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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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- The Iliad reading group (in translation)Course start date: Wed 8 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayCome and explore Homer's great epic tale in translation.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Magic in the ancient worldCourse start date: Wed 29 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ann JeffersHow do you define magic and divination? Why has the Western world traditionally viewed magic as opposed to religion and science? These and other issues will be discussed in this thought-provoking course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - The Greeks Overseas. Politics and power in the Western MediterraneanCourse start date: Wed 25 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael DuiganThe Western Mediterranean, known as ‘Greater Greece’, preserves some of the loveliest art anywhere in the Greek world. Come and discover the role of these colonies in politics & warfare in the Mediterranean.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Africa and the Classics - the role Africa played in shaping the Classical world and our modern understanding of itCourse start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Szerdi NagyThis course aims to explore the multifaceted relationship between Africa and the Classical
world, highlighting Africa's significant contributions to the Classical world.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Greek and Latin texts by the Church FathersCourse start date: Wed 9 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mary RuskinCome on a discovery of Patristics, where you'll read, analyse and discuss the texts written by the Church Fathers.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Gothic language: a tasterCourse start date: Wed 9 Oct 2024
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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Virgil's Aeneid reading group (in translation)Course start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayDiscover one of the greatest works of Latin literature.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Mystery religionsCourse start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ann JeffersMystery 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Communication and trade routes between the Mediterranean and AsiaCourse start date: Wed 4 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis talk will explore the different commercial routes that crisscrossed the vast area between Central Asia, the Mediterranean basin and the Arabian Peninsula.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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