Ancient Greece

 

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, Ancient Greece, 4th Edition.

Apart from Clouds, which you need to get your own copy of, the primary source selections for each week starting with Meeting 3 are from Readings from Hellas. All of the readings are available here on the website and are linked to below under the weeks they are assigned, and are also collected on the PDF/Print page.

Note:Everything listed under each meeting—the textbook readings, primary source readings, and Clouds—is fair game for the quizzes we’ll have at the start of most meetings.

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Origins

1 Introduction and Evidence

Thursday, August 29

  • Before the meeting, read all of the following:
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2 Dawn of the Aegean

Thursday, September 5

  • Before the meeting, read all of the following:
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3 The Greek Dark Age

Thursday, September 12

  • Before the meeting:
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View slides for this meeting
The Dawn of Hellas

4 Archaic Greece

Thursday, September 19

  • Before the meeting:
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    • 2Also read one of the following:
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5 Sparta and the Art of War

Thursday, September 26

  • Before the meeting:
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    • 2Also read one of the following:
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View slides for this meeting

Thursday, October 3

No meeting

No classes scheduled.

6 Athens and the Art of Society

Thursday, October 10

  • Before the meeting:
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The Classical Ferment

7 The Legacy of the Persian Wars

Thursday, October 17

  • Before the meeting:
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The Proposal is due Monday, October 14.

8 History, Tragedy, and Comedy

Thursday, October 24

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9 Athens in the Classical Period

Thursday, October 31

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10 War Between the Greeks

Thursday, November 7

  • Before the meeting:
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    • 2Also read one of the following:
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The last day to withdraw from Fall 2024 courses is Wednesday, November 6.

11 The Fourth Century Crisis

Thursday, November 14

  • Before the meeting:
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The Clouds essay is due Monday, November 11.
Hellenism and the World

12 The Rise of Makedon

Thursday, November 21

  • Before the meeting:
    • 1Read all of the following:
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    • 2Also read one of the following:
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Thursday, November 28

No meeting

Thanksgiving holiday.

13 Alexander the Great

Thursday, December 5

  • Before the meeting:
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14 The Hellenistic World

Thursday, December 12

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The Position Paper is due Monday, December 9.

15 Final Exam

Thursday, December 19

The final exam will be held in-person on Thursday, December 19 from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. in our normal meeting room.