AUTUMN 2011 TUESDAYS
Before Troy The first three lectures establish the range of the course and then look at the origins of the Greeks and their development up to the Trojan War.
13 Sep
First, an overview of Greek antiquity and its impact on the European arts. Then the origins of the Greek peoples and their arrival in the peninsula
20 Sep
Sacred bulls - the world, myths and arts of Crete: the Minoans’ architecture, painting, ceramics and jewels
27 Sep
Now the arrival of the magnificent Mycenaean culture- and then its recreation by Homer in his epic story of Troy
We move from the fall of Troy, through the Dark Ages to the close-run wars between Greece and Persia, culminating in the battles of Marathon and Salamis.
4 Oct
Tyrants, self-appointed rulers, now manage the transition into a fully civic world reflected in new law codes and the beautiful geometric ceramic style
11 Oct
The first hint of Athens’ rise to pre-eminence: black- and red-figure vase painting, heroic sculpture - and the first steps towards democracy
18 Oct
East and West - Persia and Herodotus - if little Greece had not resisted and repulsed the might of Persia, the whole history and culture of Europe would have been different. The researches of Herodotus tell the story - almost first-hand
After the Persian Wars, Greece - above all Athens - rebuilds itself and establishes full democracy, the drama and a building-style that remains one of our ideals.
25 Oct
Building Athens - the architecture, styles and ‘orders’ of classical architecture as Athens is rebuilt after the Persian destruction
1 Nov
Faith in the future - as Athens grows into an Empire, the conduct of everyday life: people, parties, politics - and law
8 Nov
Religion and myth combined in the festive year and its celebrations, culminating in the Games of Greece and above all, those at Olympia
15 Nov
All change - the first philosophers, trying to understand what kind of a place the world is - and the first poets to turn from the epic to more intimate matters!
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