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As the Modern Olympic Games are going to take place this summer, it is time to reflect on their origin in Ancient Greece. Other Greek cities held games and the class will include a virtual visit to the British Museum. What is the course about? Using images from sculpture and pottery and the descriptions by… Read more »
- Posted on: June 12, 2021
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- Also tagged Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Olympics, Ancient Rome, Art History, Athens, Discobolus, Etruscans, European History, Greek Pottery, Olympic Games
This tag: British Museum
What is the course about? Delve into classical myths used in naval related items by examining some objects from various collections. What topics will we cover? Following on from the previous course we shall look at what Classical artworks were available to artists in the C19th and what literary works were studied in schools and… Read more »
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A detailed examination of the voyages and their fantastical encounters relating them to reality. What is the course about? A detailed examination of the voyages and their fantastical encounters relating them to reality. What topics will we cover? Jason’s voyage to collect the Golden Fleece was described by Apollonius of Rhodes in his Argonautica written… Read more »
- Posted on: January 16, 2021
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- Also tagged Aeneas, Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Rome, Art History, Cyclops, Dido, European History, Greek Myths, Jason, Jason and the Argonauts, Odysseus, Scylla and Charybdis, Sirens, Troy