ANCH 110: Introduction to Greek History
A/Professor Matthew Dillon
This unit is an introduction to the history and culture of ancient Greece. A wide variety of aspects of Greek society of the archaic (800-479 BC) and classical (478-323 BC) periods are considered. In addition, there is a detailed study of political events of the archaic period, up to and including the Persian Wars (480-79 BC), with special attention paid to political developments in Sparta and Athens in the sixth century BC. Emphasis is placed on literary as well as material sources of information. Students gain a sound understanding of ancient Greek culture and history, and of the ancient sources for these.
For internal students there are two lectures and one tutorial per week, and written work consisting of:
• 2 x 1500 word tutorial papers
For external students, written work consists of 2 x 1250-1500 word essays.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper during which they write three essays. Students may choose to answer questions on topics on which they have written assignments during the semester.
The final grade for the unit will be based on written work submitted during the semester and the examination.
Prescribed Books:
Dillon, M. & Garland, L., Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates. Routledge.
Herodotus, The Histories. Penguin.
Stanton, G.R., Athenian Politics c. 800-500 BC: A Sourcebook. Routledge. (paperback)
Dunstan, W.E., Ancient Greece. Harcourt College. (paperback)
ANCH 111: Introduction to Roman History: The Punic Wars to the Death of Caesar
A/Professor Lynda Garland
ANCH 111 is designed as an introduction to the key areas of Roman history down to 44 BC and to critical and analytical skills in the study of relevant documents and texts. Emphasis will be placed on the interrelationship between domestic politics and foreign wars, the consequences of military expansion, and the breakdown of the republican system of government. Special attention will be paid to the nature of politics at Rome from the death of Gaius Gracchus to the death of Julius Caesar.
For internal students there are two lectures and one tutorial per week, and written work consisting of:
2x1500 word essays.
For external students, written work consists of 2x1500 word essays.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper during which they write three. Students may choose to answer questions on topics on which they have written assignments during the semester.
The final grade for the unit will be based on written work submitted during the semester (60%) and the examination (40%).
Prescribed texts
M. Dillon & L. Garland, Ancient Rome from the Early Republic to the Assassination of Julius Caesar, Routledge, 2005.
Livy, The War with Hannibal, Penguin. Trans. A. de Selincourt.
Livy, Rome and the Mediterranean, Penguin. Trans. H. Bettenson.
Plutarch, Fall of the Roman Republic, Penguin. Trans. R. Warner.
Polybius, The Rise of the Roman Empire, Penguin. Trans. I. Scott-Kilvert.
Sallust, The Jugurthine War/The Conspiracy of Catiline, Penguin. Trans. S. A. Handford.
Prescribed Books:
Chadwick, J., The Mycenaean World, CUP.
Dickinson, O., The Aegean Bronze Age, CUP.
ANCH 304: Society and the Individual in Classical Greece
A/Professor Iain Spence
ANCH 304 emphasises the critical examination of ancient written, artistic, and archaeological evidence within the context of a survey of Greek social history in the sixth to the fourth centuries BC. This survey covers the relationship between society and the individual in classical Greece, especially those economic, religious, political, and family relationships which illustrate the interdependence of individuals in the functioning of Greek society. Special attention will be directed at groups which were generally regarded as 'inferior' (eg slaves, the poor, women) and also the problems of conformity and non-conformity within Greek society. Although the unit largely concentrates on Athens and Sparta, material will also be drawn from a variety of other states wherever appropriate.
For internal students there are 24 lectures and 11 tutorials, approximately two lectures and one tutorial per week. Written work for both internal and external students consists of: 2 x 1000-1500 word tutorial papers.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper. Students may choose to answer questions on topics on which they have written assignments during the semester.
The final grade for the unit will be based on both written work submitted during the semester and the examination. Whichever of these two the student performs best in will be worth 60% of the final mark, the other will be worth 40%.
Prescribed Books:
Aeschylus, The Oresteian Trilogy, Penguin.
Aristophanes, The Complete Plays, Bantam.
Aristotle, The Politics, Penguin.
Herodotus, The Histories, Penguin.
Euripides, Medea and Other Plays, Penguin.
Sophocles, Electra and Other Plays, Penguin.
Thucydides, A History of Peloponnesian War, Penguin.
ANCH 305: Greek Imperialism and Democracy 454-323BC
Professor Greg Horsley
This unit studies imperialism and democratic institutions in the Greek world in the context of Greek history from the middle of the fifth century to the death of Alexander. Special attention will be paid to Athenian imperialism in the fifth century, to the practice of democratic government in Athens, to the attempts of Sparta, Athens and Thebes to gain hegemony in the fourth century, to the growth of Macedonian influence in the Greek world under Philip II, and to Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire.
