Exploring the ancient Greek and Roman world through lectures and creative events for the general public in Melbourne, Australia (and occasionally in Europe)
Melbourne, Victoria
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Details of the 2024 @Hellenic_Museum Summer School have now been released! Subjects will look at Oedipus and his family, Socrates, ancient ideas of love and Graeco-Roman cities. All classes can be taken in person or online. Everyone welcome! 8-12 Jan 2024.
hellenic.org.au/whats-on/sum…
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Jan 6-10 hybrid Melbourne @Hellenic_Museum Summer School with Dr Christopher Gribbin @ClassicsMelb: Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans and Natives in Ancient Spain; Greek Architecture and its Legacy; Minoan and Mycenaean Greece; Athenian Democracy in Practice hellenic.org.au/whats-on/sum…
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Nov 23 hybrid Melbourne Hellenic Museum @Hellenic_Museum (11am AEDT) Dr Christopher Gribbin @ClassicsMelb, The Ancient Greeks and Sicily (A taster for Hellenic Museum Summer School 2025) Book (free but donations welcome) hellenic.org.au/event-detail…
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Oct 8 Melbourne (in person, 5.30pm narrm ngarrgu Library) @LaTrobe Classics in the City (You Were What You Ate): Dr Christopher Gribbin @ClassicsMelb, Gods Eating Gods in Greek Myth. Book (free) melbourne.vic.gov.au/la-trob…
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#job Hellenic Museum, Melbourne @Hellenic_Museum - Museum Operations Coordinator hellenic.org.au/support/care… FT permanent
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In the new When in Rome podcast, Chris Gribbin (@classicsmelb) discusses the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza, built for the daughter of Constantine the Great. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
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Ancient Mycenaean armor is so good, it protected users in an 11-hour battle simulation inspired by the Trojan War
Researchers recruited volunteers from the Hellenic Armed Forces to test the strength of replicas of 3,500-year-old body armor
@Phokion1
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AMAZING new frescos at Pompeii! And the glorious @pompei79 telling us all about them! And ROMAN STRING!
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12-Week course starting Thursday night
The Freedom of the Devil: power, politics and critique from Hobbes to de Sade - Jon Rubin
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Affresco di Frisso e Elle emerso a Pompei, vedi qui il press briefing sulle novità:
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#podcast "Mini Myths: From Athena to Zeus is the Hellenic Museum’s new podcast for kids aged 7 and up!" @Hellenic_Museum hellenic.org.au/podcast
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Still time to register - Jan 8-12 hybrid/Hellenic Museum Melbourne - @Hellenic_Museum Summer School. Theme 'History & Culture of the Ancient World' - courses on Oedipus, Love, Socrates, ancient cities with Dr Christopher Gribbin @ClassicsMelb. Register $ hellenic.org.au/whats-on/sum…
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The tradition of nativity scenes dates back to more recent history, yet traces of ritual arrangements in houses are known from ancient times.
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Dec 5 Melbourne (5.30pm AEDT, City Library) @LaTrobe Classics in the City. Theme: Ancient Cabinet of Curiosities - Dr Rhiannon Evans @DrRhiannonEvans, How (not) to mount a coup in Ancient Rome. Register: melbourne.vic.gov.au/communi…
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The Hellenic Museum is set to hold its seventh annual Summer School this coming January in what promises to be a deep exploration of the world of ancient Greeks and Romans.
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Dec 2 hybrid/Hellenic Museum Melbourne, 2pm AEDT Dr Christopher Gribbin @ClassicsMelb, The Legacy of Ancient Greek Architecture in Melbourne hellenic.org.au/event-detail… [a taster for the Hellenic Museum Summer School Jan 8-12 2024]
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1) One of the most ambitious classical construction projects anywhere in the world is now in the final stages of its decoration. On a Caribbean island, the classical architecture firm Apollodorus are building a grand Roman maritime villa for a wealthy Roman history enthusiast..
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#podcast Emperors of Rome @RomePodcast Episode CCXVI - A Roman Haunting in Three Parts - with Pliny the Younger, @DrRhiannonEvans & @nightlightguy podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
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March 6 2024 Melbourne (11am @Library_Vic) Power & the Ancient World with Dame Mary Beard @wmarybeard & @DrRhiannonEvans slv.vic.gov.au/learn/schools… - "Energise your VCE Classical Studies, VCE Ancient History & VCE Latin students for the year ahead in this exclusive schools event.."