22 - The Vote To Save a City – The Deadly Mytilinean Debate with Paul Cartledge
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Want a quick way to know more about Classical Myths and Literature? Join Armand D'Angour (Professor of Classics at Oxford University) and Jimmy Mulville (Comedy Producer, Chairman of charity 'Classics For All' and lifelong classics devotee) as they explore stories and quotes that are familiar through their use in our everyday lives.
Ever said 'Carpe Diem!' or heard about the 'Oedipus Complex'? Ever really thought about where that quote comes from or what the Oedipus Complex really refers to?
Let Armand and Jimmy tell you where these originated, what they actually mean, and who wrote them.
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The Vote To Save a City – The Deadly Mytilinean Debate with Paul Cartledge
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