HIST531 - The Greek Civilization
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This course is a study of Greek civilization from its beginnings to the collapse of the independent city-states in the 4th century BC. Emphasis is on ancient Greece’s constitutional, political, economic, social, diplomatic, military, artistic, philosophical and intellectual dynamics. Key topics include the Greek way of land and naval warfare, maritime trade and the economy, Peloponnesian and Persian Wars, the "Age of Pericles" and the Classical Age of Athens, the rise and fall of Spartan power, the rise of Athenian democracy, and the impact of Ancient Greece on the evolving Western Civilization.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 06/24/12 |
Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 08/26/12 |
Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 09/23/12 |
Spring 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 10/21/12 |
Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Greeks, The
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| ISBN: |
0140135219
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| Publication Info: |
Penguin USA (reissue edition), March 1991
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| Author: |
Kitto, H. D. F.
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| Unit Cost: |
$16.00
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| Book Title: |
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times - ebook available in the APUS Online Library to be used while awaiting text
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| ISBN: |
0300084935
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| Publication Info: |
Yale University Press, August 2000
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| Author: |
Martin, Thomas
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| Unit Cost: |
$16.95
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| Book Title: |
Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
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| ISBN: |
0199263647
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| Publication Info: |
Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (March, 2004)
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| Author: |
Oswyn Murray (Foreword), Charles Freeman
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| Unit Cost: |
$50.00
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| Book Title: |
Histories, Rev
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| ISBN: |
0140449086
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| Publication Info: |
Penguin Classics, 2003
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| Author: |
Herodotus / DeSelincourt, Aubrey
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| Unit Cost: |
$11.00
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| Book Title: |
The Peloponnesian War
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| ISBN: |
0142004375
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| Publication Info: |
Penguin (Non-Classics) (April 27, 2004)
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| Author: |
Donald Kagan
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| Unit Cost: |
$18.00
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