Discover Ancient Civilisations - Online Courses
Delve into stories of classics and the ancient world, learn the languages and explore their cultures. Courses are available on weekdays, evenings and weekends.
Looking for classical language courses?
- What are Greek myths?Course start date: Sat 6 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosMyth permeated all aspects of ancient society and much the same can be said today. Investigate the relevance and perseverance of the Greek myth and why these tales continue to fascinate.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Women in Ancient GreeceCourse start date: Fri 12 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William SterlingIn this course we shall examine women in myth, women in religion and the everyday life of women. It will conclude with a visit to the British Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Ancient Greek drama: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 29 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosHave a taste of exploring the ancient Athenian stage, and how they still speak to us about the challenges we face today. - Argonautica: reading group (in translation) module 3Course start date: Tue 6 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiA reading group focusing on the Argonautica by the Greek poet Apollonius of Rhodes (in English translation).Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Languages of the Ancient Near East: Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian - module 3Course start date: Tue 6 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vaughan Pilikian.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Isis, Mithras and Christ: iconography and mythologyCourse start date: Wed 7 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael BloomfieldAn introduction to the history, essential beliefs, mythology, and iconography, of three influential religions
of the Graeco-Roman world: Isis, the mystery cult devoted to Mithras and Christ.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Tales of transformation: Ovid’s MetamorphosesCourse start date: Thu 8 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiSo many works of art refer, in a way or another, to Ovid's Metamorphoses. In this course, you'll become familiar with some of the most memorable stories in this masterpiece and begin to understand why its stories are - and have been - so universally fascinating and influential.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Everyday Life in the Roman EmpireCourse start date: Thu 8 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbAn opportunity to find about how daily life was for ordinary people in the Roman Empire. - The Iliad reading group (in translation)Course start date: Wed 14 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayCome and explore Homer's great epic tale in translation.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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