classics

Great Courses

This is a list of high-quality courses that, for one reason or another, didn’t make it into the curriculum. The most common reasons are that the course isn’t available often enough, or that there was an alternative that fit better into the curriculum.

Language & Literature

Courses Duration Effort
Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language 12 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
Latin 101: Learning a Classical Language 12 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World 36 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle 36 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture

History & Archaeology

Courses Duration Effort
Famous Romans: Power, Love, and Death in the Ancient City 12 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
The Roman Empire: In the First Century (PBS series) 4 episodes 1 hour/episode
Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire 24 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000 (Yale Open Courses) 24 lectures 1 hour/lecture

Philosophy & Mythology

Courses Duration Effort
The Story of the Bible (contextual myths) 24 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
Great Battles of the Ancient World 24 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture
The Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions 12 lectures 2-3 hours/lecture

Online Learning - Great Courses

Courses Duration Effort
Learning How to Learn 4 weeks 2 hours/week
Mindshift 4 weeks 2 hours/week
Powersearching with Google 3 weeks 4-6 hours/week