Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Neville Morley

Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter

3 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

CulturePolitical realistsAttic Greek writers5th-century BC historiansClassical-era Greek historians5th-century BC AtheniansAncient Athenian generals1st-century BC books in LatinHistoryAthenians of the Peloponnesian War470s BC birthsAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized Athenians

  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, Diana Spencer

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    Culture1st-century BC books in Latin

  2. Roman Slavery

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact that slaves had on the Roman Republic and Empire and the impact the Romans had on slaves, from the first conquests to the fall of Rome.

    5 April 2018

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    Also featuring: Ulrike Roth, Myles Lavan

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  3. Thucydides

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides and his work entitled The History of the Peloponnesian War.

    29 January 2015

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    Also featuring: Paul Cartledge, Katherine Harloe

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    HistoryPolitical realistsAttic Greek writers5th-century BC historiansClassical-era Greek historians5th-century BC AtheniansAncient Athenian generalsAthenians of the Peloponnesian War470s BC birthsAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized Athenians