History 157 - The Athenian Century

Institution:

Bard College

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In the fifth century B.C.E., Athens dramatically developed from a small, relatively unimportant city-state into a dominant power in the Aegean basin. Athenian political, artistic, literary, and intellectual traditions continue to reverberate through the world today. Democracy, tragedy and comedy, rhetoric, philosophy, and history itself, as well as the classical style of sculpture and architecture, stem from this remarkable culture. The course confronts some of the ambiguities and tensions (slavery, exclusion of women and noncitizens from political power) as well as the glories of Athenian art, literature, and history during this period. Students read selections from the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides; many of the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; the comedies of Aristophanes; and one or two dialogues of Plato.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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