{"id":769,"date":"2017-03-25T19:52:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T19:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=769"},"modified":"2017-07-26T17:15:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T16:15:17","slug":"ancient-history-summer-lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=769","title":{"rendered":"Ancient History Summer Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working Women in Ancient Rome<\/h1>\n

Day<\/strong>: Lecture, 27 April 2017\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 2pm\u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Beyond the often lurid stories of the lives of Roman empresses and the formulaic grave stones lie the actual lives of normal Roman women, who did their best to stay alive and raise their families. What options did they have? How were they regarded in society? How different were their lives depending where they lived?<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>:
\nCross Street Chapel<\/a>
\nCross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a312<\/td>\n\u00a311*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a311 if booked before, 28 March 2017<\/p>\n

Roman Textile Industry<\/h1>\n

Day<\/strong>: Lecture, 4 May 2017\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 2pm\u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s ability to work wool was extolled on numerous gravestones in the Roman period. But, where did you really go to buy your clothes? Were they really homespun, was there a fashion industry and how did you fill large orders, such as coats for an entire Legion?<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>:
\nCross Street Chapel<\/a>
\nCross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a312<\/td>\n\u00a311*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a311 if booked before,\u00a0 8 April 2017\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grain Trade in Ancient Rome<\/h1>\n

Day<\/strong>: Lecture, 11 May 2017\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 2pm\u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Supplying the city of Rome with sufficient food was one of the great challenges of the Roman Empire. This lecture will look at the role the state played and how far private individuals and firms were involved. Could you insure your ships? What profit, if any was there to be made and how did the distribution network work?<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>:
\nCross Street Chapel<\/a>
\nCross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a312<\/td>\n\u00a311*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a311 if booked before, 8 April 2017<\/p>\n

Every Day Life in Roman Britain<\/h1>\n

Day<\/strong>: Lecture, 25 May\u00a0 2017\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 2pm\u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Accounts of Roman Britain abound in military exploits and the construction of impressive buildings in the Towns and the Mosaics of Late Roman villas. But what was it like to live in the province as a \u2018normal family\u2019 in the 2nd<\/sup> century AD? How do we know?<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>:
\nCross Street Chapel<\/a>
\nCross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a312<\/td>\n\u00a311*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a310 if booked before, 8 May 2017<\/p>\n

Mithras<\/h1>\n

Day<\/strong>: Lecture, 1 June\u00a0 2017\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 2pm\u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Mithras reliefs are one of the most easily recognized form of Roman sculpture in the Roman provinces. But what do we really know about the religion behind the \u2018Slaying of the bull\u2019. Was it really a religion of the soldiers? Did it really come from Persia?<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>:
\nCross Street Chapel<\/a>
\nCross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a312<\/td>\n\u00a311*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a310 if booked before, 8 May 2017<\/p>\n

Roman Trier<\/h1>\n

Day<\/strong>: Lecture, 8 June\u00a0 2017\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 2pm\u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Home to the Porta Nigra and the Palace basilica. Trier has an impressive of Roman ruins as well as many mentions in Roman literature, especially from Late antiquity.<\/p>\n

This lecture will explore the origin of the town and why it became so important.<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>:
\nCross Street Chapel<\/a>
\nCross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a312<\/td>\n\u00a311*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a311 if booked before, 8 May 2017<\/p>\n

Alternatively, the whole lecture series can be booked together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a370<\/td>\n\u00a365*<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*\u00a365 if booked before, 8 May 2017<\/p>\n

To book, complete the\u00a0MANCENT booking form<\/a>\u00a0and send it with payment to<\/p>\n

Birgitta Hoffmann,\u00a055 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
\nemail<\/b>: latinteacher@btinternet.com phone<\/b>: 07747 533 070<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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