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Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

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This course is part of the International Summer Programme 2023.

To apply for this course, please enrol on the programme above, and then select the courses you wish to study. For more information about Summer Programmes please visit our Summer Programmes Page.

Between them, 2,000 years ago, the Romans and the Chinese dominated almost half of the world. How did their empires work and how were their subjects affected? Visionary leadership, ideology, bureaucracy, sociology, geography: were there common factors to explain the rise and fall of these powers? Comparison clarifies the issues. This is a 10 session course and must be taken with W410Pm05 in week 4.

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Course dates

23 Jul 2023 to 29 Jul 2023

Course duration

2 weeks

Apply by

25 Jun 2023

Course director

Venue

International Summer Programme
Sidgwick Site
Cambridge
United Kingdom

Qualifications / Credits

Credits dependent on home institution

Teaching sessions

Meetings: 10

Course code

W310Pm05