Videos
This page gathers all of the videos related to the semester’s course material, including assignment overviews, quiz notes, and course content.
Assignment Overview
Welcome and Orientation (8:36)
Quick overview: The Images Essay (11:00)
Course Content
MEETING 1
Gender and Cultural Norms in the Ancient World (21:17)
Gender and Cultural Norms in the Ancient World (21:17)
MEETING 1
Evidence (27:20)
Evidence (27:20)
MEETING 1
Eras of History (19:39)
Eras of History (19:39)
MEETING 1
Writing (20:07)
Writing (20:07)
MEETING 2
Women in the Epic of Gilgamesh (32:15)
Women in the Epic of Gilgamesh (32:15)
MEETING 3
Ancient Goddesses and Gods (1:04:11)
Ancient Goddesses and Gods (1:04:11)
MEETING 4
The Bronze Age and its Homeric Echo (54:51)
The Bronze Age and its Homeric Echo (54:51)
MEETING 5
Greece Emerging from the Dark Age (1:01:23)
Greece Emerging from the Dark Age (1:01:23)
MEETING 6
Women and the Athenian Polis (54:21)
Women and the Athenian Polis (54:21)
MEETING 7
Living Unpublicly in Classical Athens (1:16:03)
Living Unpublicly in Classical Athens (1:16:03)
MEETING 8
Images of Women in Athenian Literature (1:05:40)
Images of Women in Athenian Literature (1:05:40)
MEETING 9
Queen in a Land of Kings (44:59)
Queen in a Land of Kings (44:59)
MEETING 10
Women and the Kingdom of Israel (52:20)
Women and the Kingdom of Israel (52:20)
MEETING 11
The Roman Aristocratic Matron (1:10:05)
The Roman Aristocratic Matron (1:10:05)
MEETING 12
Beyond the Roman Aristocracy (1:11:11)
Beyond the Roman Aristocracy (1:11:11)
MEETING 13
Women and the Roman Religion (55:48)
Women and the Roman Religion (55:48)
MEETING 14
Women of the Cosmopolis (1:11:09)
Women of the Cosmopolis (1:11:09)