Study overseas

A chance to walk in the footsteps of ancient Greeks and Romans brings the ANU study experience to life for students.

As part of the Classics and Ancient History program, students have the chance to travel to a range of ancient sites in Greece, Turkey and southern Italy, to deepen their understanding of these past cultures.

The courses offered overseas are taught in destination countries and offered during the Australian summer.

Undergraduate

Students of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Classical Studies can enhance their studies experience by undertaking part of an approved course in Greece, Turkey and/or Italy, with it counting toward their degree. The following courses are taught overseas:

• ANCH2020: A Region of Antiquity: Gallipoli and Western Turkey (taught in Turkey)
• ANCH2023: State, Sanctuary and Community (taught in Greece)
• ANCH2101: Cultures in conflict: Greeks, Romans and others in southern Italy and Sicily

Postgraduate

At the postgraduate level, Master of Classical Studies students can undertake part of their studies in Greece, Turkey and/or Italy. The following courses are taught overseas:

• ANCH6505: A region of antiquity: Gallipoli and western Turkey (taught in Turkey)
• ANCH6023: State, sanctuary and community (taught in Greece)
• ANCH6101: Cultures in conflict: Greeks, Romans and others in southern Italy and Sicily

Field trips to Turkey

ANCH2020 and ANCH6505 are taught in Turkey and offered during the Australian summer.

You will travel to a number of important archaeological sites relating to the Greco-Roman world, with a particular focus on the regional history of Gallipoli and the Troad.

The courses examine the history of cities and settlement in the area over a long historical period, from the late Bronze Age to the late Roman Empire.

Sites visited in western Turkey may include Pergamon, Smyrna, Ephesos, Magnesia on the Maiandros, Priene, Miletos, Didyma and Halikarnassos.

A particular focus of these courses is a study of the regional history of the Gallipoli Peninsula (occupied by 12 or 13 small cities in antiquity) and the nearby Troad (an area around the significant Bronze Age site of Troy).

Field trips to Greece

ANCH2023 and ANCH6023 are taught in Greece and offered during the Australian summer.

You will travel to a number of important archaeological sites in Greece, with a particular focus on the regional history of Attica and central Greece.

The course examines the history of cities and settlement in the area over a long historical period, from the Bronze Age to the late Roman Empire.

Sites visited may include Athens, Sounion, Corinth, Mycenae, Tiryns, Epidauros, Pylos, Olympia, Delphoi, Vergina and Kalapodi.

A particular focus of the courses is a regional study of central Greece – the area between the Corinthian Gulf and the Spercheios Valley, taking in the ancient regions of Malis, Phokis, Lokris and Boiotia.

Field trips to Italy

ANCH2101 and ANCH6101 are taught in Italy and are offered during the Australian summer.

You will travel to a number of important archaeological sites on the Italian peninsula and in Sicily, with a particular focus on the entry into this region of three major foreign cultures – Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans.

The course examines the subsequent history of contact, conflict and acculturation between locals and outsiders, and between the three dominant groups.

You will visit a number of major archaeological sites, including Naples and its surrounding area (including Pompeii and Herculaneum), Poseidonia/Paestum, Taras/Tarentum, Metapontion, Sybaris, Kroton/Thourioi, Rhegion, Zankle/Messana, Syracuse, Gela, Akragas/Agrigentum, Segesta, Selinous, Himera, and Motya.

The course will also visit key sites associated with the later history of the region.