Classics 160B1: Meet the Ancients: Gateway to Greece and Rome, Fall 2020 |
Map of the world as described by the Greek historian Herodotus (ca 484–425 B.C.)
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Office: Cesar Chavez 410 |
OVERVIEWClassics 160B1 traces the political, social, literary and cultural history of Greece and Rome over a more than 3000-year period: from the time of the Minoans (ca 2700 B.C.) to the fall of the Roman Empire (A.D. 476). We will explore our subject primarily through the texts of Greek and Roman prose writers and poets, as well as modern historians; but we will also employ archaeological remains, artwork and other types of material culture to obtain a well-rounded view of the Greco-Roman world. |
GOALSBy the end of this course, you should be able to:
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READINGSThe required texts are as follows:
Both of the Martin books are free to read online via the University of Arizona Library (Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome). If you would like to buy hard copies, you may of course do so, but not at the UA Bookstore, since the books have NOT been ordered for this class. There is one additional required text for this course:
This is a sourcebook of primary readings for Classics 160B1 available exclusively from Cognella. Students can buy this book at the UA Bookstore or order it directly from the publisher at the following url: https://store.cognella.com/60176-1B-011. There are a handful of additional reading assignments for this course. They are hyperlinked to this page or available for download from the D2L site for CLAS 160B1 as pdf files. To view/download them, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download available here). |
GRADINGGrading for the course will be based on the following breakdown:
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TEACHING ASSISTANTS, GRADERS AND OFFICE HOURSThere is one teaching assistant (TA) for this course. The TA will help answer questions about course policies, readings and assignments and be responsible for grading much of your written work over the course of the semester. ***The TA is the first point of contact for all questions about the course. You should not come to me with questions or complaints until you have first spoken with the TA and have been unable to resolve your issue with him.*** TA for CLAS 160B1, Fall 2020:
I will also hold weekly Zoom office hours: Tu/Th, 1–2 p.m. These times are reserved for students doing honors contracts, those with issues that they have been unable to resolve with the TA or those with general questions about the course. Finally, there will be one grader for CLAS 160B1. The grader will also handle exam and paper grading, which means that if you have a question about a grade you receive on an exam or a paper, you may need to contact her. Grader for CLAS 160B1, Fall 2020:
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OTHER (IMPORTANT!) COURSE POLICIES: READ CAREFULLY
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VARIOUS UNIVERSITY POLICIES:
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COURSE SCHEDULE What follows is a sketch outline of the fall semester, with suggestions for which readings and lectures ought to be completed each day, though you are free to work at your own pace. Please remember, however, that quizzes, papers and exams must be completed by the dates specified at 11:59 p.m. Check this page often. As noted above, readings and assignments are subject to change. I'll try to give a heads-up via email if a major shake-up is imminent. |
Week | Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
1 | 8/24 Geography VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (1) on Mediterranean geography READING (1): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 1, pp1–22) TAKE TODAY (OR ANYTIME UNTIL 11:59 p.m. on FRIDAY, 9/4): D2L Quiz #1 (on the syllabus) |
8/26 Minoans and Mycenaeans VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (2) on the Minoans and Mycenaeans READING (2): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 2, pp23–45) |
8/28 The Greek Dark Ages VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (3) on the Greek Dark Ages READING (3): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapters 3 and 4, pp46–90) |
2 | 8/31 Troy; Greece in the Eighth Century VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (4) on Troy and Greece in the 8th Century READING (4): Bauschatz (Homer, Iliad, book 1, pp1–19) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #2 (on Readings 1–3) |
9/2 The World of Homer and Hesiod; Epic Poetry VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (5) on the World of Homer and Hesiod and Epic Poetry READING (5): Bauschatz (Homer, Odyssey, book 9, pp21–44) |
9/4 Greek Philosophy VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (6) on Greek Philosophy READING (6): Bauschatz (Hesiod, Works and Days, pp45–74) EXTRA READING: Before you watch the PowerPoint for Wednesday, 9/9, read the sample lyric poems at the following links: Archilochus (P.Colon. 7511): see pp6–7; Tyrtaeus (Fragment 12); Alcman (Partheneion); Alcaeus, Fr. 38a ("Weekend Plans with Alcaeus"); Sappho ("He's equal with the gods, that man"); Theognis (15: lines 667–682, right at the top of the linked page); and Solon (Fragment 36 West) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #1 (on the syllabus) |
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9/7 NO SCHOOL: Labor Day |
9/9 Greece in the Seventh Century; Greek Lyric Poetry VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (7) on Greece in the 7th Century and Greek Lyric Poetry READING (7): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 5, pp91–120) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #3 (on Readings 4–6) |
9/11 Sparta (and Xenophon) VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (8) on Sparta and Xenophon READING (8): Bauschatz (Xenophon, Politeia of the Spartans, pp75–113) |
4 | 9/14 Athens (and Aristotle) VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (9) on Athens and Aristotle READING (9): Bauschatz (Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians, pp115–163) |
9/16 The Persian Wars VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (10) on the Persian Wars READING (10): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 6, pp121–157) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #4 (on Readings 7–9) |
9/18 Hour Exam #1 TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Hour Exam #1 (on PowerPoints 1–10) |
5 | 9/21 Classical Athens VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (11) on Classical Athens READING (11): Bauschatz (Sophocles, Oedipus the King, pp165–195) *Paper #1 draft due (OPTIONAL)* |
9/23 Greek Tragedy VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (12) on Greek Tragedy READING (12): Bauschatz (Sophocles, Oedipus the King, pp196–225) |
