Always be the best: Homer and the Greek love of competition
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Free with same-day ticket to the Ancient Greeks exhibition
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Join UWA Senior Lecturer of Classics and Ancient History, Neil O’Sullivan, for an afternoon of poetry and competition.
The Ancient Greeks loved to compete, as the exhibition Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes illustrates. This talk explores the spirit of competition through the eyes of one of their earliest poets, Homer.
Lecture ticket is free with a valid ticket to the Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes exhibition.
Presenters: Neil O’Sullivan
Location: Woodside Learning Studio One
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