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Kirk Ormand |
CLAS 103:
History of Greece |
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King 105c; x8394 |
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Office Hours: T 11-1; W 2:30-4:30; and by appt. |
Fall, 2002 |
Purpose: In this course we will survey the
history of ancient Greece, covering roughly 3000 years. Although traditional military and
political history will have its share in this class, we will also consider
(perhaps more than is usual) social, cultural, and family history. Needless to say, there is too much
material to discuss in great depth, and by necessity we will focus to a large
degree on the archaic (700-500 BCE) and Classical (500-323 BCE) periods.
Because the discipline of
western History has it roots in classical Greece, we will also spend some time
and energy discussing what history is, and what its methods, limits, goals,
achievements are. We will be
particularly concerned with the problem of sources, both for time periods where
written sources are scarce (e.g. the Bronze age) and for marginalized classes
of people in better-documented periods (e.g., slaves, women, and resident
aliens).
Grading: Your final grade will be determined as
follows:
1) Three very short
papers. I drop the lowest
grade, and the remaining two are each 25% of your grade.
2) Midterm: 20%
3) Final: 20%
4) Attendance and active
participation in discussion: 10%
Papers: Due to the
large number of students in this class, I will be rotating the paper
assignments (1/3 of you will have papers due in any given week). This makes timely completion of
your papers crucial. Late papers
will be graded down one step (A to A-; A- to B+, etc.) for each day late. If you know that you cannot meet a
paper deadline, please try to negotiate an extension with me ahead of
time. Your odds will be better the
earlier you start the negotiation process, relative to the deadline.
Attendance: For the duration of this semester and
for the purposes of this class, we are a community of scholars. Please plan to attend every class
session. Please also consider that
reading the assignment before class is an integral part of attending. Note: If you miss a class, it is your responsibility (not
mine) to make sure that you learn what you missed. Tests will cover material from the reading and from
lecture/discussion, at my discretion.
Academic Honesty: In the unlikely event that a student is
found to have engaged in academic dishonesty (cheating, helping other students
to cheat, plagiarism) he/she will automatically fail the course. I will
also report the transgression to the Honor Board, who may enact further
penalties. If any student is
unclear as to what may be considered plagiarism, cheating, etc., please speak
to me about it.
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Sept. 4 |
Introduction; Syllabus; Some thoughts on what constitutes History, and what is unique about ancient History |
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Ancient Greece Ch. 1, pp.1-20; Herodotus Bk.1, sections 1-25 (pp. 3-12) |
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9 |
Ancient Greece ch.
1, pp. 21-end; Plutarch Theseus |
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11 |
E. Vermeule, from Greece in the Bronze Age, section 1 (available on E-res) |
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13 |
E. Vermeule, from Greece in the Bronze Age, section 2 |
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16 |
Classes cancelled in observance of Yom Kippur |
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18 |
Ancient Greece, ch.2 |
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20 |
Morris, from Archaeology as Cultural History (available on E-res), pp 195-238 |
Paper
1 Due
Athenians |
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23 |
Morris, from Archaeology as Cultural History, pp. 239-end; Blundell, Women in Ancient Greece, Part I pp.47-62 |
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25 |
Ancient Greece, ch. 3 |
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27 |
Ancient Greece, ch.
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Paper 1 Due Spartans |
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30 |
Herodotus, Bk 1, section 26 to end; Bk. 5, sections 63-end |
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Oct. 2 |
Plutarch, Solon |
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4 |
Osborne, Archaic & Classical Greek Art, ch. 2 |
Paper 1 Due Thebans |
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7 |
Blundell, Women in Ancient Greece, Part II |
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9 |
Herodotus, Bk. 6 |
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10 (Thurs) |
Talk by Carolyn Dewald @ 4:30. Extra credit for attending. |
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11 |
Plutarch, Themistocles;
World-famous scholar Carolyn Dewald will join our class today. |
Paper 2 Due Athenians |
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14 |
Herodotus, Bk. 7 |
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16 |
Herodotus, Bk. 8 |
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18 |
Midterm |
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21-25 |
No Class – Fall Break |
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28 |
Thucydides, Bk. 1 |
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30 |
Ancient Greece Ch. 6 |
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Nov. 1 |
Ancient Greece Ch. 7 |
Paper 2 Due Spartans |
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4 |
Halperin, from One Hundred Years of Homosexuality (E-res) |
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6 |
Osborne, Archaic and Classical Greek Art, Ch. 8 |
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8 |
Lefkowitz & Fant, Women’s Lives in Greece and Rome (E-res); Blundell,, Women in Ancient Greece, Part III, pp. 95-130 |
Paper 2 Due Thebans |
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11 |
Aristophanes, Acharnians |
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13 |
Ancient Greece, Ch.
8 |
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15 |
Thucydides II 34-55 (Pericles’ Funeral oration; The Plague) |
Paper 3 Due Athenians |
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18 |
Thucydides III:36-50, 69-85; IV:27-41, 102-108 |
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20 |
Thucydides V:6-11, 84-116; 281-290, 350-355 VI:1-93, |
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22 |
Thucydides VII:10-18, 55-57, 71-87 VIII:1-14, 40-41, 51-103 |
Paper 3 Due Spartans |
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25 |
Plutarch, Pericles |
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27 |
Aristophanes, Lysistrata |
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29 |
Class Cancelled – Day after Thanksgiving |
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Dec. 2 |
Osborne, Ch. 9 |
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4 |
Ancient Greece, ch. 9 |
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6 |
Blundell, Women in Ancien tGreece, Part III pp. 130-170 |
Paper 3 Due Thebans |
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9 |
Ancient Greece, Ch. 10 |
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11 |
Ancient Greece, Ch. 11 |
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13 |
Achieve closure; Truth revealed. |
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14-16 |
So called “Reading Period” |
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Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7:00 pm |
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Final
exam
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