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This British Museum tour of the Greek Galleries takes place every day at 11:30 am. We work on a four week rota and mine are on a Sunday. The dates for my tours in 2022 are February 6th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, May 29th, June 26th, July 24th, August 21st, September 18th, October 16th,… Read more »
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The Seven Wonders fascinate us, but what were they and why were they wonders? Using art, literature and archaeology we’ll explore possible answers. The famous seven wonders of the ancient world: the Pyramids, the Alexandrian Lighthouse, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Colossus… Read more »
- Posted on: January 29, 2022
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A detailed examination of the voyages and their fantastical encounters relating them to reality. Jason’s voyage to collect the Golden Fleece was described by Apollonius of Rhodes in his Argonautica written in Alexandria in the C3rd BC. He encountered the murderous women of Lemnos, the six-armed giant Gegeines, Phineas and the harpies, the clashing rocks,… Read more »
- Posted on: January 15, 2022
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- Also tagged Achilles, Aeneas, Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Rome, British Museum, Dido and Aeneas, Greek Myths, Jason and the Argonauts, Odysseus, Troy