ࡱ> aw`#` 2Ebjbj *v= 94M9TA%(,,,,$$$$$$$$&hQ)$$,,$$$$,,$$$$$t$$,9 P}JC ^$$%0A%$*#*$*$$$$$ $ A% History 304-A: Greek and Roman History Meredith College, Fall 2007 TTh 2:00 - 3:20, Joyner 234 Instructor: Prof. Rebekah M. Smith Office: Joyner 201-D rsmith7@email.unc.edu Office Hours: TTh 12:30 - 2:00 Phone: 760-8893, 929-3373h and by appointment Course Description: How many modern ideas of freedom, authority, truth, and beauty come from the Greeks and Romans? How big should a "country" be? Can you muscle your way to power if the Senate doesn't like you? Answers to these questions are part of our heritage from the ancient world, as is our knowledge of the unique characters of Greek and Roman culture. This course will survey Greek and Roman history, beginning with the emergence of Greece as a nation and ending with the late Roman Empire. We will read introductory histories of Greece and Rome and a wide selection of Greek and Roman sources. Course Objectives: We will have the opportunity to 1) expand our sense of human life and history by studying foreign cultures, 2) know some of the most influential and interesting people, events, and institutions of the Western world, and 3) recognize, analyze, and know critical primary sources and how they contribute to written history. Knowledge and analysis of the material will be tested by objective exam questions, critical/analytical essays on exams, and class discussion. Textbooks: These Were the Greeks, by H. D. Amos and A. G. P. Lang. These Were the Romans, by G. I. F. Tingay and J. Badcock, 2nd ed. Online Readings & Online Picture IDs: Selections as assigned Handouts: to be provided ****************** Proposed Schedule of Readings and Topics for Discussion Thurs., Aug. 23 Introduction to Course Tues., Aug. 28 People and Land: The Hellenes, Mountain and Plain, the Sea, the City, The Climate. Minoans and Mycenaeans: King Minos, Knossos, The Fall of the Palaces, The Mycenaeans, Royal Burials, Palace Societies, General Unrest. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 1 & 2, pp. 4 - 25. Picture ID: the Palace at Knossos, Minoan and Mycenaean art. (Google Image Search: "Palace Knossos," "fresco Minoan," "fresco Mycenaean warriors") Thurs., Aug. 30 Homer: Dark Ages and Migrations, Oral Poetry, Iliad, Odyssey. City-States, Aristocracies, Colonization, Tyrannies, Poetry, Science and Philosophy, Early Athens. Picture ID: Vase paintings with scenes from the Odyssey, (Google Image Search: "vase of the siren painter," "vase painting cyclops") Assignment: I. Amos & Lang, Ch. 3 & 4, pp. 26 - 48. Tues., Sept. 4 Sparta: Helots, Upbringing, Adult Life, Constitution, Spartan Achievement. Wars with Persia: The Ionian Revolt, First Expedition, Greece in Peril, Thermopylai and Artemision, Salamis, Victory Completed. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 5 & 6, pp. 49 - 70. Thurs., Sept. 6 Quiz 1. Online Reading (26 pages) Net Search: 1. Internet Classics Archive Herodotus, (http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.html), 2. Book VIII, 3. "Meanwhile, the Grecian fleet, which had left Artemisium" through " by some of his natural sons." Or, 1. etext.library.adelaide Herodotus (http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/h/herodotus/h4/), 2. The Eighth Book, Entitled Urania, 3. "Meanwhile, the Grecian fleet, which had left Artemisium" through " by some of his natural sons." Student Reports: Leonidas the King, Themistocles the Politician Tues., Sept. 11 Religion: Festivals, Gods, Mysteries, Omens, Oracles, Critics. The Games: Events, Non-Athletic Side, Professionalism. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 7 & 8, pp. 71 - 92. Online Reading (6 pages) Net Search: 1. Internet Classics Archive Herodotus, (http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.html), 2. Book I, 3. " On inquiring into the condition of these two nations" through " Thus was the tyranny of Pisistratus established at Athens." Or, 1. etext.library.adelaide Herodotus (http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/h/herodotus/h4/), 2. The First Book, Entitled Clio, 3. " On inquiring into the condition of these two nations" through " Thus was the tyranny of Pisistratus established at Athens." Thurs., Sept. 13 Imperial Athens: Athenian Expansion, Pericles, Athens at War, Sicilian Expedition, Athens Defeated. Democracy and Law: Direct Democracy, Leaders, Officials, Finances, Legal System, Drawbacks. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 9 & 10, pp. 93 - 116. Tues., Sept. 18 Architecture, Sculpture, and Pottery: The Greek Temple, Sculptures and Pottery. The Theater: The City Dionysia, Chorus, Stage, Costume, Tragedy, Tragedians, Comedy, Organization. