Ancient History
Ancient history is replete with fascinating people and society doing extraordinary things like building pyramids in Egypt, creating the Greek gods of Olympus or building empires in Rome. Meet kings and queens, despots and dictators, foot soldiers and slaves. Discover and unpack the great works of great minds like Confucius, Ptolemy, Homer and Aristotle. See how our present rests on the giant shoulders of the past.
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Purple - Symbol of Power and Divinity in Ancient Rome
<p>Purple has long been the colour of kings, emperors, and gods. Its comparative rarity in nature marked it out as special from the earliest times. We will look at three elite materials of purple hue
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Egypt Down Under - The Australian Experience of Ancient Egypt
<p>The culture of Egypt has been surprisingly influential on Australia from early Colonial times. Its impact increased with the Australian presence in Egypt during WWI and WWII and our adoption of
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Bella Sardegna: A Natural, Ancient and Cultural Journey
<p>Sardegna (Sardinia) is an island of breath-taking beauty and extraordinary natural and cultural significance. Its giant Neolithic menhirs and stone temples eventually gave way to the massive
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Travels with Alexander the Great
<p>We will follow one of history’s greatest generals – Alexander the Great, as he sets off from his native Macedonia to conquer the vast Persia Empire. His journey of conquest crosses the Dardanelles,
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How Writings of the Ancient World survived to the Present Day
<p>In this course we examine the efforts of 15th century Renaissance scholars to find and return to prominence key texts of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. These texts, which had been preserved
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"All Roads Lead to Rome" - And From It
<p>We love the Olympic Games, the classical architecture of the magnificent Parthenon, live theatre and the concept of trial by jury, all of which we have inherited over the millennia from Ancient
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The Pilgrim's Rome
<p>Without a doubt, most pilgrims travel to Rome to visit the famous basilica of St. Peter’s as well as the ancient Roman ruins. St. Peter’s is situated in the Vatican, a separate sovereign state to
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