Continue reading “Temple Tales: Olympia and Eleusis in myth and reality” Author Anna P. “Temple Tales: Olympia and Eleusis in myth and reality” explores the archaeology of these sites and the myths surrounding them, and asks how we can try to use both of these types of evidence together to understand more about what people did there and what they believed. Here at the British School at Athens, my colleague Michael Loy and I have joined in by recording a podcast-style talk on the ancient Greek religious sites of Eleusis and Olympia. This weekend (18-20 June) is the European Archaeology Days, a Europe-wide celebration of all things archaeological. Judson Posted on ApApCategories academia, Classics, Classics and pop culture, Travel Tags Athens, classical Greek art, graffiti, Greece, Greek archaeology, Greek architecture, Greek mythology, Pompeii, street art, Travel 2 Comments on Classical street art in Athens Temple Tales: Olympia and Eleusis in myth and reality Continue reading “Classical street art in Athens” Author Anna P. The lecture on ‘graffiti’ was an opportunity to explore issues around this term in the modern world as well as the ancient – we tend to think of graffiti as something illegal, a form of vandalism, and yet some people who draw on walls get elevated to the status of ‘street artists’ ( Banksy being the prime example in the UK, and also a good example of the tension in the conception of street art: Banksys can sell for millions, but every so often there’s a case of one being removed as ‘graffiti’ – which promptly makes headlines). It’s been a pretty busy time since I started a new job in Durham, hence the blog has been a bit quiet lately! I’ve been teaching classical Greek and Latin language, and also a lecture course on the history of writing – a mixture of lectures on particular writing systems (obviously including my research topic of Linear B) and thematic explorations of topics to do with writing across the ancient world, like power, religion, or gender.
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