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

Greek Civilization:
Units III & IV

Fall 2007


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

TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS (tentative)
 Oct. 24/25
W/Th
Herodotus and the Persian Wars: finish Pomeroy Ch. 5, also Ch. 7, 180-181;  (Herodotus: selected readings available in the lessons tab in ANGEL)
29/30
M/Tu
Fifth Century Life; Intro. to Greek Drama. Pomeroy Ch. 6, 138-149, 157-165, and Ch. 7, 183-188; Paper #3 due: (Topic.)
31/Nov. 1
W/Th
Sophocles’ Antigone
5/6
M/Tu
Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
7/8
W/Th
Fifth Century Art & Architecture.  Pomeroy Ch. 6, 150-157, and Ch. 7, 169-177 
12/13
M/Tu
Thucydides and the Peloponessian War. Pomeroy Ch. 7, 181-183, and Ch. 7, 225-227 (Thucydides: selected readings available in the lessons tab in ANGEL)
14/15 W/Th EXAM III: Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here)
19/20
M/Tu
The Fourth Century; the Trial and Death of Socrates, Plato, The Apology
21/22
W/Th
NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break
26/27
M/Tu
Kebric, Ch. 7
28/29 W/Th Alexander the Great. Pomeroy Ch. 11;  Movie; Paper #4 due (Topic.)
Dec. 3/4
M/Tu
The Hellenistic World. Pomeroy Ch 12, 308-324Kebric Ch 8 238-251, 259-270; Movie; ; Paper #5 due: (Topic.)
5/6
W/Th
A Taste of Ancient Greece
10
M
3:00 pm (TR 2:00 p.m. class)  Final Exam; Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here); Optional Paper #6 due: (Topic.)
11
Tu
3:00 pm (MW 3:00pm. class) Final Exam; Review Sheet for Exam (click here). Take-home exam (click here); Optional Paper #6 due: (Topic.)

 

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