James Renshaw

BIOGRAPHY

Following a degree in Classics from Oxford University, James taught Classics at secondary school level from 1998, including early in his career at Sydney Grammar School, and most recently at the Godolphin and Latymer in London. Since 2008, 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. He is currently writing a book due out in October 2027 on the history of the marathon race. The Marathon: an Epic History will tell the story of how a folktale related to the battle of Marathon in 490 BC led to the modern sporting craze of marathon running.

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. Sport Of the Gods: Olympia and the Ancient Olympics
5. Pompeii and Herculaneum: Reconstructing the Final Day