This post contains links to a few examples of the ‘Greek in Action’ approach.

Semester 1

Week 1: Introduction to the Greek alphabet: Marmor Parium and other inscriptions

• GreekAlphabet

Week 4: Dictionary skills, basic present tense verbs and introduction to issues of vocabulary choice: Anacreon final

Weeks 5–6: Basic stylistics, comparing Greek with translations: Andocides 2nd passage

End of Semester 1 assignments:

• CAG1001 Medea assignment revised 2015–16
• CAG1001.16-17 Trojan Women.assignment

Semester 2:

Imperfect, aorist and more advanced stylistics 1: Greek in Action Persians

More advanced stylistics 2: Prometheus Bound ending: PV.xcoded 2018

Entrance hall, Auckland Museum, N.Z. Myron’s Discobolos travels to the Antipodes!

Visiting my sister and family in Auckland, New Zealand over the summer, I was interested to note how far afield classical influence has spread!  The imitation of classical architecture in the entrance hall of Auckland War Memorial Museum ties in nicely with my current research and ‘Impact’ project at Beldsay Hall, Northumberland, in co-operation with English Heritage.

Lego model of Sir Charles Monck’s Be;say Hall, on display at site August 2018

View east through the Doric portico, Belsay Hall