Latin
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LATIN SCANSION: HENDECASYLLABLES |
This podcast introduces you to Hendecasyllables, the metre used by Catullus in many of his finest poems. We discuss how the lines are put together... |
Latin, Scansion, Latin Verse Metre, Catullus | view |
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Introduction 3 The Gracchi. |
Introduction 3 The Gracchi. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 262-264. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Julius Caesar: The Die is Cast |
Julius Caesar: The Die is Cast. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 276-279. |
Rome, Latin | view |
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Introduction 1 Roman History Outline |
Introduction 1 Roman History Outline. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 256-7. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Introduction 6 Crassus, Pompey and Caesar |
Introduction 6 Crassus, Pompey and Caesar. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 270-272. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Introduction 4 Marius and the Social War |
Introduction 4 Marius and the Social War. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 264-7 |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Civil Wars, Dictatorship and the ‘Egyptian Woman’ |
Civil Wars, Dictatorship and the ‘Egyptian Woman’. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 279-281... |
Rome, Latin | view |
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LATIN SCANSION: THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT |
This podcast introduces you to the basic rules behind the scansion of Latin poetry: long and short syllables, plus elision. We discuss syllables... |
Latin, Scansion, Latin Verse Metre | view |
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Introduction 2 SPQR |
Introduction 2 SPQR. Text from Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization, London: Robinson, 2010, 257-261. |
Ancient history, Rome, Latin, Politics | view |
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Caesar's Invasions of Britain |
Caesar's Invasions of Britain. Written and voiced by Steve Kershaw. |
Rome, Latin, British history | view |