Lecture - Ancient Roots (Gillian Hovell)
85 Budge Street, Blenheim, Blenheim, Marlborough
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Marlborough Decorative and Fine Arts Society invite you to join them at this lecture with Gillian Hovell.
Background:
Gillian Hovell gained a BA (Hons) in Latin and Ancient History, Exeter University, and then branched out into archaeology. She is an ex-BBC, lecturer for the British Museum and York University, and an award-winning writer and author who specialises in relating the ancient world to our modern lives, in person, in the field, online and in the media (most recently on Radio 4). Publications include 'Visiting the Past: A Guide to Finding and Understanding Britain's Archaeology and Roman Britain'. Forthcoming are 'Latin Yesterday, Today and For Ever', and 'A Mediterranean Tour: Not Just A Load of Old Stones'. Gillian teaches adult education courses in Latin, archaeology and ancient history and has publicly lectured widely and passionately, on cruises and tours and for museums such as the British Museum & Ashmolean, national press, universities, literary festivals, and diverse societies including Classical Associations, the U3A, and the National Trust.
Ancient Roots: Classical Stories Growing In Your Garden:
We celebrate our gardens as we dig deep to discover fantastical tales of myths and legends: gods, goddesses, demi gods and mortals and astonishing stories fill our garden borders and orchards with vibrant and dramatic life. Our kitchen gardens were sources of bizarre but sometimes true ancient beliefs. And even the seeds of our garden aesthetics were propagated from ancient cultures' eye for delight. We travel back, over 2,000 years and more, to Babylon, Ancient Greece and Rome to find the blossoming of our gardens today.
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