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?
- Seven wonders of the ancient world
Course start date: Fri 3 Oct 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William SterlingThe Seven Wonders fascinate us, but what were they and why were they wonders? Using art, literature and
archaeology we'll explore possible answers.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - The Hindu Temple: an introductionCourse start date: Sat 4 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AzizDiscover more about the development, history and sacred geometry of the Hindu temple in this weekend course which includes a guided visit to a local temple.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: an introduction onlineCourse start date: Sun 5 Oct 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 £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Languages of the ancient Near East part 1: Sumerian, Akkadian, EgyptianCourse start date: Tue 7 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vaughan PilikianThis unique and wide-ranging course provides a broad introduction to the three major languages of the Ancient Near East, which together traverse a vast history of four millennia. In them were written some of the great landmarks of world literature, such as the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh, the Egyptian Book of the Dead and the Sumerian Descent of Inanna.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Argonautica: reading group (in translation) module 1Course start date: Tue 7 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta Manioti.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Sumerian level 2Course start date: Tue 7 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vaughan PilikianFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Female myths and divinities from Ancient GreeceCourse start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosFull fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Gothic language: an introductionCourse start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Stephen PollingtonDiscover the ancient language spoken by the Goths, an ancient Germanic population from Scandinavia who settled in North-Eastern and Eastern Europe.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - Virgil's Aeneid reading group (in translation)Course start date: Wed 15 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayDiscover one of the greatest works of Latin literature.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: an introduction for beginners at the British MuseumCourse start date: Fri 17 Oct 2025
Location on this date: The British Museum
Tutors: Hugo CookThis four-week course delves into the written words and thoughts of the ancient Egyptians. Students will gain a foundation in the iconic writing of hieroglyphs, putting their newfound skills into practice by reading original texts from British Museum artefacts. This is a truly fascinating and intricate language, and it offers its readers the ability to understand the lost voices of one of history’s most remarkable civilisations. The class will be held at the British Museum.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Deciphering the Rosetta StoneCourse start date: Sat 25 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hugo Cook200 years after one of history’s most famous puzzles was deciphered, tour around the British Museum’s new Decipherment exhibition and learn how the mystery of Hieroglyphs was unravelled with the Rosetta Stone, with other archaeological clues, and with a bit of genius. The morning session will be held in our Covent Garden campus; after lunch you will visit the British Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - The Etruscans Course start date: Fri 31 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William SterlingDiscover the mysterious people who lived in Central Italy and ended up being enveloped by the Romans. - Prostitution in Ancient RomeCourse start date: Tue 4 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbThe oldest profession as practised among the Romans - not for the squeamish.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 2Course start date: Fri 9 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hugo CookFollow-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. The course will be held in Covent Garden, with frequent visits to the British Museum.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - The Amaravati stupa: an ancient, colonial and contemporary historyCourse start date: Sat 15 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AzizExamine the history, architecture, aesthetics and religious significance of the Amaravati stupa. Admire parts of it during the visit at the British Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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