Introducing Virgil's Aeneid
Description
This free course offers an introduction to the Aeneid. Virgil’s Latin epic, written in the 1st century BCE, tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his journey to Italy, where he would become the ancestor of the Romans. Here, you will focus on the characterisation of this legendary hero, and learn why he was so important to the Romans of the Augustan era. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome.
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Course format
This course uses translations of Virgil’s poem, and assumes no prior knowledge of Latin, but it will introduce you to some key Latin words and phrases in the original text.
Prerequisites
None
Institution
The Open University
Instructor
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| Language |
English |
 Self-paced
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Yes |
| Hours of study | 7 hours |
| EQF-Level | EQF level 3 |
 Rights
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Open license: (re-)use it |
 Requirements
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Free admittance |
 Cost
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Free of charge |
 Delivery mode
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Learn anywhere online |
 QA
|
Quality assured |
| Massive | Massive |
| Full Course Experience | Full course experience |
| Provider | OpenupEd |
18-Mar-2016
Introducing Virgil's Aeneid
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This free course offers an introduction to the Aeneid. Virgil’s Latin epic, written in the 1st century BCE, tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his journey to Italy, where he would become the ancestor of the Romans. Here, you will focus on the characterisation of this legendary hero, and learn why he was so important to the Romans of the Augustan era. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome.
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English
Self-paced
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The Open University
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses
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This course uses translations of Virgil’s poem, and assumes no prior knowledge of Latin, but it will introduce you to some key Latin words and phrases in the original text.
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