Ancient civilisations

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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. Spectacles of the Ancient world
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Bloomfield
    This course explores some of the most elaborate and powerful displays of the Graeco-Roman world. Designed to entertain, inform, and elicit support, often at times of great political or religious significance, they were unforgettable, and have long exercised an influence on our own understanding of the nature of power.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. Artefacts with Biblical references at the British Museum: an introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 31 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ann Jeffers

    Includes a visit to the British Museum. Discover objects related to the Bible and the questions they evoke about the world in which the ancient Israelites lived and wrote their stories. Spend the afternoon having a close look at the British Museum collection.

    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  4. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  5. Aesop's fables: an introduction
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Aesop’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
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  6. The writings of Cicero: an introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 18 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    An introduction to one of the most influential and prolific Roman writers, Cicero, his life and works.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  7. 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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  8. The Twelve Caesars, Emperors of Rome
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Duigan
    Discover the extraordinary lives of the first rulers of Imperial Rome. Ancient historians have given us vivid accounts of the sometimes amusing, often scandalous, but always fascinating events in their lives. Can we distinguish between 'fact’ and vicious propaganda? A visit to the British Museum is included.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  9. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  10. The Hindu Temple: an introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 4 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Arjmand Aziz

    Discover 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
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  11. Sumerian level 2
    Course start date:  Tue 7 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vaughan Pilikian
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  12. 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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  13. Prostitution in Ancient Rome
    Evening
    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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  14. The Amaravati stupa: an ancient, colonial and contemporary history
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Arjmand Aziz
    Examine 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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  15. Ancient Greek drama
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Have 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
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