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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- The grammar of ancient languagesCourse start date: Tue 5 Dec 2023
Location on this date: Online
Become familiar with some grammar terminology and concepts that will enhance your knowledge of English and the learning of other languages.
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 £19.00 - Grammar for ancient languages: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew DavidSuitable for complete beginners of ancient languages. Become familiar with the key grammar terminology and concepts that will enhance your learning. Highly recommended if you are starting to learn an ancient or classical language.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 - Art and architecture of ancient India - part 1Course start date: Tue 16 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AhmadIndia's three indigenous religions - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism - have given rise to one of the oldest artistic civilisations in the world. Learn more about the art and architecture of Ancient India in this part 1 of the course.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Civilisations of Ancient Egypt: the Middle Kingdom - from Senuseret II to the 2. Intermediate PeriodCourse start date: Tue 16 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael DuiganDiscover the civilisations of Ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, an age of great power and influence for the Pharaohs.Full fee £229.00 - The Trojan War (continued): History or Myth?Course start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael DuiganThe 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 - Art and architecture of Ancient IndiaCourse start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AhmadIndia's three indigenous religions - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism - have given rise to one of the oldest artistic civilisations in the world. Learn more about the art and architecture of Ancient India in this introductory course. - Jewish novels in the Hellenistic periodCourse start date: Tue 23 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ann JeffersThe course will look at the emergence of the novel as a literary genre during the Hellenistic period, a genre which has given birth to the modern novel.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 - Sex, gender roles and sexuality in Ancient IsraelCourse start date: Tue 23 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ann JeffersThe role of ancient Israelite women has been at the forefront of discussions about gender and sexuality as the biblical stories have been formative in mapping out subsequent understanding of women’s sexuality. This course will explore gender roles and sexuality in ancient Israel through biblical stories and laws about women in ancient Israel. We will explore a range of texts from myths, to laws, love poetry and texts portraying graphic violence against women while asking questions about the implications of gender constructions for the status of women in ancient Israel.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 - Rome: Foundation, Kingdom, Republic, World WarCourse start date: Tue 23 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbIn 120 BC, Rome was a city-state with functioning republican institutions that made room for a substantial element of democracy. It was also the dominant power in the Mediterranean World. By 20 AD, Rome was the capital of an autocratic empire that covered virtually the whole of the Mediterranean World and most of its surrounding territories. Between these dates, Rome saw the collapse of its ancient governing institutions in an orgy of political assassination, civil wars, purges, and military dictatorships.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Greek myths and their symbolismCourse start date: Wed 24 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Who were the ancient Greeks?Course start date: Thu 25 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbThe Greeks are perhaps the exceptional people of the Ancient World. They were not saints: they were at least as willing as anyone else to engage in aggressive wars, enslavement, and sometimes human sacrifice. At the same time, working without any strong outside inspiration, they provided at least the foundations for the science, mathematics, philosophy, art and secular literature of later peoples.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Art and iconography on the ancient proto-Silk RoadCourse start date: Mon 29 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hugo CookCome and discover how art and iconography were used to share thoughts and ideas between very far-off cultures.
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 £19.00 - From mythical heroines to the emperor's subjects: epistolography in the Roman EmpireCourse start date: Tue 30 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiFind out more about epistolography (letter writing) as a literary genre in the Roman world.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 - The Odyssey reading group (in translation)Course start date: Wed 31 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayHomer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work 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 - Ancient cities St. Paul knewCourse start date: Thu 1 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael BloomfieldDiscover 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
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