For internal students there are two lectures and one tutorial per week, and written work consists of 1x800-1000 word essay, 1x2000 word essay.
For external students, written work consists of written work consists of 1x800-1000 word essay and 1x2000 word essay.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper during which they write three essays.
The final grade for the unit will be based on both written work submitted during the semester [50%] and the examination [50%].
Prescribed Books:
Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander. Penguin.
Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution. Penguin.
Herodotus, The Histories. Penguin.
Plutarch, The Age of Alexander. Penguin.
Plutarch, The Rise and Fall of Athens. Penguin.
Saunders, A.N.W., Greek Political Oratory. Penguin.
Thucydides, A History of the Peloponnesian War. Penguin.
Xenophon, A History of My Times. Penguin.
ANCH 310: Politics and Life in the Roman Republic 201–31BC *** [NOT 2007] ***
Dr Bronwyn Hopwood
This unit examines the theory and practice of Roman politics and government from the end of the Second Punic War to the Battle of Actium. Particular emphasis is placed on the ideology and careers of the Roman elite and on the functioning and ideology of the Roman Republic. Students will gain a good knowledge of the political life of the Roman Republic and an understanding of the intellectual concepts central to comprehending it. Assessment is by two formal essays and one examination paper.
Prescribed Books:
Cicero, Republic / Laws, Oxford World Classics.
Sallust, Jugurthine War / Catilinarian Conspiracy, Penguin.
ANCH 312: The Caesars and the Roman Empire 49BC-AD193
A/Professor Iain Spence
A study of the period of Roman history from Julius Caesar's seizure of control of the state to the assassination of Commodus. Attention will be paid to the reigns of significant emperors, to the political administration of the Roman world during this period, and to the development of an administrative civil service throughout the Mediterranean world.
For internal students, three assignments consisting of coin analysis, critical essay and tutorial paper making up 50% of the total marks.
For external students, two assignments making up 50% of the total marks.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper during which they write three essays. The paper will include multiple choice and short answer questions, and a document analysis.
The final grade for the unit will be based on written work submitted during the semester and the examination; each of these is worth 50% of the total marks.
Prescribed Books:
Augustus, Res Gestae. Brunt P.A. and J.M. Moore ed, J.M. (eds). OUP. (paperback)
Birley, A. (trans.), Lives of the Later Caesars. Penguin.
Garnsey, P. & Saller, R., The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture. Duckworth.
Lewis, N. & Reinhold, M., Roman Civilization, Vol II. Columbia Univ. Press or Harper Torchbook.
Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars. Penguin.
Syme, R. The Roman Revolution. (revised edn). OUP. (paperback)
Tacitus, The Annals. Penguin.
Tacitus, The Histories. Penguin.
ANCH 314: Citizens and Society of Ancient Rome *** [NOT 2007] ***
A/Professor Iain Spence
A study of the period of Roman history from Julius Caesar's seizure of control of the state to the assassination of Commodus and the auction of the empire by the Praetorian Guard. Attention will be paid to the reigns of significant emperors, to the political administration of the Roman world during this period, and to the development of an administrative civil service throughout the Mediterranean world.
For internal and external students, written work consists of 2x1500-2,000 word essays.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper during which they write three essays. Students may choose to answer questions on topics for which they have written assignments during the semester.
The final grade for the unit will be based on written work submitted during the semester and the examination; each of these is worth 50% of the total marks.
Prescribed Books:
Catullus, The Poems of Catullus. OUP.
Cicero, Selected Works. Penguin.
Juvenal, The Sixteen Satires. Penguin.
Martial, Selected Epigrams. Trans. R.J. Baker [available from the School]
Ovid, The Love Poems. OUP.
Pliny the Younger, Letters. Penguin.
Shelton, J.A., As the Romans Did. OUP.
Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome. Penguin.
ANCH 322: Bronze Age Greece and Aegean *** [NOT 2007] ***
A/Professor Lynda Garland
The history and civilisation of the Bronze Age peoples of mainland Greece, Crete and the islands of the Aegean. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Mycenaean and Minoan civilisations, the links between them, and their cultural and commercial contacts with the civilisations of Western Asia.
The final grade for the unit will be based on written work submitted during the semester (60%) and the examination (40%).
Prescribed Books:
Chadwick, J., The Mycenaean World, CUP
Dickinson, O., The Aegean Bronze Age. CUP.
