History of Ancient Greece

Hist 430/CLHU 440: 3 credits
Fall 2015
TTh 12:30-1:45
East Hall 213

Mr Lehmann
Office Hours: 11-12 TTh and by appointment
East Hall 210
clehmann@usd.edu; clehmann.org

This course surveys the history of ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age to the Roman conquest. Lectures, readings, discussions, and slides will introduce students to the principal cultural, social, and political developments in Greece over this period. The archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods--from the time of Homer to the Roman conquest--will receive special attention. Moreover, the lectures, discussions, and term papers will give students theoretical and practical instruction in the method and practice of ancient history.

Each student must complete two examinations (35% and 35% of the final grade) and participate in the Reacting to the Past game (30%).

ELECTRONIC-DEVICE-FREE CLASSROOM. Turn off and stow your electronic devices before the class begins. Students should attend all meetings, read all assignments, and participate actively in discussions. A student who expects to miss more than three meetings should confer with the instructor before the end of the second week. The instructor may drop students who cannot meet these requirements.

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Required Books

Pomeroy, Sarah, Stanley M Burstein, Walter Donlan, and Jennifer Roberts. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. 3d ed. New York and Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, 2011. 0199846049
Homer. The Odyssey. Trans Richmond Lattimore. New York: Harper Perennial, 2007. 006124418X
Aeschylus. Oresteia. Trans Robert Fagles. London: Penguin, 1984. 0140443339
Josiah Ober, Naomi J. Norman, and Mark C. Carnes. The Threshold Of Democracy: Athens in 403 BC 4th ed. W W Norton & Co: New York and London, 2015. 9780393938876

Reference Works

See Mr Lehmann's home page for reference works.

Schedule of Lectures and Assignments

25 Aug	General introduction to Greek history
27 Aug	Introduction to evidence and methods; Ancient Greece, Introduction Discussion on Greek historiography: Herodotus and Thuc (handout)
1 Sept	Greek prehistory; Ancient Greece, ch 1
3 Sept	The Late Bronze Age
8 Sept	The Dark Ages and the Greek Renaissance; Ancient Greece, ch 2
10 Sept	The Homeric World
15 Sept	Discussion on Homer, Iliad HAVE PAPER TOPIC APPROVED
17 Sept	Social and economic tensions in the Greek polis; Ancient Greece, ch 3
22 Sept	Hoplites and Tyrants
24 Sept	The Spartan mirage and Lycurgan Sparta; Ancient Greece, ch 4
29 Sept	Aristocratic Athens; Ancient Greece, ch 5
1 Oct	Athenian democracy
6 Oct	Early Greek art and architecture
8 Oct	FIRST EXAMINATION
13 Oct	The Persian Wars
15 Oct	From Delian League to Athenian Empire; Ancient Greece, ch 6
20 Oct	Discussion on Aeschylus, Oresteia
22 Oct	Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War; Ancient Greece, ch 7
27 Oct	Success and failure; Ancient Greece, ch 8
28 Oct	Farber Hall, 7:30 pm: Professor Lehmann's Harrington Lecture, "Imagining Greece"
29 Oct	Athenian society at century's end Hegemonial politics in the fourth century; Ancient Greece, ch 9
3 Nov	Classical Greek art and architecture
5 Nov	SECOND EXAMINATION
10 Nov	Reacting to the Past I: Setup
12 Nov	Reacting II: Game Session 1, Reconciliation Agreement
17 Nov	Reacting II: Game Session 2, Electorate
19 Nov	Reacting II: Game Session 3, Social Welfare
24 Nov	Reacting II: Game Session 4, Trial
1 Dec	Reacting II: Game Session 5, Governance
3 Dec	Reacting II: Game Session 6, Remilitarization/Restoration of the Athenian Empire
8 Dec	Reacting III: Postmortem Discussion