The Ancient Period complements a study of history from the Creation to the Fall of Rome (A.D. 476). This is a 36-week program, which requires the reading of the following texts (for a description of the work, click on the title):
Introduction to Poetry, Epic of Gilgamesh, Book of Job, Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Iliad, Selected Plays by Euripides, Odyssey, Oresteia Trilogy, Oedipus Rex, Antigone, Aristotle's Poetics, Aeneid, and Tragedy of Julius Caesar

All texts must be ordered separately from the course. See below for ordering instructions for the texts.

The course package includes: Student's Study Guide (click here for an example).
A Guide to Critical Writing, Grammar, and Style (click here for an example): A total of 40 lessons in critical writing and rewriting.
28 Vocabulary Quizzes
8 Writing Assignments: Student will practice the classical form for argument with the argumentative paper.
Suggested Schedule of daily work.
Information about evaluating written work with grading scale.