Frederic Edwin Church, The Parthenon, 1871

New York, The Met, 15.30.67, bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10482

“Man is a political animal”. Well, so said Aristotle… except that he didn’t. What he really said was: “Man is an animal who lives in a polis”. What was a polis? An ancient Greek city state. They weren’t all very powerful, but a few were: Athens, Sparta, Corinth. …At least, powerful for the day - far bigger powers would soon eclipse them. But they were famous - not just in their own time, but for all the ages which have followed. Why? Well join us and find out!

We’ll cover not only the ancient history, but also the classical art, literature, and mythology which used to be taught to the west under the heading of “The glory that was Greece”.

RJW F2303 Online course (via Zoom)

10 weeks, Wednesday 26 April - Wednesday 5 July (incl., with half-term break on 31 May)

£110 (individual registration); £198 (for two people sharing one screen).