9/25 Women in Ancient Greece VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (13) on Women in Ancient Greece READING (13): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 7, pp158–185) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #5 (on Readings 10–12) |
6 | 9/28 Crime and Punishment VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (14) on Crime and Punishment in Ancient Greece READING (14): Bauschatz (Plato, Apology of Socrates, pp227–249) *Paper #1 due* |
9/30 Greek Comedy VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (15) on Greek Comedy READING (15): Bauschatz (Aristophanes, Clouds, pp251–304) |
10/2 Greek Sexuality VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (16) on Greek Sexuality READING (16): Bauschatz (Aristophanes, Clouds, pp305–357) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #6 (on Readings 13–15) |
7 | 10/5 The Peloponnesian Wars VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (17) on The Peloponnesian Wars READING (17): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 8, pp186–220) |
10/7 Greece in the Fourth Century and Alexander the Great VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (18) on Greece in the Fourth Century and Alexander the Great READING (18): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 9, pp221–252) |
10/9 The Hellenistic Period VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (19) on The Hellenistic Period READING (19): Martin, Ancient Greece (chapter 10 and Epilogue, pp253–282) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #7 (on Readings 16–18) |
8 | 10/12 Hour Exam #2 TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Hour Exam #2 (on PowerPoints 11–19) |
10/14 Rome: Beginnings VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (20) on Early Rome READING (20): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 1, pp1–19) |
10/16 Rome vs. Italy VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (21) on Rome vs. Italy READING (21): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 2, pp20–40) |
9 | 10/19 Rome vs. Carthage VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (22) on Rome vs. Carthage READING (22): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 3, pp41–64) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #8 (on Readings 19–21) |
10/21 Rome vs. the Hellenistic Kingdoms VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (23) on Rome vs. the Hellenistic Kingdoms READING (23): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 4, pp65–87) |
10/23 The "Roman Revolution" VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (24) on The "Roman Revolution" READING (24): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 5, pp88–108) |
10 | 10/26 The Late Republic VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (25) on The Late Republic READING (25): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 6, pp109–126) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #9 (on Readings 22–24) *Paper #1 rewrites due (OPTIONAL)* |
10/28 Augustus and the Principate VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (26) on Augustus and the Principate READING (26): Bauschatz (Virgil, Aeneid, book 2, pp359–388) *Paper #2 drafts due (OPTIONAL)* |
10/30 The Julio-Claudians and Flavians VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (27) on The Julio-Claudians and Flavians READING (27): Bauschatz (Suetonius, Life of Nero, pp389–404) |
11 | 11/2 The Antonines
VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (28) on The Antonines READING (28): Bauschatz (Suetonius, Nero, pp405–420) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #10 (on Readings 25–27) |
11/4 The Crisis of the Third Century A.D.
VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (29) on The Crisis of the Third Century A.D. READING (29): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 7, pp127–146) *Paper #2 due* |
11/6 Roman Religion
VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (30) on Roman Religion READING (30): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 8, pp147–167) |
12 | 11/9 Hour Exam #3 TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Hour Exam #3 (on PowerPoints 21–30) |
11/11 NO SCHOOL: Veterans Day |
11/13 Roman Sexuality VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (31) on Roman Sexuality READING (31): Bauschatz (Ovid, Art of Love, book 1, pp421–438) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #11 (on Readings 28–30) |
13 | 11/16 Magic VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (32) on Magic in the Roman World READING (32): Bauschatz (Lucian, Alexander the Oracle-Monger, pp479–498) |
11/18 Mystery Cults VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (33) on Mystery Cults READING (33): Bauschatz (Apuleius, Golden Ass, book 11, pp499–512)
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11/20 Jews and Christians VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (34) on Early Christianity READING (34): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 9, pp168–189) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #12 (on Readings 31–33) |
14 | 11/23 Entertainment VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (35) on Entertainment in the Roman World READING (35): Bauschatz (Martial, On the Spectacles [Epigrams, book 1], pp439–443 |
11/25 Roman Class and Government VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (36) on Ronan Class and Government READING (36): Bauschatz (Pliny, Letters, book 10, pp445–457) |
11/27 NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Recess |
15 | 11/30 Life in the Provinces VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (37) on Roman Provinces READING (37): Bauschatz (Pliny, Letters, book 10, pp458–477) TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #13 (on Readings 34–36) |
12/2 Roman Architecture VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (38) on Roman Architecture READING (38): Bauschatz (Vitruvius, Ten Books on Architecture, book 1, pp513–530) *Paper #2 rewrites due (OPTIONAL)* *Paper #3 drafts due (OPTIONAL)* |
12/4 Roman Philosophy VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (39) on Roman Philosophy READING (39): Bauschatz (Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, book 1, pp531–563) |
16 | 12/7 Ancient Medicine VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (40) on Ancient Medicine READING (40): Martin, Ancient Rome (Chapter 10, pp190–214) |
12/9 Decline and Fall VIEW (D2L): PowerPoint (41) on The Fall of the Roman Empire TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Quiz #14 (on Readings 37–40) *Paper #3 due* | 12/11 Exam Week |
17 | 12/14 Hour Exam #4 TAKE BY TODAY: D2L Hour Exam #4 (on PowerPoints 31–41) |
12/16 Exam Week
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12/18 Semester over! |