Reading the Ancients

“Nothing dies, everything just changes”, or so says Ovid. Was he successful in his attempt to be transformed into a literary work and reach for immortality? In this 12-week course we delve through a variety of authors and genres, starting from epic song and performance, weaving through the complexities of philosophical works, scaling the pillars of historiography, and enjoying a myriad of mythical prose and poetry en route.

This introductory session is open to all those thinking of joining us for the full 12-week course, which includes around 3 hours per week of guided reading and self-study plus one live online workshop per week.

This session is free of charge.

The course fee of 32 GBP/week is then payable for those enrolling in full.

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Meet the Tutor

Sasha became a keen classicist at secondary school, and has since taught Latin, Greek, Ancient History, and Classical Civilisation since 2015. His Classics degree at the University of Exeter focused on the Latin and Greek languages alongside cultural studies in ancient history, philosophy, and science. He hopes to show the vast range of possible studies within the classics, with special focus on the ancient languages and Roman epic poetry, and the great benefits they can give to students from all backgrounds.