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CLASSHIS 60: The Romans (HISTORY 102A)

How did a tiny village create a huge empire and shape the world, and why did it fail? Roman history, imperialism, politics, social life, economic growth, and religious change.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI
Instructors: Scheidel, W. (PI)

CLASSHIS 101: The Greeks (HISTORY 101)

Greek history from the rise of the city state through Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia. Economics, society, culture, and technology. Competition and cooperation within and between states; the emergence of strong forms of citizenship along with chattel slavery and gender inequality; the origins and practices of democracy; and relations with non-Greek peoples. Focus is on ancient sources and archaeological remains.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI

CLASSHIS 105: The Egyptians (AFRICAAM 30)

Overview of ancient Egyptian pasts, from predynastic times to Greco-Roman rule, roughly 3000 BCE to 30 BCE. Attention to archaeological sites and artifacts; workings of society; and cultural productions, both artistic and literary.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI, GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom

CLASSHIS 114: Economy and Economics of Ancient Greece (ECON 114)

Cultural and political background for Athens of the 5th and 4th century BC. Athenian economy of the 4th century BC. Economic ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and Xenophon. Pros and Cons of utilitarianism in light of the ethical theories of Plato and Aristotle. Economy and economics of ancient Greece will be compared to the same of ancient China. There is an interesting parallel.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors: Amemiya, T. (PI)

CLASSHIS 133: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSHIS 333, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 230A, POLISCI 330A)

Political philosophy in classical antiquity, focusing on canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Historical background. Topics include: political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; and law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER

CLASSHIS 322A: Dark Age Greece and the Demise of Godlike Kings

Compared to most ancient societies, classical Greeks strongly opposed the idea that some humans had a divine right to rule over others. This unusual attitude may have played a major part in the Greeks' invention of male democracy. This seminar asks how, when, and why Greeks rejected divine kingship. It contrasts two broad theories¿that Greeks rejected godlike kings in the Dark Age (1200-700 BC) and that godlike kings had never flourished in Greece.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Morris, I. (PI)

CLASSHIS 322B: Dark Age Greece and the Demise of Godlike Kings

Compared to most ancient societies, classical Greeks strongly opposed the idea that some humans had a divine right to rule over others. This unusual attitude may have played a major part in the Greeks¿ invention of male democracy. This seminar asks how, when, and why Greeks rejected divine kingship. It contrasts two broad theories¿that Greeks rejected godlike kings in the Dark Age (1200-700 BC) and that godlike kings had never flourished in Greece.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4-5
Instructors: Morris, I. (PI)

CLASSHIS 332: High-Stakes Politics: Case Studies in Political Philosophy, Institutions, and Interests (POLISCI 231, POLISCI 331)

Normative political theory combined with positive political theory to better explain how major texts may have responded to and influenced changes in formal and informal institutions. Emphasis is on historical periods in which catastrophic institutional failure was a recent memory or a realistic possibility. Case studies include Greek city-states in the classical period and the northern Atlantic community of the 17th and 18th centuries including upheavals in England and the American Revolutionary era.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5

CLASSHIS 333: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSHIS 133, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 230A, POLISCI 330A)

Political philosophy in classical antiquity, focusing on canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Historical background. Topics include: political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; and law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5
Instructors: Ober, J. (PI)

CLASSHIS 340A: Roman Emperors

Restricted to graduate students. We focus on the question of how to study the Roman monarchy today: as Roman history or as part of the global history of monarchy? Focus is on methodology, emphasizing comparative and transdisciplinary approaches.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Scheidel, W. (PI)
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