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The Ancient Greek Hero
Cost $169 · . Course Length: 27 hours estimated
Explore what it means to be human today by studying what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greek times. In this introduction to ancient Greek culture and literature, learners will experience, in English translation, some of the most beautiful works of ancient...
Offered through edX | and created by Harvard University, HarvardX | Taught by Gregory Nagy, Leonard Muellner, Kevin McGrath and others
Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.
AP®︎ Art History. Course Length: 2 hours estimated
Artistic traditions of the ancient Near East and dynastic Egypt focused on representing royal figures and divinities and on the function of funerary and palatial complexes within their cultural contexts. Works of art illustrate the active exchange of ideas and...
Offered through Khan Academy
The Ancient Greeks
Rated 4.7★ stars based on | 333 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 32 hours estimated
This is a survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the death of Socrates in 399 BCE. Along with studying the most important events and personalities, we will consider broader issues such as political and cultural values and methods of historical...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Wesleyan University | Taught by Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, PhD
Plato, Socrates, and the Birth of Western Philosophy | 西方哲学精神探源
Cost $139 · . Course Length: 48 hours estimated
This philosophy course explores the origins of Western philosophy – a rich tapestry of ideas that began with the most noted ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. By examining the work of these historic figures, students will attain a strong grasp of Western...
Offered through edX | and created by Tsinghua University, TsinghuaX | Taught by Xiaochao Wang
Greek and Roman Mythology
Rated 4.8★ stars based on | 104 ratings · . Cost $79 · . Course Length: 44 hours estimated
Myths are traditional stories that have endured over a long time. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Pennsylvania | Taught by Peter Struck
Ancient Mediterranean
Art history. Course Length: 4 hours estimated
Brought to you by Smarthistory. 3000 B.C.E. - 400 C.E.: The Great Pyramids at Giza, the Parthenon in Athens, the Colosseum in Rome and more.This course contains 8 segments
Offered through Khan Academy
Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Rated 4.4★ stars based on | 7 ratings · . Cost $600 · . Course Length: 99 hours estimated
This course is part of Global Freshman Academy (GFA), which means you can earn transferable ASU credit toward your college degree. This course will provide a general outline of European history from Ancient times through 1500 AD, covering a variety of European...
Offered through edX | and created by Arizona State University, ASUx | Taught by Dr. Ian Frederick Moulton, Ian Frederick Moulton
Learn the Ancient Hebrew Alphabet and Language
Cost $15 · . Course Length: 3 hours estimated
The Modern Hebrew alphabet is only about 2,000 years old, but the Hebrew alphabet has a very long and interesting history that goes back another two thousand years. Prior to this modern alphabet, the Hebrew language was written with a more pictographic script,...
Offered through Udemy | Taught by Jeff Benner
The language of art history
Approaches to art history. Course Length: 3 hours estimated
This course contains 6 segments:What is contrapposto?A brief explanation of the term "contrapposto" comparing two ancient Greek sculptures: the New York Kouros and an ancient Roman copy of the Doryphoros (or Spear Bearer) by Polykleitos. Although these particular...
Offered through Khan Academy
Maths Puzzles: Cryptarithms, Symbologies and Secret Codes
Cost $44 · . Course Length: 12 hours estimated
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more The course is designed for anyone who enjoys popular science, recreational maths and solving maths...
Offered through FutureLearn | and created by Davidson Institute of Science Education, Weizmann Institute of Science | Taught by Yossi Elran, Sabine Segre, Judith Golan and others
The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archaeology and History of the Palatine Hill
Rated 3.8★ stars based on | 57 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
Studying ancient - as well as medieval or modern - cities basically means telling local urban stories based on the reconstruction of changing landscapes through the centuries. Given the fragmentary nature of archaeological evidence, it is necessary to create new...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Sapienza University of Rome | Taught by Paolo Carafa
From Goddard to Apollo – Part 1: The Rockets’ Red Glare
Cost $50 · . Course Length: 0 hours estimated
Learn about one of the greatest engineering efforts in human history
Offered through edX | and created by IEEE | Taught by Burton Dicht
Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
Build your knowledge of Indo-European languages, how they changed through time, and how to reconstruct ancient languages. Every language belongs to a language family; a group of languages that are genetically related to each other. Indo-European is the name of the...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Universiteit Leiden | Taught by Tijmen Pronk
From Goddard to Apollo: The History of Rockets, Part 1
. Course Length: 0 hours estimated
Learn about one of the greatest engineering efforts in human history
Offered through edX | and created by IEEE | Taught by Burton Dicht
Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity
Rated 4.7★ stars based on | 156 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
It is often claimed that relativism, subjectivism and nihilism are typically modern philosophical problems that emerge with the breakdown of traditional values, customs and ways of life. The result is the absence of meaning, the lapse of religious faith, and...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Copenhagen | Taught by Jon Stewart, PhD, Dr theol & phil
The Medieval Book of Hours: Art and Devotion in the Later Middle Ages
Cost $90 · . Course Length: 12 hours estimated
In Medieval Europe the Book of Hours, so called because its core component consists of the Hours of the Virgin, became the prayer book of choice for worshippers prosperous enough to commission or purchase such a book. Although its contents were of monastic origin,...
Offered through edX | and created by Harvard University, HarvardX | Taught by Jeffrey F. Hamburger, Jeffrey F. Hamburger
Your Strengths Include: Work/Life Balance
droidcon SF 2019Cost $35 · . Course Length: 0 hours estimated
As developers, many of us are fortunate to be passionate about our work. However, passion often ends up being coded language for working extra hours. Things like personal projects, maintaining a portfolio website, or even keeping up-to-date on new libraries and...
Offered through Pluralsight | Taught by droidcon SF
Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors
Rated 4.7★ stars based on | 231 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 20 hours estimated
What is philosophy? How does it differ from science, religion, and other modes of human discourse? This course traces the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. We begin with the Presocratic natural philosophers who...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Pennsylvania | Taught by Susan Sauvé Meyer
Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors
Rated 4.6★ stars based on | 116 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 18 hours estimated
What is philosophy? How does it differ from science, religion, and other modes of human discourse? This course traces the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. We begin with the Presocratic natural philosophers who...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Pennsylvania | Taught by Susan Sauvé Meyer
For the very beginner
Approaches to art history. Course Length: 3 hours estimated
This course contains 7 segments
Offered through Khan Academy