James Renshaw

BIOGRAPHY
Following a degree in Classics from Oxford University, James has taught Classics at secondary school level since 1998, including early in his career at Sydney Grammar School. He currently teaches at Godolphin and Latymer in London; here he runs the school’s Ancient World Breakfast Club, which has an ethos similar to that of The Arts Society. Since 1998, James has published a number of textbooks related to the classical world, including In Search of the Greeks and In Search of the Romans. James has also lectured for the V&A Academy, most recently on their Classical World and its Afterlife and Classicism from the Ancients to the Renaissance courses. James is a keen traveller and photographer of ancient sites.

TALKS
1. The World of Homer
2. Troy – The City In Art and Myth
3. Persepolis: Art, Architecture and Ideology of the Persian Empire
4. Dwellings For the Gods: the Art and Architecture of Ancient Greek Temples
5. The Parthenon: A Jewel for the Ages
6. Sport Of the Gods: Olympia and the Ancient Olympics
7. Two Hellenistic Cities: Alexandria and Pergamon
8. Pompeii and Herculaneum: Reconstructing the Final Day