Author Biography: GPSpann

"Of bodies chang'd to various forms, I sing." Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' traces the history of the ever-changing world from its creation to the poet's present day, through a series of wonderful myths and legends.

"Aeneid 3" is Virgil's own mini-Odyssey. Aeneas and his Trojans sail away from the ruins of Troy to seek out a new homeland. But as we shall see, their journey is far from easy.

Herodotus maybe the Father of History, but his History is buried beneath a series moralising anecdotes and appeals to the gods. In this quiz, we explore Herodotus' take on the rise of Persia up until the outbreak of war.