TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
11:45am-12:35pm
MWF
Bowden Hall 116
Cynthia Patterson. HSC. 412925 TBA.

January 13, 2010- April 26, 2010

Catalog Description: Illuminates through art, literature, and archaeology the unfolding of the first European civilization, which gave rise to many enduring aspects of our world, including philosophy, natural science, urban planning, and the art of government.

Semester Details:

Content: The course follows the emegence and development of ancient Greek society in the four centuries that separate Homer from Alexander (roughly 700-300 b.c.e.). Within this broad chronological expanse, we will follow a number of specific themes: the character of ancient empires (Persian, Athenian, and Macedonian), the nature of ancient politics and the invention of democracy, and the relation between family and state in the Greek world. We will also, as often as possible, consult the collection of Greek art in the Carols Museum.

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