We survey Roman history in its days of glory and empire illustrated in the afternoon by a visit to the British Museum during which we will examine key artefacts including the exquisite Portland Vase. Italy before the ascent of Rome was dominated by the Etruscans who left magnificent tombs filled with pottery, statues and jewellery.… Read more »
An introduction to Greek history and mythology from the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilisations to the Classical era. In the afternoon there will be a guided tour of artefacts in the British Museum including the Elgin Marbles. A summary of 3000 years of Greek history and mythology from the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilisations from… Read more »
This course ran at the City Lit and the British Museum on Monday 27th July 2015. We had some background to Etruscan and Roman myths and history in the morning and a two hour tour of the museum in the afternoon. The handouts included Archaic Etruscan alphabet gods The Twelve Cities Roman timeline 2015