Images of Barbarians (handout)
Ancient Greece: City and Society
English - December 12, 2013 02:36 - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsCourses Education History la trobe university history ancient history mediterranean greece ancient greece greek history gillian shepherd christopher mackie Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Greek art is full of images of “others”, both historical (such as the Persians and Scythians) and mythological (such as centaurs and Amazons). In this lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd examines how non-Greek groups were represented visually, how they appear in relation to Greeks, and the role of such imagery in defining Greek culture and making reference, albeit obliquely, to recent historical events.
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