Invention of the Barbarian (H408/23)

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Classic View

Greek Identity

The Persian Wars

Greeks and Barbarians

Mythical Barbarians - Euripides: Medea

Historical Barbarians - Aeschylus: Persians

The Reality of Persia

Greek Identity

THE PERSIAN WARS, 490-479 BC

What was Greekness?

Prof. Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge

The Persian Wars

THE PERSIAN WARS, 490-479 BC

Unity and Disunity

Prof. Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge

THE PERSIAN WARS, 490-479 BC

Herodotus

Prof. Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge

THE PERSIAN WARS, 490-479 BC

Commemorations of the War

Prof. Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge

THE PERSIAN WARS, 490-479 BC

Impact of the Persian Wars

Prof. Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge

Greeks and Barbarians

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN

When did the Greeks start calling non-Greeks 'barbarians'?

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN

Is the term 'barbarian' a useful concept?

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

The Persians

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

Mythical Barbarians - Euripides: Medea

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN

Does it matter that Medea is a barbarian?

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Performance Context

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Earlier Medeas: Pindar, Sophocles and Euripides

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Women and Men

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Greeks and Barbarians

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

What Does Jason Do Wrong?

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

The Final Scene

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea in Myth

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and Revenge

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and Democracy

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and the Gods

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

The Chorus in Medea

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and Women

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

Historical Barbarians - Aeschylus: Persians

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN – AESCHYLUS AND HERODOTUS

The Barbarian in Aeschylus’ Persians

Prof. Lynette Mitchell, Exeter University

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN – AESCHYLUS AND HERODOTUS

Kingship in Aeschylus’ Persians

Prof. Lynette Mitchell, Exeter University