Spring & Summer 2022 Courses and Study Days
York University Centre for Lifelong Learning
Open to all!
Roman Satire: Nothing New Under the Sun
2 sessions by zoom: Saturdays 5 & 12 February 2022 10am-1.15pm
As we enter 2022, modern life is rich in scope for modern political and social comedy and satire. Discover how comedy that is gentle or sharp has been used to ease life since ancient times. You may find that life hasn’t changed that much after all …
BOOK HERE with York University
JUST £47 Great value!
Tel: 01904 328473
Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’: Epic Insight into Augustan Rome 
2 sessions by zoom: Saturdays 5 & 12 March 2022 10am-1.15pm
Revel in Virgil’s stunning epic poetry and rich mythology, combined with the values and dreams of Augustus and his new Augustan Rome. Myths, history, politics, personalities, wonderful poetry and a great story of Greece and Rome and their legacy. It’s all here.
BOOK HERE with York University
JUST £47 Great value!
Tel: 01904 328473
Rossett Adult Learning Courses
IN PERSON at Rossett School, Harrogate
The World of Stonehenge
3 Mondays: 31 Jan, 7 & 14 Feb 2022 19.00-21.00 hrs
What we know/think we know about the site, then explore the vibrant Neolithic world of the first farmers and their time; finally, we explore Neolithic sites and learn what to look for when we’re out and about.
BOOK HERE with Rossett Adult Learning
Stunning value: ONLY £35
Tutankhamun: Egypt Rising from the Sand
3 Wednesdays: 2, 9 & 16 March 2022 19.00-21.00 hrs
Follow the thrill of the discovery (in context of discoveries before and after too); Explore the World of Tutankhamun and his place in history; and meet the other cultures they rubbed along with at the time.
BOOK HERE with Rossett Adult Learning
Stunning value: ONLY £35
The Arts Society Special Interest Study Days
Cotswolds Weds 23rd February 2022
The Complete Pompeii
Woodbridge Tues 8 March 2022
Ancient Roots: Classical Stories growing in your Garden
High Wycombe Monday 25 April
Classical Art & the Perception of Beauty
Malborough College Summer School
Bookings open from 6 January 2022
11 July-29 July 2022 Each course is five half-day sessions (Mon-Fri). Join me at these marvellous residential courses and revel in exploring the ancient world together!
Latin Yesterday, Today & For Ever
Course ref. 317
Mornings, Week 1
Learn Latin through the words and phrases we use in English every day, mottoes and inscriptions and through the most famous quotations from Roman literature. Add colour, depth and meaning to your life today and find out how and why Latin has travelled through the millennia and add colour depth and meaning to your life today …
Archaeology of Roman Britain
Course ref. 127 Afternoons, Week 1
Discover from an archaeologist how to see the Roman sites of Britain for yourself. Get the most from your days out to Roman forts, villas, towns and museums too. They’ll never look the same again …
Archaeology of Prehistoric Britain
Course ref. 116 Mornings, Week 2
This richly illustrated course will bring Britain’s prehistory alive. Learn from an archaeologist who has excavated every prehistoric age and discover the history, the archaeology, what life was like and also where to go and what to look for.
Classical Literature: Meeting the Ancient Authors
Course ref. 140 Afternoons, Week 2
Discover the classical writers, from Homer into the golden age of the Roman authors; poets, philosophers, historians, playwrights … they are all here. Find out the who, what they wrote, and why each is so thrilling, and discover how they had such an impact in future ages too.
Classical Mythology and Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’
Course ref. 143 Mornings, Week 3
PLUS: Weds 27 July Evening talk: Egypt Rising from the Sands. Join me and spend an evening celebrating the centenary of Carter’s discover of Tutankhamun’s tomb – find out WHY it’s so thrilling and what we’ve learned since.
COURSES ALREADY AVAILABLE ARE
‘Original Olympics’. ‘Nero: Who Do You Think You Are?’, ‘Neolithic Orkney’, ‘Practical Latin I’ & ‘Practical Latin 2’ (and a Great Value Bundle of Practical Latin I & II)
Original Olympics Just £10 single lecture More…
Nero: Who Do You Think You Are? £95 More…
Neolithic Orkney £95 (or 3 monthly instalments of £35) More …
Practical Latin 1 : First Steps More …
Practical Latin II : Stepping Out More …
Great Value Bundle Practical Latin More …
Looking forward to a rich variety of Courses & Study Days in person in the future
Arts Societies around the UK and for ANY group who wants to explore the ancient world in a vibrant, engaging way.
ENQUIRIES: Contact Gillian Hovell by email or Tel. 07860 637301
Regular courses in North Stainley, Harrogate and Ripon will hopefully continue late in 2022 … more details coming soon.
Available to lead other courses. Please just contact me … email or Tel. 07860 637301
ENQUIRIES: Contact Gillian Hovell by email or Tel. 07860 637301
Join The Muddy Archaeologist in locations around the Harrogate region for fascinating explorations into the ancient world.
ARCHAEOLOGY – ANCIENT HISTORY – LATIN
