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GRS 331
Greek History
FALL 2011
Class Meets:
Instructor:
Office Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30-11:20 p.m. in COR A229
Dr. G. Kron, CLE B421, E-mail: [email protected]
Monday 1:30-2:30 p.m., Wednesday 3:00-4:00 p.m., or by appointment
Required Texts:
• Sarah Pomeroy et al., Ancient Greece. A Political, Social, and Cultural History, (New York:
Oxford University Press, 1999)
• Matthew Dillon and Lynda Garland, Ancient Greece: social and historical documents from
archaic times to the death of Socrates (c. 800-399 BC) (Routledge, 1994)
Principal Historical Sources: (copies will be placed on reserve in the library)
• Herodotus, The Histories (Penguin, 1986)
• Thucydides, Peloponnesian War (Penguin, 1954)
• Xenophon, A History of My Times (Hellenika) (Penguin, 1979)
• J. G. Lloyd (tr.), Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian (New York: Cambridge UP,
1981)
Web Sites of interest:
•
METIS: A QuickTime interface for Greek Archaeological Sites:
http://www.stoa.org/metis/index.html
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The Athenian Agora (Market-place and public buildings):
http://www.attalos.com/cgi-bin/qtvr?site=agora;node=1
For online versions of most ancient texts:
•
Perseus Online:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/perscoll?collection=Greco-Roman
•
Internet Classics Archive:
http://classics.mit.edu/index.html
Course Description:
This course aims to sketch the broad outlines of the political, social and cultural history of the
Greeks from the Bronze Age through the death of Alexander the Great. Themes which will be
touched on include the relationship of the Greeks to other Mediterranean and Near Eastern
civilizations, the nature of the Greek polis, Greek colonization, the rise of democracy, a
comparison of Athenian, Spartan, Theban, and Macedonian bids for leadership in Greece, and
the importance of democracy in explaining the artistic and intellectual creativity of Greek
civilization.
Course Requirements:
i) Map test, to be administered in class, September 28th.
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ii) Mid-term test to be administered in class, October 21st. Students will be asked several short
answer questions and to comment on several passages from the ancient sources.
iii) Short research essay (approximately 10-12 pages, 2,500 to 3,000 words excluding notes and
bibliography, 20-30 hours work) due November 22nd. The paper should concentrate upon
analyzing the ancient sources, but should also show some awareness of modern scholarship on
the topic. The instructor will offer a range of possible topics, but students may choose a topic of
their own in consultation with the instructor. Plagiarism is a serious offence. Consult the
University policy on academic integrity on pages 33-34 of the undergraduate calendar.
iv) 3-hour Final Examination. Students will be able to choose from a range of short answer,
comment, and essay questions. Carefully check the examination timetable before making any
travel plans.
Grades:
Map test: 5%
Mid-term test: 20%
Research Essay: 35%
Final Examination: 40%
All course requirements must be completed to receive a passing grade. For a final grade of A+, a
student must achieve an A+ on the final exam.
Any percentage marks will be converted to a letter grade, according to the University's grading
system (grade point equivalents are listed on page 38 in the UVic Calendar):
A+ 95-100
A
90-94
A- 85-89
B+
B
B-
80-84
75-79
70-74
C+
C
D
65-69
60-64
50-59
Tentative Course Schedule (subject to minor adjustment as circumstances warrant)
Sept. 7
Introduction
Sept. 9
Greece: climate & resources
[Pomeroy pp. 1-8]
Sept. 13
Greece and its relationship with the Near East;
Minoan and Mycenaean Civilization
[Pomeroy pp. 8-22]
Sept. 14
The Linear B Tablets and Mycenaean Society
[Pomeroy pp. 22-37]
Sept. 16
The Collapse of Mycenaean Civilization and the Dark Ages (1150-900
B.C.)
[Pomeroy pp. 37-49]
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Sept. 20
The Recovery of Greece: Homer and the Heroic Ideal (900-750 B.C.)
