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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- Looking for the Golden Fleece: Jason and the ArgonautsCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosCome and explore the journey of the Argonauts and discover Jason.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Greek myths: ancient truths, modern mysteryCourse start date: Tue 8 Jul 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. - Aesop's fables: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosAesop’s fables have been used through history to clarify important issues within society. Investigate their perseverance through history and why they continue to be relevant today.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 4: module 1Course 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Greek dramaCourse start date: Tue 18 Nov 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.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - From mythical heroines to the emperor's subjects: epistolography in the Roman EmpireCourse start date: Tue 2 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiFind 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 - 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
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