Courses about Ancient Civilisations

The tradition of garden design in the Islamic world from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Subcontinent.

Suitable for those who have completed the first course on the Epic of Gilgamesh. Continue your journey back to third millennium BCE to discover the world’s oldest surviving work of literature, the story of the king Gilgamesh and his epic quest to conquer gods, monsters, and even death itself.

What was life like in Pompeii before the eruption?  And what else can Pompeii teach us about the ancient world?  Join Dr. Jordan Dyck in a tour of ancient Pompeii, its people, its art and its impact.

Three of the most iconic cities in Andalusia (Spain), and former capitals of the Western Islamic world, will be the destination of this study day.

Discover the legend that began it all. Journey back to third millennium BCE to discover what is commonly referred to as the world’s oldest surviving work of literature, the story of the king Gilgamesh and his epic quest to conquer gods, monsters, and even death itself.

In sub-Saharan Africa, Islamic art merges with indigenous artistic traditions, thus giving rise to a very distinctive interpretation of art and architecture.

Continue to learn the ancient language spoken by the Goths, the ancient Germanic population from Scandinavia who settled in North-Eastern and Eastern Europe.

This 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.

An introduction to the history, essential beliefs, mythology, and iconography, of three influential religions of the Graeco-Roman world: Isis, the mystery cult devoted to Mithras and Christ.