Heroes in Antiquity
SU Ancient World Summer School
The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology offers a series of four sessions on
HEROES in the ancient world as part of the Swansea University Virtual Summer School, which runs, online, from Monday 12 July to Thursday 15 July. All sessions are at 11.00 am.
Monday 11.00 – Classics – Ian Repath
Heroes: Achilles Fights the River
Tuesday 11.00 – Languages – Maria-Elpiniki Oikonomou
Heroes: The language of the hero
Wednesday 11.00 – Egyptology – Hannah Sweetapple
Heroes: Who are the ‘Heroes’ of Ancient Egypt?
Thursday 11.00 – Ancient History – Stephen Harrison
Heroes: Alexander the Great in Persia: The dark side of the hero
For more details, contact: Maria-Elpiniki Oikonomou (
m.e.oikonomou@swansea.ac.uk) and to register, go to:
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/study/summer-school/
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