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Professor Maria Wyke (°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Greek & Latin) talks about representations of the ancient world in silent films.

In the first four decades of cinema, hundreds of films drew their inspiration from tales of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Bible.

Professor Wyke has organised a free screening of the rarely seen films at the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Bloomsbury Theatre on Monday 22 June.

Here she explains her attempt to collate and analyse them as a group - and why they remain so under-studied.

For more information about the films, visit the website of °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Greek & Latin.

Image: Still from 'Vie de Jesus'