Schedule
Each week has two parts: before the class meeting day, and class meeting day.
Our online meetings are: Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
- Before the class meeting day:
- Do the assigned readings (and think about them);
- Watch the video lectures (and think about them); and
- Complete any written assignments due that week.
- On the class meeting day:
- Come to the weekly page below during the scheduled class meeting time and post and interact in the online discussion;
- Upload any written assignments (if any); and
- Take the online quiz (if there is one).
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
The weekly pages listing assignments and hosting our discussions are linked below.
Week 1
Introduction and evidence.
Meeting date: Thu, Aug 26
Week 2
Civilization • writing • Gilgamesh.
Meeting date: Thu, Sep 2
Week 3
Sumer • Semitic Mesopotamia.
Meeting date: Thu, Sep 9
Week 4
God-kings of Egypt • New Kingdom Egypt.
Meeting date: Thu, Sep 23
Week 5
Minoans • Mycenaeans • Dawn of the Iron Age.
Meeting date: Thu, Sep 30
Week 6
Experiments in empire • Neo-Assyrians • Persians.
Meeting date: Thu, Oct 7
Week 7
The Greek Dark Age.
Meeting date: Thu, Oct 14
Week 8
Archaic Greece • Sparta • Athens • Clouds.
Meeting date: Thu, Oct 21
Week 9
Wars between the Greeks.
Meeting date: Thu, Oct 28
Week 10
The Hellenistic East.
Meeting date: Thu, Nov 4
Week 11
Early Italy • kings of Rome • Roman Republic.
Meeting date: Thu, Nov 11
Week 12
The acquisition of empire.
Meeting date: Thu, Nov 18
Week 13
Civil wars • collapse of the Republic.
Meeting date: Thu, Dec 2
Week 14
The Roman principate.
Meeting date: Thu, Dec 9