The Ancient World Beyond the Mediterranean

Module code: AH1012

• Who were the neighbours of the Greeks and the Romans in antiquity?
• What contacts were there between these societies and the Greco-Roman world?
• How did Greeks and Romans think about these societies?

This module will explore the ancient world beyond the Greco-Roman Mediterranean, thinking more widely about the geographical and historical context of what we call ‘classical antiquity’. Through a series of lectures, you will be introduced to a range of peoples and cultures of the ancient world, from the Phoenicians to the Gauls, the Etruscans to the Egyptians. In the paired seminars, we will discuss Greco-Roman interactions with and representations of these groups.

Topics covered

• Ancient Egypt
• The Phoenicians
• Mesopotamia (Babylonia and Assyria)
• The Etruscans
• Other Italic peoples
• Iron Age Europe