From royal pyramids, court artisans and powerful pharaohs, to grandiose temples, mysterious gods and foreign invasions, participants will experience the world of ancient Egypt, its highs and lows, and the rich tapestry of its culture.
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5,000 years ago on the plains of southern Mesopotamia, the Sumerians invented writing, built cities and forged the earliest empires. Using archaeology and textual sources, we will explore a unique civilisation, one that is at the root of our modern world.
What are Greek myths? Who told them and why? How can we interpret them? Why are they still so powerful? How much history do they contain? This course will explore these fascinating tales from the past and attempt to make sense of them.
An introduction to various aspects of the intriguing history, vibrant culture and fascinating personalities of Ancient Rome and its enemies during its decline and fall (or transformation) in the last two centuries of the Empire in the West.
From royal pyramids, court artisans and powerful pharaohs, to grandiose temples, mysterious gods and foreign invasions, participants will experience the world of ancient Egypt, its highs and lows, and the rich tapestry of its culture.
This course introduces you to the basic principles of Classical Latin. It provides a firm basis of grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary of the language, through which you will be able to read and translate into English Roman drama in adaptation.
The Minoans and Mycenaeans left us with the intriguing Greek Bronze Age sites of Knossos, Mycenae, Pylos and Akrotiri. The excavation of these sites turned archaeologists into superstars, as stunning architecture, sculpture and weaponry were revealed.
We gradually move from reading simplified texts to analysing original passages from some of the greatest ancient Greek authors, tackling challenging grammatical and syntactical structures whilst learning about ancient Greek thought and culture.
This course introduces you to the basic principles of Classical Latin. It provides a firm basis of grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary of the language, through which you will be able to read and translate into English Roman drama in adaptation.
This course introduces you to the basic principles of Ancient Greek. It provides a firm basis of grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary of the Attic Greek, through which you will be able to read and translate adapted Greek texts into English.
5,000 years ago on the plains of southern Mesopotamia, the Sumerians invented writing, built cities and forged the earliest empires. Using archaeology and textual sources, we will explore a unique civilisation, one that is at the root of our modern world.
Commence your journey into one of the fascinating languages of the Bible. This course provides an initial foundation in grammar and vocabulary for careful and informed reading, exegesis, translation, and analysis of the biblical text.