of Greek mythology following his punishment. He plays a large role in myths of…
Augustus: The First Emperor
A presentation on Augustus – Rome’s first emperor and the architect of its Golden Age.
The Battle of Thermoplyae
A presentation that I gave to a group of year 10 students coming from Langley Academy, Slough along with 2 other peers.
Catullus: The Poet Who Made Passion a Philosophy
Recently, I studied the Roman poet Catullus – a writer whose work feels startlingly modern despite being over two thousand years old. He lived during the late Roman Republic, around the same time as Caesar and Cicero, but his poetry couldn’t be more different from the political speeches and epic histories of his age. Catullus…
Opinion: Cicero
Lately, I’ve been studying Cicero, one of the most fascinating and complicated figures of the late Roman Republic. He wasn’t a general or a nobleman, but a statesman, philosopher, and orator whose words shaped Rome’s politics and intellectual life – and still echo through modern thought. Born in 106 BC, Cicero rose from a provincial…
Alexander the Great: The Conqueror Who Became a Legend
Often considered the greatest military leader of ancient history, Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, was born in 356 BC, the son of King Philip II of Macedon. His family claimed divine descent from Zeus, and from a young age, Alexander was raised to believe in a destiny of greatness. Tutored…
The Aeneid: Virgil’s Epic of Empire
The Aeneid is Virgil’s monumental Latin epic, written between 29 and 19 BC under the reign of Augustus. It tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who escapes the burning city of Troy and, after years of wandering, becomes the mythical founder of Rome. Virgil divides the poem into twelve books. The first six…
Julius Caesar: Rise, Rule, and Ruin
A brief presentation I gave to younger students, introducing the life and legacy of perhaps the most famous general in history.
Contrasting Philosophies: Plato vs. Aristotle Explained
To determine whether Plato and Aristotle wrote for fundamentally distinct worlds, we must first analyse the motivations behind their respective tones, assess how external factors shaped their philosophies, and clarify what the “worlds” in question represent. An important starting point is Aristotle’s two decades of study at Plato’s Academy, which suggests Plato’s foundational influence on…
Foundations of Classical Economics: Insights from Greece and Rome
Economics in the classical era is an underpinning to both modern economics, politics and other areas as opposed to being its only study. Unlike modern economic theories, which prioritise the movement of markets, their mechanisms and monetary policies, ancient economics were largely based on agricultural production. Though sometimes not as formally formed as economic philosophies,…
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