Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Classics 227:

Greek Civilization:
Units III & IV

Fall 2011


The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803

TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS (tentative)
Oct. 27
Th
Herodotus and the Persian Wars: Pomeroy Ch. 5, 139-154, also Ch. 7, 203-204;  (Herodotus pdf in Moodle)
Nov. 1
Tu
Fifth Century Life; Intro. to Greek Drama. Pomeroy Ch. 6, 156-166, 175-185, and Ch. 7, 206-212
3
Th
Sophocles’ Antigone   Paper #3 due: (Topic.)
8
Tu
Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
10
Th
Thucydides and the Peloponessian War. Pomeroy Ch. 7, 205-206, 226-229, 239-240, & 249-251 (Thucydides pdf/html in Moodle) Paper #4 due: (Topic.)
15
Tu
Fifth Century Art & Architecture.  Pomeroy Ch. 6, 168-175, and Ch. 7, 191-200
17 Th EXAM III: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here)
22
Tu
The Fourth Century: Kebric, Ch. 7
24
Th
NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break
29
Tu The Trial and Death of Socrates, Plato, The Apology
Dec. 1
Th
Movie; Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World, Pomeroy Ch. 11, 306-329,  & Ch 12, 331-339; ;  Paper #5 due (Topic.)
6
Tu
Movie. Pomeroy Ch 12, 339-362; Kebric, Ch. 8, 232-235, 239-241, 243, 264, Theocritus pdf
8 Th A Taste of Ancient Greece
12
M
noon   Paper #6 due (Topic.) & Final Exam: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here)

 
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