INTRO TO ANCIENT GREECE & ROME (CL2018)

The presence of Ancient Greece and Rome in our world cannot be overestimated. The Greeks taught us demokratia, our computers have a Latin name. Through Ancient Greece and Rome Western civilization has assimilated Near Eastern achievements like the alphabet. Presenting striking show cases, this course enables you to recognize how your life and thought have been shaped by ancient influences and to acquire a basic overview of more than 2000 years of Greco-Roman civilization - from the time of Troy to the many ends of Rome in late antiquity.