文档介绍：HISTORY 301
ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATION
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: First three are available at SBX.
William Sinnigen and Charles Robinson, Ancient History (Macmillan).
Nels Bailkey, Readings in Ancient History, 5th ed. (Heath).
Moses Finley, Aspects in Antiquity (Penguin).
Balcer, History 301, Ancient Mediterranean Civilization (CopÐEx Bricker Hall Basement). THIS IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY, FOR TOMORROW. BRING IT TO EVERY CLASS, PLEASE!
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the development of Greek and Roman civilizations, from the beginnings of urbanization in Crete and Bronze Age Greece to the barbarian invasions and the change of the Western Roman Empire ( . to . ). The course will introduce the student to the cultural achievements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; to the questions of how ancient Mediterranean women and men struggled with themselves, their ideas, their institutions; and to the techniques and crafts of the Ancient Historian towards one's own analysis of the ancient documents and institutions. The purpose and goals of this course are the following:
To provide an introduction to (and not a detailed study of) the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, and to help the student acquire an understanding and appreciation of the culture and the achievements of the ancient Greeks and Romans in historical context and developments.
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