ANCH 324: Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids *** [NOT 2007] ***
A/Professor Matthew Dillon
A study of the history and civilisation of ancient Egypt from the union of Egypt to the end of the Middle Kingdom [early third millennium BC to c.1800BC]. Emphasis will be placed on both documentary sources of information and material evidence in order to understand the political, social and cultural life of the ancient Egyptians in the Old and Middle Kingdoms. The factors which allowed for the construction of the pyramids, the nature of kingship in this period and the development of a unique Egyptian civilisations will be analysed. Assessment will be by two 2000 word essays, and no examination.
Prescribed Books:
Grimal, N., A History of Ancient Egypt. Blackwell
Liectheim, M., Ancient Egyptian Literature. Vol. 1: The Old and Middle Kingdoms. Univ. of Calif. Press.
ANCH 325: New Kingdom Egypt and its Neighbours
A/Professor Matthew Dillon
A study of the history and civilisation of New Kingdom Egypt (1600BC-1000BC). Emphasis will be placed on both documentary sources of information and material evidence in order to understand the political, social and cultural life of the New Kingdom. The expulsion of the invading Hyksos, the religious heresy of Akhenaten, the growth of an Egyptian Empire, its conflicts and relationships with the Hittites, the society of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egypt of the Old Testament in this period, will be examined. Assessment will be by two 2000 word essays, and no examination.
Prescribed Books:
Grimal, N., 1992, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell.
Lichtheim, M., 1976, Ancient Egyptian Literature. Vol. 2: The New Kingdom, Berkeley
ANCH 351: The Origins of Western Warfare *** [NOT 2007] ***
A/Professor Iain Spence
ANCH 351 is an advanced level military history unit covering the beginnings of Western warfare and the events and processes which helped shape the modern Western world and its military traditions. It examines important developments in tactics, technology, and socio-military influences in the period c.500 BC-AD 400. ANCH 351 is designed to assist students in the acquisition, and/or development, of a broad grasp of the nature and course of warfare in antiquity, and an understanding of the ways in which state, society, and armed forces influenced each other.
The unit covers the period c.500 BC-AD 400. The topic areas are the Persian Wars (490 and 480/79 BC), the Peloponnesian War (Athens versus Sparta, 431-404 BC), Philip II and Alexander the Great's Sieges and Battles (359-323 BC), the Punic Wars (Rome versus Carthage, 264-201 BC), the Caesarian Civil War (49-45 BC), and the Barbarian Invasions of the Roman empire (4th century AD).
Each topic can be approached from two main directions: military and socio-military. Military encompasses the technical and tactical significance of the war, including the reasons for victory. Socio-military covers the social aspects of the war, including the relationship between soldier and society, impacts of the war upon society, and the social, political, and economic constraints/influences upon the war.
For internal students there are 18 lectures and 6 tutorials. Written work for both internal and external students consists of:
• 2 x 1000-1500 word tutorial papers
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour, pre-circulated, examination paper. Students may choose to answer questions on topics on which they have written assignments during the semester. Prescribed books may be taken into the examination.
The final grade for the unit will be based on both written work submitted during the semester and the examination. Whichever of these two the student performs best in will be worth 60% of the final mark, the other will be worth 40%.
Prescribed Books:
Ammianus Marcellinus, The Later Roman Empire, Penguin.
Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, Penguin.
Caesar, The Civil War, Penguin.
Herodotus, The Histories, Penguin.
Polybius, The Rise of the Roman Empire, Penguin.
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Penguin.
ANCH 404: Society and the Individual in Classical Greece
A/Professor Iain Spence
ANCH 404 emphasises the critical examination of ancient written, artistic, and archaeological evidence within the context of a survey of Greek social history in the sixth to the fourth centuries BC. This survey covers the relationship between society and the individual in classical Greece, especially those economic, religious, political, and family relationships which illustrate the interdependence of individuals in the functioning of Greek society. Special attention will be directed at groups which were generally regarded as 'inferior' (eg slaves, the poor, women) and also the problems of conformity and non-conformity within Greek society. Although the unit largely concentrates on Athens and Sparta, material will also be drawn from a variety of other states wherever appropriate.
Assessment is based on two essays, each worth 50% of the total marks for the unit.
Prescribed Books:
Aeschylus, The Oresteian Trilogy, Penguin.
Aristophanes, The Complete Plays, Bantam.
Aristotle, The Politics, Penguin.
Herodotus, The Histories, Penguin.
Euripides, Medea and Other Plays, Penguin.
Sophocles, Electra and Other Plays, Penguin.
