Leaving Certificate Classics - A Student's Guide

Damian O'Brien

Welcome to "Leaving Certificate Classics: A Student's Guide," a podcast designed specifically for students gearing up for their Leaving Certificate exams. This series is your essential companion, providing valuable insights and knowledge to help you excel academically. Even if you're just a casual listener looking to delve into life in Ancient Greece and Rome, you'll find this podcast intriguing and informative. Join me on this immersive journey into the world of the Classics!

  1. 05/03/2024

    Episode 16 - Medea Part 3

    In this episode we continue the action and see Medea put her terrible plan into action.

  2. 04/10/2024

    Episode 15 - Medea Part 2

    In this episode we meet Medea in person and we see a character very different to what has been described to us. She is intimidating, scary and fully in control - planning revenge and chaos.

  3. 04/01/2024

    Episode 14 - Medea Part 1

    In this episode I introduce you to the backstory and characters of Medea. We then begin the play and see our tragic character as she deals with being left by her husband for a younger woman and is being forced to leave her home.

  4. 03/20/2024

    Episode 13 - Introduction to Strand 2 (Drama and Spectacle)

    In this episode I introduce Strand 2 - Greek Drama and Roman spectacle. I then discuss the background to Greek Drama - what we will study, how it originated and how it spread across the Hellenic World.

  5. 03/07/2024

    Episode 12 - Books 10-12 The Aeneid

    In Books 10-12 we see the end of the epic. Aeneas fights Turnus for the right to marry Lavinia and rule the Kingdom. There can only be one winner, who have the Gods ordained?

  6. 02/28/2024

    Episode 11 - Books 7-9 The Aeneid

    In Books 7-9 of the Aeneid we see The Trojans fighting for their new Kingdom in Italy. We meet Turnus, the great hero that Aeneas was prophesied to fight against, and we see comparisons with Homer's first great epic, The Iliad.

  7. 02/21/2024

    Episode 10 - Books 4-6 The Aeneid

    In Books 4-6 of the Aeneid we see the tragic death of Dido and further travels of Aeneas. He journeys to The Underworld and eventually lands in Italy, where he learns of the future difficulties he will have to overcome.

  8. 02/14/2024

    Episode 9 - Books 1-3 The Aeneid

    In Books 1-3 of the Aeneid we meet are our hero, we see him heroically leave Troy and learn of his wanderings in an account that strongly reflects Odysseus.

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Welcome to "Leaving Certificate Classics: A Student's Guide," a podcast designed specifically for students gearing up for their Leaving Certificate exams. This series is your essential companion, providing valuable insights and knowledge to help you excel academically. Even if you're just a casual listener looking to delve into life in Ancient Greece and Rome, you'll find this podcast intriguing and informative. Join me on this immersive journey into the world of the Classics!

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