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Ancient civilisations

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.

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  1. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 14 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook
    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.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00
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  2. The Odyssey reading group (in translation)
    The Odyssey reading group (in translation)
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Justin Murray
    Homer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  3. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 4: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 30 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook




    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. Argonautica: reading group (in translation) module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 7 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nikoletta Manioti
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    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  5. Prostitution in Ancient Rome
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    Course start date:  Tue 4 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    The oldest profession as practised among the Romans - not for the squeamish.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  6. From mythical heroines to the emperor's subjects: epistolography in the Roman Empire
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nikoletta Manioti
    Find out more about epistolography (letter writing) as a literary genre in the Roman world.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  7. Argonautica: reading group (in translation) module 3
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    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nikoletta Manioti
    A 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
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