Introducing the Classical world

How do we learn about the world of the ancient Romans and Greeks? This free course, Introducing the Classical world, will provide you with an insight into the Classical world by introducing you to the various sources of information used by scholars to draw together an image of this fascinating period of history.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Why study the Classical world?
• 1 Why study the Classical world?
• 2 How to explore the Classical world
• 2 How to explore the Classical world
• 2.1 Introducing Classical studies
• 2.2 An initial exploration
• 2.3 The use of sources
• 2.4 Ancient sources
• 2.4.1 Archaeological evidence
• 2.4.2 The visual arts
• 2.4.3 Literature
• 2.4.4 Historiography
• 2.4.5 Philosophy
• 2.4.6 Documents
• 2.5 Modern sources
• 2.6 Books and the internet as sources
• 3 Beginning to explore
• 3 Beginning to explore
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Ancient time
• 3.3 Ancient places
• 3.3.1 The geography of the Classical world
• 4 Conclusion
• 4 Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements