MCAS CSAH 350 - Greek History:From Agamemnon to Alexande

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course is a survey of Greek history from the Mycenaean period to the end of the Classical, which examines the major events and achievements of the Greek world within a political, social and economic framework. The course will cover the fall of the Mycenaean world and the subsequent development of the city-state(the polis) with its various forms of governing systems, including aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny and democracy. Using classical texts by historians (primarily Herodotus and Thucydides), we will examine the phenomenon of colonization, the Persian Wars, the Athenian Empire, the Peloponnesian War and the rise of Macedon and regional federations, and finish with the life and death of Alexander the Great. As the Greek cities of Sicily were some of the richest and most successful parts of the Greek world, we will use Sicilian cities, such as Syracuse itself, to examine these themes in the cobtexts of our own surroundings. AUC Designation: Cl

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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