Greece & Rome
Summer 2012
Dayschool: Plato, god and the Gods
New Research on Hadrian's Wall
Dayschool: The archaeology of Macedonia
Dayschool: Silchester - the first and Last Town of Roman Britain
Dayschool: Roman Glass
Dayschool: The First Punic War
DAYSCHOOL:
Plato, God and the Gods
History has judged Plato to be one of the greatest religious thinkers in the Western tradition, yet he was fiercely critical of many aspects of the spiritual environment in which he grew up. After looking at this background, we shall go on to examine several extracts from his dialogues which contributed to the later understanding of God, and conclude by tracing the way in which these ideas were worked out in the thought of some later Platonists, pagan, Jewish and Christian.
DaySchool : Saturday, 12th May 2012 Time: 10-4 pm.
Venue:
Brook Road Methodist Church,
Davyhulme,
Urmston
Manchester
M41 5RQ
| Price | Concessions |
Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
|---|---|---|---|
£24* |
* |
15 |
30 |
*£20 if booked up to one week before the event.
Send bookings to:
Park House, 25 Westbourne Park, Urmston, Manchester M41 0XR
New research on Hadrian's Wall
The World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall is one of the most visited sites in Roman Britain, it has also seen a lot of research over the last twenty years, both on the wall itself, but also on the settlements and forts behind and in front of it. We now know of the existence of at least two substantial towns in its immediate vicinity as well as a number of new substantial structures that have changed the way we look at the wall. This three week course is going to discuss some of these new discoveries and new interpretations.
Day: Thursdays Time: 2-4pm
3 weeks, starting 24 May, 2012
Venue:
Cross Street Chapel
Cross Street
Manchester
M2 1NL
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£45 |
* |
12 |
16 |
Please Note: we are currently discussing the possibility of a daytrip to Carlisle and Tullie House Museum as an optional add-on to this trip in the second half of June. If you are interested in taking part, please indicate this on your booking.
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com
DAYSCHOOL:
The archaeology of Macedonia
Macedonia, the Northwestern part of Greece, the southern parts of Bulgaria and modern Macedon, was a small kingdom on the fringes of Ancient Greece, famous for its ‘warrior skills’ and wealth, due to the amount of gold, washed out of its rivers. From the fourth century onwards it became the core of a huge empire, and its best known kings: Philipp II and Alexander III (the Great) are still famous.
This dayschool will look at the archaeological remains of Macedonia, from the royal graves (with their rich furniture) and palaces to the trading towns of Thessaloniki and Philippi, along with smaller towns such as Olynth and Dion at the foot of Mt. Olympus, It will end with the Byzantine palaces and fortresses in and around Thessaloniki.
Day: Friday 13th April, 2012, Time: 11am – 4pm
Venue:
Wilmslow Parish Hall
Cliff Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 4AA
Please note: The car park is now a pay and display car park.
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£28 |
* |
10 |
40 |
*£25 if booked before 25th March 2012
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com
DAYSCHOOL:
Silchester, The first and last city of Roman Britain?
While not the largest town in Roman Britain, Silchester is one of the few that has not been built over and over the last 20 years it has become possibly the best studied town of this province.
As a result we are changing our views on what we understand by 'Romano-British town', beginning with our understanding that much of what we have in the past seen as typical Roman (the defences the street grid) was in fact first conceived in the Iron Age.
At the opposite end, we see that substantial parts of this settlement may have survived long into the early Middle Ages, creating a cell of Romanness, around which the later Medieval kingdoms developed.
Day: Friday 11th May, 2012, Time: 11am – 4pm
Venue:
Wilmslow Parish Hall
Cliff Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 4AA
Please note: The car park is now a pay and display car park.
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£28 |
* |
10 |
40 |
*£25 if booked before 25th April 2012
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com
DAYSCHOOL:
Roman Glass from luxury to the mundane, a history of a material and its users
While first developed centuries earlie, with the discovery of glassblowing in the Levant in the 1st century BC, Rome became the first culture to really develop this material. Over the next 100 years its use crept into all areas of life. It became as common at the dining table as in the storage cupboard, and the dressing mirror.
This dayschool is going to explore the many varied uses the Romans put glass to within their lives.
Day: Friday, 25 May 2012, Time: 11am – 4pm
Venue:
Wilmslow Parish Hall
Cliff Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 4AA
Please note: The car park is now a pay and display car park.
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£28 |
n/a |
10 |
40 |
*£25 if booked before 5th May 2012
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com
DAYSCHOOL:
The First Punic War - Rome's fight for the Seas and Sicily
The First Punic War from 264-241BC, was Rome's first large scale War outside Italy, which engaged at the time the leading superpower in the Western Mediterranean. During the course of a generation Rome learned to have a navy and progressed to beat the leading superpower in the Western Mediterranean on land and sea. It set Rome on its way to become a world power.
Day: Friday, 15 June 2012, Time: 11am – 4pm
Venue:
Wilmslow Parish Hall
Cliff Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 4AA
Please note: The car park is now a pay and display car park.
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£28 |
* |
10 |
40 |
*£25 if booked before 25th May, 2012
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com