Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Diana Spencer

Professor of Classics at the University of Birmingham

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2 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

CultureCity founders1st-century BC books in LatinDeified male monarchsHellenistic-era peoplePeople in the deuterocanonical booksHistory

  1. Virgil's Georgics

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman poet's celebration of agriculture and rural life composed in 29BC after a civil war, when questions of land ownership were contested.

    18 May 2023

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    Also featuring: Katharine Earnshaw, Neville Morley

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    Culture1st-century BC books in Latin

  2. Alexander the Great

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon and conqueror of the Persian Empire.

    1 October 2015

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    Also featuring: Paul Cartledge, Rachel Mairs

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    HistoryCity foundersDeified male monarchsHellenistic-era peoplePeople in the deuterocanonical books