[Pomeroy pp. 50-66]
Sept. 21
Geometric Greece and the Origins of Archaic Greek Society
[Pomeroy pp. 66-80]
MAP TEST
Sept. 23
The Aristocratic Order in the Early Polis
[Pomeroy pp. 82-90; 95-103; Dillon 2.21; 10.23; 10.24; 14.13; aristocracy
handout]
Sept. 27
The Great Colonization Movements and the Orientalizing Revolution
[Pomeroy pp. 90-95; Dillon 1.4; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8; 1.10; 1.11; 1.13; 1.24 - 1.30]
Sept. 28
The Rise of the Hoplite Army and the Age of Tyrants
[Pomeroy pp. 103-116; Dillon 2.6 - 2.14; 2.18; 2.20-2.31; 2.43- 2.45]
Sept. 30
Archaic Civilization: Lyric Poetry, Scientific Speculation, Athletics
[Pomeroy pp. 116-30; Dillon 2.16; 2.30-1; 2.37- 40; 10.46; 12.12-3; 13.15; 72 - 3; 13.81; 83]
Oct. 4
Spartan Society and the Agoge
[Pomeroy pp. 131-46; Dillon 6.2 - 6.20; 6.23; 6.24; 6.27-35; 6.41 - 6.43;
11.27 - 11.31]
Oct. 5
Spartan Government and Economy
[Pomeroy pp. 146-58]
Oct. 7
Archaic Athens: Solon's reforms to Peisistratos' Tyranny
[Pomeroy pp. 159-74; Dillon 3.5 - 3.17; 3.22; 3.23; 3.36; 4.2 - 4.16;
4.36 - 4.38; 4.41; 4.43- 4.47]
Oct. 11
The Persian Empire; Ionian Revolt and battle of Marathon
[Pomeroy pp. 178-90; Persian Inscription handout; Dillon 7.1; Herodotus
III.89 -97]
Oct. 12
The Persian Wars: Xerxes' Invasion of Greece
[Pomeroy pp. 190-9; Dillon 7.2 - 7.22; 7.25 - 38; 7.42 - 7.44]
Oct. 14
The Delian League, and Cold War with the Spartan league
[Pomeroy pp. 201-9; 212-5; Dillon 8.1 - 9; 11 - 14; 8.20; 8.24; 10.5; 10.43
10.45]
Oct. 18
Cleisthenes' & Ephialtes' reforms and Athenian full democracy
[Pomeroy pp. 174-8; 210-11; 215-9; democracy handout; Dillon 5.6 5.16; 8.10; 8.16; 8.21-23; 10.2; 10.9 - 10.20]
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Oct. 19
Athenian Artistic & Intellectual Achievements
[Pomeroy pp. 219-33; 255-74; Dillon 10.3 - 7; Literature handout]
Oct. 21
MID-TERM TEST
Oct. 25
Democracy & Athenian Society
[Pomeroy pp. 233-44; Dillon 11.1-5; 8-15; 17- 26; 13.27-46; 48; 50; 52;
54-64; Society Handout]
Oct. 26
The City of Athens
[Pomeroy pp. 274-86]
Oct. 28
The Peloponnesian War I: The Archidamian War (431-421 B.C.)
[Pomeroy pp. 287-303; Dillon 9.1 - 9.5; 9.8; 9.10 - 9.12; 9.17 - 9.19]
Nov. 1
The Peloponnesian War II: Peace of Nicias & Sicilian Expedition (421414 B.C.)
[Pomeroy pp. 303-11; Thucydides, VI.31; VII.69-72; 84-87]
Nov. 2
The Peloponnesian War III: The Deceleian and Ionian War (413-404 B.C.)
[Pomeroy pp. 311-29; Dillon 9.23; 9.25 - 9.30; Xenophon, II.i.17 - II.ii.5]
Nov. 4, 8
The Struggle for Control in Greece: Sparta, Thebes, and Athens
[Pomeroy pp. 330-43; Xenophon, V.i.29-33 (King's peace); V.ii.25-31
(Phoebidas' seizure of Cadmea); VI.iv.8-16 (Leuctra)]
Nov. 9-11
READING BREAK - NO CLASSES
Nov. 15
Law and Democracy at Athens: the Orators
[Pomeroy pp. 343-53; orators handout]
Nov. 16
The Philosophical Schools and Fourth Century Culture
[Pomeroy pp. 353-68; Habicht handout]
Nov. 18
Philip II and the rise of Macedon
[Pomeroy pp. 181-90; Philip II handout]
Nov. 22
Alexander's campaigns in Persia to the sack of Persepolis
[Pomeroy pp. 395-414; Arrian (Lloyd) pp. 21-34; 36-45]
RESEARCH ESSAY DUE
Nov. 23, 25
Conquest of Eastern Iran, Afghanistan, India; Alexander’s achievement
[Pomeroy pp. 414-25; Arrian (Lloyd) pp. 48-54; 62-72; 89-101]
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Nov. 29
The Successors of Alexander
[Pomeroy pp. 427-46]
Nov. 30
The Hellenistic Monarchies
[Pomeroy pp. 450-55]
Dec. 2
Hellenistic Society, Science and Culture
[Pomeroy pp. 446-50; 455-70]
Dec. 5-19
Final Examinations