Description
This module examines the activities of the ancients in attempting to understand, predict and control the world around them. The main focus is the Greek ‘investigation concerning nature and its philosophical, religious and social context. We investigate how they studied of the heavens (including theories of how the world came into being), medicine, mathematics and technology. We also investigate how the Greeks thought in subjects such as astrology and alchemy and how their activities related to magic. In addition to the Greeks, we also investigate Babylonian and Roman cultures, medicine, and technology as well as how they conceived of the world around them.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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