Characteristics of Heroes and Leaders

Value of Different Heroic Abilities

Heroic Decision-Making

Heroism and the Modern World

Heroes and Social Norms

Myths Underlying the Epics

Gods, Humans and Divine Intervention

War in the Epics

Portrayal of Women in Epic

The Aeneid as Propaganda

Epic Values and Daily Life

Visualising the Epics

Poetic Devices in Epic

Storytelling Techniques in Epic

Visual Representation of Heroes

Visualising the Tragedy

Themes and Social Norms in Tragedy

Dramatic Technique

The Tragic Audience Experience

The Dionysia Festival

Characters and Social Roles

Theatres as Civic Spaces

Colosseum and Circus Maximus Architecture

The Spectacle Audience Experience

Funding and Organisation of Spectacle

Evidence for Roman Spectacle

Comparing Spectacle and Tragedy

Historical Background

Political and Social Tensions

Political Geography

Life Outline

Key Campaign Events

Military Organisation and Tactics

Characterisation in Sources

Genre and Characterisation

Selecting and Assessing Actions

Comparing Treatment of Foreign Peoples

Civilised and Barbarian

Identifying the Gods

Greek and Roman God Names

Domains and Relationships of the Gods

Explaining the Divine

Temple Architecture and Terminology

Temple Design and Worshippers' Experience

Roles at Religious Ceremonies

Political and Civic Role of Temples

Evidence for Funerary Practice

Funeral Customs

Funerary Practice and the Afterlife

Ancient and Modern Ritual