Ancient civilisations

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  1. Civilisations of Ancient Egypt: the Middle Kingdom - from Senuseret II to the 2. Intermediate Period
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Duigan
    Discover the civilisations of Ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, an age of great power and influence for the Pharaohs.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
  2. The Trojan War (continued): history or myth?
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Duigan
    The poetry of Homer and other myths tell us about the ‘abduction of Helen’ and the destruction of a city. Do archaeology and contemporary state archives support this epic tradition?
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
  3. Creation myths in the ancient near East
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ann Jeffers
    Come and explore with us the idea of ‘myth’. We will look at creation myths in Ugarit, in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, ancient Greece and in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  4. Tutankhamun: The Pharaoh behind the Gold Mask
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rosalind Janssen
    Go behind the Gold Mask and get to know the real Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Where was he born and raised, and who were his parents? Did he have a coronation and how long did he rule? What happened during his reign? Did he have children, and how and when did he die? We discover whether the famous tomb and its contents helps to answer any of these questions. The final session will be a visit to the Petrie Museum to examine artefacts which reveal Tutankhamun and his times.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
  5. Ancient cities St. Paul knew
    Course start date:  Thu 1 Feb 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Bloomfield
    Discover eight intriguing ancient cities, amazing places to visit today, but raw and turbulent in their Graeco-Roman heyday.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
  6. Spectacles of the Ancient world
    Course start date:  Thu 9 May 2024

    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 £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
  7. Magic in the ancient world
    Course start date:  Wed 29 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ann Jeffers
    How 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
  8. The Amaravati stupa: an ancient, colonial and contemporary history
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Arjmand Ahmad
    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 £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
  9. Aesop's fables: an introduction
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Jul 2024

    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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