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 11 & 12, pp. 117 - 140. Picture ID: Acropolis, Discus Thrower, Kritios Boy, (Google Image Search: "Acropolis Athena Nike," "Acropolis Parthenon," "Acropolis Erechtheum," "Acropolis Areopagus," "Athens Pnyx," "Parthenon Frieze" "Discobolos," "Kritios Boy") Thurs., Sept. 20 Online Reading (9 pages): Net search: 1. extext.library.adelaide Thucydides, 2. Table of Contents, Fifth Book, Sixteenth Year of the War - The Melian Conference - Fate of Melos (= "...next summer Alcibiades sailed with twenty ships" through "inhabited the place themselves") Tues., Sept. 25 Every Day: Houses, Clothes and Cosmetics, Food, Dinner Parties, Women and Children, Cities, City Center, Baths, Parks. Work and Trade: Work, Slaves, Money and Ships. Education: The Traditional System, Sophists and a New Education, Socrates, Isokrates. Picture ID: Socrates (Google Image Search: "Socrates") Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 13 & 14, pp. 141 - 168. Picture ID: trireme (Google Image Search: "trireme") Student Report: The City of Athens v. Socrates Thurs., Sept. 27 Hour Exam 1 Tues., Oct. 2 Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy: Plato, Mathematics, Aristotle, Medicine. A Different Greece: Philip and Demosthenes, The March of the 10,000. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch. 15 & 16, pp. 169 - 184. Student Report: Philip's Achievements Thurs., Oct. 4 Alexander: The Early Years, The Conquest of Persia, Into India, Premature Death. After Alexander: The Hellenistic Kingdoms, Trade, Individualism, Mathematics and Science, Greece to Rome. Epilogue. Assignment: Amos & Lang, Ch 17, 18, Epilogue, pp. 185 - 209. Picture ID: Alexander the Great (Google Image Search: "Alexander the Great") Tues., Oct. 9 The Growth of Rome: The Site, Early Legends, Writing History, Rome's First Years, Kings, Dating History, Respublica Romana, Rome's Growing Power, Reasons for Success. People of Italy: The Land, Immigrants Arrive, Men of the Land, Characters and Families, Patrons and Clients, Patricians and Plebeians. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Intro. v - vi, Ch. 1 & 2, pp. 1 - 20. Thurs., Oct. 11 No Class Meeting, Fall Break Tues., Oct. 16 Houses: Primitive Dwellings, Greek Influences, Pompeian Houses, City Houses, Country Houses, Furniture. City: The First Stage, Street Plan, Growth and Change, Public Amenities, Augustus' Building Program. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 3 & 4, pp. 21 - 42. Picture ID: Pompeii (Google Image Search: "Pompeii") Thurs., Oct. 18 Quiz 2. The History of the Success and Failure of the Republic: Hannibal and the Threat to Rome, Recovery of the Senate, The Republican Constitution, Crisis on the Land, The Reformers, Ambition and the Generals, The Civil Wars, Peace at Last. Imperium: How Rome Acquired and Governed Its People: Rome's Early Empire, Expansion, Oppression, Taxes. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 5 & 6, pp. 43 - 62. Tues., Oct. 23 Handout: "The End of the Republic" (21 pages) Student Reports: Hannibal's Tactics, Tiberius Gracchus Thurs., Oct. 25 Handout: "Augustus and the Transformation of the Roman World" (26 pages) Student Reports: Antony, Cleopatra Tues., Oct. 30 Roads: Construction Methods, Bridge Building, Travel and Transport, The Impact of the Roads. Growing Up: The Toga of Manhood, Schools and Education, Higher Education, Marriage and Weddings, Names, Deaths and Funerals. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 7 & 8, pp. 63 - 79. Student Reports: His Daughter Julia, Ovid the Exiled Poet. Thurs., Nov. 1 Hour Exam 2 Tues., Nov. 6 A Politician's Progress: The Early Steps, Cicero Speaks for the Sicilians, Consul Cicero, Electioneering Advice, The Summit of Ambition. Writers and Writers: Books and Publishing, Catullus, The Philosopher Poet, Cicero as Master of Prose Style, Letters, Other Writers. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 9 & 10, pp. 80 - 97. Thurs., Nov. 8 The First Emperors: Heirs of Augustus, Claudius, Nero, Four Emperors, Vespasian and His Sons, Pompeii, Domitian. Imperial City: The Great Fire, Building Techniques, Buildings of Genius, Trajan's Market. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 11 & 12, pp. 98 - 120. Picture ID: Trajan's Column (Google Image Search: "Trajan's Column") Tues., Nov. 13 Work and Slaves: Work on the Land, Work in Town, Trade and Profit, Slaves, Treatment of Slaves. Every Day: The Shape of the Day, Getting Up and Getting Dressed, Women's Dress, The Toga, Work and Food. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 13 & 14, pp. 121 - 139. Student Reports: Caligula, Nero, Seneca Thurs., Nov. 15 Entertainment: Exercise, The Baths, Working Days and Holidays, Theater, Amphitheater and Gladiators, The Circus and Chariot Races. Literary Legacy: Virgil and Horace. Livy, Tacitus, and the Prose Writers. The Satirists. Tacitus. Books, Libraries, and the Survival of Literature. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 15 & 16, pp. 140 - 160. Picture ID: Baths of Caracalla (Google Image Search: "Baths of Caracalla") Tues., Nov. 20 Quiz 3. Gods and Men: The Controlling Spirits, Gods from Abroad, Priests & the State Religion, the Growth of Superstition, The Influence of Greece, Foreign Gods Again, Jews and Christians. Provinces: Benefits of Roman Rule, A Provincial Governor in Action, Roman Rule in Britain, Life in a Roman Province. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 17 & 18, pp. 161 - 180. Thurs., Nov. 22 No Class Meeting, Thanksgiving Break Tues., Nov. 27 The Roman Army: Citizen Soldiers, The Legionary Soldier, Pay and Conditions, Routine. From Order to Chaos: The Five Good Emperors, The End of the Golden Age, Women Behind the Throne, Breakdown, Order Restored, Constantine. