Many of us have seen blockbuster movies based on the stories told in Homer’s epic poems. Now there’s a rare chance to see an accessible dramatisation of part of the Iliad in the original Greek with English surtitles at St John’s College, Cambridge.
An evening at Lucy Cavendish College next Monday will bring together speakers and musicians from Cambridge and beyond to look at the ways in which the literature, art and music of Iran have flourished through revolution and repression. The event is free and open to all.
Looting of antiquities from archaeological sites is a serious crime. A fully-booked talk at Cambridge Science Festival on Thursday will unearth some of the dirty secrets of the illicit trade in precious objects and ask tricky questions about the relationships between looters, dealers and museums.
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