Thucydides, A History of Peloponnesian War, Penguin.
ANCH 405: Greek Imperialism and Democracy 454-323BC
Professor Greg Horsley
This unit studies imperialism and democratic institutions in the Greek world in the context of Greek history from the middle of the fifth century to the death of Alexander. Special attention will be paid to Athenian imperialism in the fifth century, to the practice of democratic government in Athens, to the attempts of Sparta, Athens and Thebes to gain hegemony in the fourth century, to the growth of Macedonian influence in the Greek world under Philip II, and to Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire.
For internal students there are two lectures and one tutorial per week, and written work consists of 1x800-1000 word essay, 1x2000 word essay.
For external students, written work consists of written work consists of 1x800-1000 word essay and 1x2000 word essay.
In addition, all students are required to sit a two-hour examination paper during which they write three essays.
The final grade for the unit will be based on both written work submitted during the semester [50%] and the examination [50%].
Prescribed Books:
Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander. Penguin.
Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution. Penguin.
Herodotus, The Histories. Penguin.
Plutarch, The Age of Alexander. Penguin.
Plutarch, The Rise and Fall of Athens. Penguin.
Saunders, A.N.W., Greek Political Oratory. Penguin.
Thucydides, A History of the Peloponnesian War. Penguin.
Xenophon, A History of My Times. Penguin.
ANCH 410: Politics and Life in the Roman Republic 201–31BC *** [NOT 2007] ***
Dr Bronwyn Hopwood
This unit examines the theory and practice of Roman politics and government from the end of the Second Punic War to the Battle of Actium. Particular emphasis is placed on the ideology and careers of the Roman elite and on the functioning and ideology of the Roman Republic. Students will gain a good knowledge of the political life of the Roman Republic and an understanding of the intellectual concepts central to comprehending it. Assessment is by two formal essays.
Prescribed Books:
Cicero, Republic / Laws, Oxford World Classics.
Sallust, Jugurthine War / Catilinarian Conspiracy, Penguin.
ANCH 422: Bronze Age Greece and Aegean
A-Professor Matthew Dillon
The history and civilisation of the Bronze Age peoples of mainland Greece, Crete and the islands of the Aegean. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Mycenaean and Minoan civilisations, the links between them, and their cultural and commercial contacts with the civilisations of Western Asia.
Prescribed Books:
Chadwick, J., The Mycenaean World, CUP
Dickinson, O., The Aegean Bronze Age. CUP.
ANCH 424: Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
A-Professor Matthew Dillon
A study of the history and civilisation of ancient Egypt from the union of Egypt to the end of the Middle Kingdom [early third millennium BC to c.1800BC]. Emphasis will be placed on both documentary sources of information and material evidence in order to understand the political, social and cultural life of the ancient Egyptians in the Old and Middle Kingdoms. The factors, which allowed for the construction of the pyramids, the nature of kingship in this period and the development of a unique Egyptian civilisations will be analysed.
Assessment will be by written assignments.
Prescribed Books:
Grimal, N., A History of Ancient Egypt. Blackwell
Liectheim, M., Ancient Egyptian Literature. Vol. 1: The Old and Middle Kingdoms. Univ. of Calif. Press.
ANCH 425: New Kingdom Egypt and its Neighbours
A/Professor Matthew Dillon
A study of the history and civilisation of New Kingdom Egypt (1600BC-1000BC). Emphasis will be placed on both documentary sources of information and material evidence in order to understand the political, social and cultural life of the New Kingdom. The expulsion of the invading Hyksos, the religious heresy of Akhenaten, the growth of an Egyptian Empire, its conflicts and relationships with the Hittites, the society of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egypt of the Old Testament in this period, will be examined. Assessment will be by two 2000 word essays, and no examination.
Prescribed Books:
Grimal, N., 1992, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell.
Lichtheim, M., 1976, Ancient Egyptian Literature. Vol. 2: The New Kingdom, Berkeley
ANCH 451: Origins of Western Warfare *** [NOT 2007] ***
A/Professor Iain Spence
The unit examines ancient Greek and Roman military history, focusing on those areas which played a key role in the development of the modern western military tradition. It examines the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, Alexander the Great, and the Punic and Caesarian Civil Wars and barbarian invasions. Some specialisation is possible after consultation with the coordinator.
Prescribed Books:
Ammianus Marcellinus, The Later Roman Empire, Penguin.
Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, Penguin.
Caesar, The Civil War, Penguin.
Herodotus, The Histories, Penguin.
Polybius, The Rise of the Roman Empire, Penguin.
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Penguin. |