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 19 & 20, pp. 181 - 201. Thurs., Nov. 29 Rome's Legacy. Assignment: Tingay & Badcock, Ch. 21, pp. 202 - 215. Student Reports: Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Marius, Julia Mamaea Tues., Dec. 4 Conclusion Thurs., Dec. 13 1:00 Final Exam ____________________________ Grading: Grades will be assigned on a 10-point basis, 100-90 = A, 89-80 = B, 79-70 = C, 69-60 = D, 59 and below = F. Course grades: Attendance and class participation 15%, Average of 3 quizzes 20%, Average of 2 hour exams 25%, Final Exam 30%, Written Report 10%. Attendance will be recorded daily. Participation means coming to class having done the reading carefully and having prepared to discuss it in class. We'll do very brief but frequent on-line viewing of illustrations between classes. A few times during the semester each student will be asked for a 5-10 minute informal report in class on a topic in the current reading. Written Assignment: One 5-10 page written report that treats in detail a historical topic mentioned in the text. Late or missed work. Deadlines are firm, and no late work will be accepted. Missed work can be excused in advance for participation in an official College function, or because of a dire emergency. Bring a written note that confirms your excuse. Protocol. You as students and I as instructor will have worked every meeting to make a good class and share our interest in Greek and Roman history. If we observe a few courtesies we can make class time as enjoyable and efficient as possible: Please avoid coming in late or leaving early. If you must do either, let me know ahead of time when possible and please slip in/out quietly. I promise to start and end class on time. Drinks are fine, but food gets loud, sticky, and cumbersome, so please don't eat in class. And please avoid private conversation and non-Greek-and-Roman activities during class. If you fall asleep, I will wake you up. Reading Tips. To be prepared for class, read the assigned material and have as much of it in your head as possible. If you're like most people, it won't stick automatically in your memory on first reading; if you take notes or highlight, do this the second time through. On average, aim at spending 2.5 hours outside class for every hour inside class. In-class review means we'll go over, analyze, and weigh the importance of what you've read. Often I will bring additional information into class. Writing essays or papers. For papers or essays on exams, whether the topic is given ahead of time or new, always plan before you write -- outline it, even -- what to say and in what order to say it. Assume that your reader needs no introduction to the ancient world in general (e.g., "Rome was the world's greatest empire in the West"). Support your statements with good argument and solid points of evidence ("Cicero saved the Republic from disaster because he believed this, saw that, and did the other"), and arrange the whole in a clear way so no reader will wonder, "Where is she going with this?" or "What's the point?" You'll be graded on both writing mechanics and content. Remember, too, on tests, the person who asks the essay question wants to know how well you know the material. You may give me an early draft of your paper and get feedback on it well before the due date, or simply talk with me about the process as you work. Instructor. Please assume that I am here because of you and am on your side at all times. Contact me for any help, advice, complaint, or inspiration you'd like. Don't let me talk too fast in class or allude to things you don't know. And remember, the only stupid question is one that should have been asked and wasn't. Since I can only be in Raleigh on TTh, please feel free to reach me at home (929-3373) if you can't find me by e-mail, note, or during office hours. Classes missed because of inclement weather will be treated according to College policy (call 832-8878 for weather information). All work will be considered performed according to the Meredith Honor Code: We, the Meredith Community, are committed to developing and affirming in each student a sense of personal honor and responsibility. Uncompromising honesty and forthrightness are essential elements of this commitment. The Honor System is a method by which individual honors are protected and maintained. Any dishonorable action will be regarded as a violation of this commitment, and corrective action will be taken. If I am in violation of the Honor Code, to prevent jeopardizing the Honor System or weakening our system of self-government, I have an obligation to report myself to the proper authorities. If I am aware of a violation of the Honor System by another student, I shall call this matter to the attention of that student as a violation of responsibility to the community. In choosing Meredith College, I am accepting the Honor System as a way of life. As a Meredith student, I am responsible for insuring that the Honor System is at all times carried out). Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with documented disabilities. In order to receive accommodations, students must go through the Counseling Center/Disability Services Office. Disability Services is located in 106 Carroll Hall and can be reached at 760-8427 or HYPERLINK "mailto:disabilityservices@meredith.edu."disabilityservices@meredith.edu. 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