Learning Resources

Classics TL;DR

Classics TL;DR is an animated series where we break down the ancient world so that you can delve right into the original stories.

The Aeneid is the story of Aeneas, a hero from Troy, a great prince, warrior, leader of men.

Classics TL;DR

Classics TL;DR is an animated series where we break down the ancient world so that you can delve right into the original stories.

Cicero is one of antiquity's best-known orators, philosophers, and statesmen. Find out about how his life brought him to the pinnacle of power and fame in one of Rome's most turbulent times.

Classics TL;DR

Classics TL;DR is an animated series where we break down the ancient world so that you can delve right into the original stories.

The Iliad tells one part of the story of Ilium, another name for Troy, the city on the Hellespont which was besieged by a Greek army for 10 years before being destroyed by the wooden horse and the warriors hidden within it.

Interactive catalogue of the Arundel Collection of Greek and Roman Sculpture

Alison Pollard's interactive guide to the Arundel Collection (sometimes called the Arundel Marbles) at the Ashmolean Museum. Lots of interactive features to explore including 3D sculptures, a painting tool, line by line guide to the Parian marble, research on ancient hair dos and lots on modern restorations.

Roman Writing Equipment - free e-book

Anna Willi has published her eBook on Roman writing equipment, which is volume 2 of LatinNow’s Manual of Roman Everyday Writing. It’s a lavishly illustrated guide to writing equipment and why we should care about it. It’s open access and can be enjoyed in all its interactive glory.

Manar Al-Athar Image Archive

These images of archaeological sites, with buildings and art, cover the areas of the former Roman empire which later came under Islamic rule, such as Syro-Palestine/the Levant, Arabia, Egypt, North Africa and Spain. The chronological range is from Alexander the Great (i.e., from about 300 BC) through, the Islamic period to the present. It is the first website of its kind providing such material labelled jointly in both Arabic and English.

Ashmolean Museum

Browse the Museum's selection of PDFs, zoomable images and videos on Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt and more.

Oxplore - The Home of Big Questions!

Engage with debates and ideas that go beyond what is covered in the classroom. Big questions tackle complex ideas across a wide range of subjects and draw on the latest research undertaken at Oxford. Oxplore aims to realise aspirations, promote broader thinking and stimulate intellectual curiosity.

Listen to lectures and podcasts

Podcasts and recorded lectures discussing all aspects of the ancient world, with lots of information about ancient theatre.

BAME Medea | Interviews and Production

The Oxford University BAME Drama Society's 2018 performance of a modern adaptation of Euripides' Medea, with an all BAME cast and crew. View the footage of the play as well as interviews with those involved.

Let's Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Oxford Uni!

Our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Let’s Play series, with University of Oxford academics and students.

Are memes as old as time itself?

Join Oxford Classics on a journey to discover the often hilarious world of ancient comedy and politics.

Medea: A Performance History

A multimedia and interactive e-book about the production history of Euripides’ Medea. First performed nearly 2500 years ago and continually reinvented since, Medea remains the most controversial yet alluring female role in the history of theatre.

Imagining the Divine Blog

The Empires of Faith blog from their 2018 Ashmolean exhibition: Imagining the Divine, which looked at the art and archaeology of ancient religions. Includes some thoughtful and interesting responses to critics of the exhibition.

Panoply Vase Animation Project: The Symposium

Animations created from the scenes found on ancient Greek vases.

Cabinet

Explore full-colour 3D models of objects, ranging from minute artefacts to entire monuments from the Oxfordshire landscape.

Springboard: cutting edge research from Oxford graduates

Videos on Slavery in Ancient Greece, Introducing Oral History, Introducing Ancient Greek Theatre, Palmyra: an Ancient City in the Desert, and Hellenistic Society and Culture.

The Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project

Accessible information about the Latin inscriptions at the Ashmolean Museum with resources for teachers. Read about the children, enslaved people, women and everyday Romans who didn't make it into the history books.

Roman Provincial Coinage Online

Search through hundreds of thousands of coins from the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Includes online versions of the RPC volumes.

Roman Inscriptions of Britain

Information about and translations of Latin inscriptions from Roman Britain. Evidence from tombstones, wooden tablets, pottery and sling shots, and much more! Resources for teachers available.

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri

The online home of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri collection, which belongs to the Egypt Exploration Society. Thousands of texts on papyrus and parchment - the largest of its kind in the world.

Classical Art Research Centre: Gems

Information, research, a database and publications on ancient scarabs, seals, intaglios and cameos.

Classical Art Research Centre: Pottery

Learn all about vase shapes, techniques, fabrics, styles and potters and search the enormous pottery archive!

Classical Art Research Centre: Beazley notebooks

Browse through Sir John Beazley's notebooks and sketches of vase imagery from museums all around the world. The notebooks cover the pioneering research he undertook during the 1910s, 20s and 30s.

Learning Resources

Classics TL;DR

Classics TL;DR

Classics TL;DR

Interactive catalogue of the Arundel Collection of Greek and Roman Sculpture

Roman Writing Equipment - free e-book

Manar Al-Athar Image Archive

Ashmolean Museum

Oxplore - The Home of Big Questions!

Listen to lectures and podcasts

BAME Medea | Interviews and Production

Let's Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Oxford Uni!

Are memes as old as time itself?

Medea: A Performance History

Imagining the Divine Blog

Panoply Vase Animation Project: The Symposium

Cabinet

Springboard: cutting edge research from Oxford graduates

The Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project

Roman Provincial Coinage Online

Roman Inscriptions of Britain

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri

Classical Art Research Centre: Gems

Classical Art Research Centre: Pottery

Classical Art Research Centre: Beazley notebooks

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