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Mystery religions were very popular in the ancient world and were organised as voluntary associations. Their popularity is attested in writings and in material culture of the Greco-Roman world. They offered intense religious experiences outside the official, civic religions. The participants were initiated into the mysteries: whilst there is considerable variety in form and content, a belief in a form of salvation was a common denominator of many of these mystery religions. The question of the relationship between the mystery cults and Christianity will also be broached.



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Continue to learn Cuneiform, which will allowing you to explore the words and world of the ancient Persians.



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Follow-on course from the Introduction. This four-week course uses British Museum objects related to ancient Egypt to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of Egyptian Hieroglyphs.

Examine the history, architecture, aesthetics and religious significance of the Amaravati stupa. Admire parts of it during the visit at the British Museum.

Find out more about epistolography (letter writing) as a literary genre in the Roman world.



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This talk will explore some of the connections which maintained the Anglo-Saxons' feeling that Rome was part of their heritage.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.