Schedule of Readings and Assignments
For each meeting, please come into class having read and thought about the readings assigned for that class.
Readings listed with the book icon () are from the assigned textbook, Pomeroy, Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves, 2nd Edition. All other readings are linked below.
To prepare for each meeting, you need to read:
- The assigned chapter from the textbook (Pomeroy—these are short),
- The brief primary source excerpts we’ll be discussing in class, and
- At least one of the scholarly articles for that week.
| January 2023 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Tuesday, January 31
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Welcome and Orientation (8:36)
- 2Go to Sign up for your presentations
- 3Read all of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
Tuesday, February 7
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- The Epic of Gilgamesh (21:15)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
Tuesday, February 14
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Old Kingdom Egypt (13:13)
- New Kingdom Egypt (20:44)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, February 21
No meeting
Tuesday, February 28
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- The Minoans (19:08)
- Mycenaeans (22:00)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, March 7
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- The Greek Dark Age (1) (20:13)
- The Greek Dark Age (2) (17:01)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
Tuesday, March 14
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- The Hebrews (25:18)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, March 21
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Archaic Greece (23:13)
- Sparta (24:36)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, March 28
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Early Athens (17:17)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, April 4
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Writing an Interpretive Essay (1) (17:42)
- Writing an Interpretive Essay (2) (13:15)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
Tuesday, April 11
No meeting
Tuesday, April 18
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- History, Tragedy, and Comedy (25:20)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, April 25
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Early Italy (Part 1) (16:28)
- Early Italy (Part 2) (14:06)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- After the meeting:
Tuesday, May 2
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- The Early Republic (Part 1) (21:38)
- The Early Republic (Part 2) (14:58)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
Tuesday, May 9
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Numa and the Roman Religion (23:45)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following:
Tuesday, May 16
- Before the meeting:
- 1Watch all of the following:
- Hellenistic culture (30:11)
- 2Read all of the following:
- 3Also read one of the following:
- 1Watch all of the following: