Leading Lights: Teen life in Ancient Rome

Date
21 November 2018
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
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Professor Ray Laurence struck viral gold with his animated Youtube videos depicting teenage life in Ancient Rome. With more students studying ancient history for their HSC in NSW then anywhere else in the world, we chat with Prof Laurence about the allure of Ancient Rome, and the digitisation of historical resources.

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