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

Greek Civilization:
Unit II

Fall 2002


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

TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS (tentative)
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Sparta. Pomeroy Ch. 4
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Athens. Pomeroy Ch. 5, 159-177
22
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Herodotus and the Persian Wars: Pomeroy Ch. 5, 178-200, and Ch. 7, 260-262;  (Herodotus: selections on the web
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Herodotus and the Persian Wars continued; Paper #3 due: (Topic.)
29
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Fifth Century Life; Intro. to Greek Drama. Pomeroy Ch. 6, 201-225, 233-244, and Ch. 7, 262-264
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Sophocles’ Antigone [for a modern translation on the web, click here]
Nov. 5
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Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
7
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Fifth Century Art & Architecture.  Pomeroy Ch. 6, 225-233, and Ch. 7, 274-283; Paper #4 due: (Topic.)
12
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Thucydides and the Peloponessian War. Pomeroy Ch. 6, 265-267, and Ch. 8, 319-323, 326-330 (Thucydides: selections on the web)
14
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EXAM II: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here)

 

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