A playful look at the Greek and Roman gods.
A CLASSICAL GALLERY OF ROGUES: THE ETERNAL PANTHEON
A playful look at the Greek and Roman gods.
The Romans adopted the Greek gods, renamed most of them and used them for their own ends. Each one was related to a different aspect of life, and had his or her own attributes and distinguishing features in ancient art.
Discover how to identify them and, as they pose divinely, we hear ancient tales of metamorphoses and of gods behaving badly. These stories and their messages were so powerful that they lived on for millennia and the gods continue to appear around us today, in surprising forms and in a variety of artistic media.
Why and how are their images still used today, and what messages do they bear today?
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THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mrs Gillian Hovell
BA (Hons) Latin and Ancient History, Exeter University, and then branched out into archaeology. Ex-BBC, lecturer for British Museum and York University, an award winning writer and author who specialises in relating the ancient world to our modern lives, in person, in the field, on line and in the media (most recently on BBC News Channel, Radio 4 Today programme and BBC World Service). Publications include Visiting the Past: A guide to finding and understanding Britain's Archaeology and Roman Britain. Forthcoming Latin Yesterday, Today and For Ever, and A Mediterranean Tour: Not just a Load of Old Stones. Teaches adult education courses in Latin, archaeology and ancient history and has publicly lectures widely and passionately, on cruises and tours and for museums such as the British Museum & Ashmolean, national press, universities, literary festivals, and diverse societies including Classical Associations, the U3A and the National Trust.
Also London-based for lectures in the South-East.
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