CL2307 Greek History
Module Organiser: Prof. Brian McGing, Dr. Shane Wallace
Duration of Course: All Year
Contact Hours: 2 lectures per week, 6 seminars
Weighting: 10 ECTS
CL2367 Greek History I (Semester 1)
Description: The course is a detailed study of selected topics from the major periods of Greek history, ranging in time from the development of the Greek city states, such as Athens and Sparta, to the Hellenistic kingdoms founded in the wake of Alexander. Topics will include political systems from tyranny to democracy, the development of law and literacy, war and empire, and social issues such as slavery.
Introductory Reading
- Dillon, M. and Garland, L., Ancient Greece: Social and historical documents from archaic times to the death of Socrates, Second Edition, London, 1994
- Robinson, E., Ancient Greek Democracy: readings and sources, 2003.
- Rhodes, P. J., The Greek City States, London, 1988.
- Fornara, C. W., Archaic times to the end of the Peloponnesian War, Second Edition, 1983.
- Harding, P., From the end of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Ipsus, 1985.
- Crawford, M. and Whitehead, D., Archaic and Classical Greece, 1983.
- Brosius, M., The Persian Empire from Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I, 2000.
- Austin, M. M., The Hellenistic world from Alexander to the Roman conquest, 1981.
- Austin, M., and Vidal-Naquet, P., Economic and Social History of Ancient Greece 1972.