HIS 301 - History of Ancient Greece

Institution:

Centre College

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Description:

A survey of ancient Greece from prehistory through the Roman Conquest. Topics include: Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the rise of the polis, Greece colonization, the invention of science and philosophy, Athenian democracy, the invasion of Xerxes, the Golden Age of Athens, the Peloponnesian War, the campaigns of Alexander the Great, the Alexandrian Library, and Cleopatra. This survey relies on primary sources, while also venturing to consider politics, warfare, citizenship, slavery, the status of women, religion, and the alphabet. (Also listed as CLA 301.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.centre.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 238-5200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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