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Appreciating ancient Greek epigraphy from a modern Greek perspective

Some Reflections on HERC’s ‘Epigraphy of the Aegean’ Summer Course 2021

34 min readDec 1, 2021

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Appreciating ancient Greek epigraphy from a modern Greek perspective

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Ariadne replaces Theseus’ sails: A review of an exhibition in Herakleio, Crete, and its approach…

Exhibition Review: ‘The Islands of the Winds: The sea-faring communities of the prehistoric Aegean’, Venetian Castle (Koules) — Heraklio

27 min readNov 24, 2021

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Ariadne replaces Theseus’ sails: A review of an exhibition in Herakleio, Crete, and its approach…

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Climbing Mt Olympus in “36 Hours”– A Practical Guide to the Home of the Gods

They say that climbing up Mt Olympus is the epitome of — a byword for — hubris. The sophistry required to even conjure up such a thought…

54 min readDec 4, 2020

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Climbing Mt Olympus in “36 Hours”– A Practical Guide to the Home of the Gods

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“These were the gifts the Gods gave Alkinous” — Paradisical Gardens in Homer and Near Eastern Epic?

Content Warning: Lots of Odyssey 7 & Dissertation “talk”

22 min readNov 13, 2020

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“These were the gifts the Gods gave Alkinous” — Paradisical Gardens in Homer and Near Eastern Epic?

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Sustainability and Changes in Tourism at Greece’s ancient sites during Covid-19: What we can learn

Re-visiting Greece in the World of Covid-19: Some thoughts on how museums and sites have used the current circumstances as an opportunity…

45 min readOct 23, 2020

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Sustainability and Changes in Tourism at Greece’s ancient sites during Covid-19: What we can learn

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Ostraka: How we’ve done so far

2020 brought its challenges. Nevertheless, we’ve tried our hardest and achieved a lot. We worked on three aims this year for our Classics

12 min readJul 4, 2020

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Ostraka: How we’ve done so far

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A Katabasis to Durham’s Piraeus: Ludworth Tower & Easington Colliery

A Second Guide on Ruins around Durham — through the lens of Classical architecture and experiences

30 min readJun 26, 2020

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A Katabasis to Durham’s Piraeus: Ludworth Tower & Easington Colliery

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Babbling Greeks? Mistranslations & misinterpretations of Persian customs

Lockdown has helped me reach a new low. Couldn’t write that exam essay that you were really hoping would come up? Not to worry — Ostraka

16 min readJun 20, 2020

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Babbling Greeks? Mistranslations & misinterpretations of Persian customs

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Penshaw Monument: Durham’s very own Greek temple, and why it’s worth a visit

Sure, Durham has the wonderful Oriental Museum up by Aidan’s; the Archaeology Museum, if you’ve popped in, is equally rewarding.

33 min readJun 12, 2020

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Penshaw Monument: Durham’s very own Greek temple, and why it’s worth a visit

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The Classics Society Trip: a growing tradition, or where we’d all rather be

As Stef_Greece recently put it, we’d all rather be bathing in the golden seas of the Aegean, or even just going outside in this gorgeous

21 min readApr 23, 2020

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The Classics Society Trip: a growing tradition, or where we’d all rather be

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James Hua

James Hua

MPhil in Greek History (Oxford); past Undergraduate at Durham Classics and once Ostraka editor. Greekophile. Contact: james.hua@merton.ox.ac.uk

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