Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
Dates of course
Coming soon.
Course description
The Classical Archaeology & Ancient History (CAAH) programme will introduce you to the ancient Greeks and Romans through a wide range of kinds of evidence: art, architecture, household objects, inscriptions on stone, coins, and literary sources.
The course will be focused on the broad theme of family and household in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. What did their houses look like, and why did they look like that? How did the Greeks and Romans think about and celebrate familial relationships? What can we discover about how people lived their daily lives based on what is left behind in the archaeological record? What sources can we use to recover the marginalised voices within the household? How do patterns of kinship and household organisation vary in ancient societies?
You will take part in lectures, tutorials, object-handling sessions, and visits to the Ashmolean Museum, covering a number of topics, from the world of Homer to the later Roman empire, and giving you the opportunity to think about the ancient Mediterranean world from archaeological, historical, and literary perspectives. You will also have a chance to consider material from some of the many other cultures of the ancient Mediterranean.
The aim of this course is to give you an idea of what the CAAH degree at Oxford looks like. The programme combines different methods of looking at the ancient world and different types of evidence. Tutors and student ambassadors will guide you through a sample of the key skills required and the Oxford student experience: of note-taking in lectures, independent study, and writing a short essay for discussion in a tutorial.
Additional requirements for this UNIQ course
None.
