Being punished is good for you, and not being punished is bad for you - or so the Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato would have us believe. Our task in this course is to explore this counterintuitive claim thoroughly.

The Winter School "Prognostication in the Middle Ages: Philosophical Strategies to Deal with Uncertainties", organized by Prof. Stefano Perfetti (University of Pisa), is part of a co-research initiative within a PRIN PNRR (Research Project of National Interest, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research). The project focuses on "Social, Political, and Religious Prognostication and its Roots: Philosophical Strategies for Coping with Uncertainties and Planning the Future", prot. P2022BMJ5A.

Explore the ancient world and understand how its legacy affects society today. We embark on a voyage of discovery that takes you first overseas through the incredible story of the cataclysmic clash of two of the greatest cultures of the ancient world - Greece, and Persia.

Investigate Ancient, Authentic Athens in the Modern City – Original sources, on-site, on the Streets, and in the Museum

The study of art & art history is central to a liberal arts education, especially in a world increasingly shaped by images and seemingly endless visual information.

Archaeology covers a huge range of topics, spanning the evolution of humans through the development of farming, ancient civilisations and world empires, and the role of material culture in human life and heritage in modern societies. Students can follow many streams – Archaeology (covering all world cultures), Biological Anthropology, Egyptology and Assyriology.

History is taught within the Humanities Department at Concord. It is offered to all years. Three enthusiastic teachers and a careful choice of content allow the students to develop high-level skills and understand a broad range of history. The subject is taken by most students in Form 3 (Year 9) dependent upon their level of English.

The Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic (ASNC) Tripos is concerned with the history, languages, and literature of the different peoples of the British Isles between the departure of the Romans and the coming of the Normans.

his five-week course will focus on individual gods, their attributes, spheres of influence, and their interactions with each other and with human beings to develop an understanding of the origins of the astrological keywords and meanings we rely on for interpretation.

History provides an objective lesson in how the past affects the present.

At Bennington, students work closely with faculty to design the content, structure, and sequence of their study and practice—their Plan—taking advantage of resources inside and outside the classroom to pursue their work.

Our undergraduate course is spread over 3 years. The modular course is configured to allow maximum flexibility in accommodating specific interests that may develop over the undergraduate years.

The Summer Seminars of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens are 18-day sessions designed for those who wish to study specific topics in Greece and visit major monuments with exceptional scholars as study leaders, and to improve their understanding of the country’s landscape, history, literature, and culture.

IAIA offers one of the only Native American Art History certificate programs in the nation.

Use literary and archaeological evidence to see how ancient Greeks and Romans approached health, well-being, and societal issues.