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CLASSHIS 23N: Slavery and Rebellion in Ancient Rome: Spartacus in Legend and History (HISTORY 13N)

Preference to freshmen. Spartacus and his army of slaves resisted the power of the Roman legions for two years and became the stuff of legend. Introduction to Roman history. Slavery in ancient Rome in its psychological, social, and economic dimensions. Causes of Spartacus' rebellion; how the traumatic end of the rebellion gave rise to a legend popularized in Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3
Instructors: Saller, R. (PI)

CLASSHIS 60: The Romans

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

CLASSHIS 101: The Greeks

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 133: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSHIS 333, HUMNTIES 321, 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 141: Ancient Justice: Trial and Judgment in Ancient Greece (CLASSHIS 241)

Focus is on the nature and mechanics of justice in Ancient Greece. Topics include the mythological origins of justice (Hesiod's Theogony, Aeschylus' Eumenides), the development of rhetoric and argumentation (Gorgias' Encomium of Helen, Isocrates' Helen, Aristotle's Rhetoric), court speeches (Lysias' Orations), aesthetic criticism (Aristophanes' Frogs), and figurations of afterlife judgment (the Orphic Gold Tablets, Plato's Republic and Gorgias). Readings in English for undergraduates, and ancient Greek for graduate students.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Horky, P. (PI)

CLASSHIS 150: Ancient Greece in the Modern West: History, Politics, and Classics

How ancient Greece become central to the definition of modernity; how ancient Greek ideas and ideals shaped modern life over the last 250 years; how modern perspectives changed perception of the ancients. Sources include ancient and modern historians, travel and antiquarian writings, French and American revolutionary debates, archaeological images, and modern visual imagery. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Repeatable 1 times (up to 5 units total)
Instructors: Ceserani, G. (PI)

CLASSHIS 235A: Ancient War (HISTORY 311E)

Seminar on Greco-Roman warfare, looking at why and how wars were fought, their causes and consequences, and the experience and expense of fighting. Emphasis on comparative approaches, juxtaposing ancient Mediterranean war with warfare in other parts of the world, wars in earlier and later periods, and conflict among other species.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5

CLASSHIS 235B: Ancient War (HISTORY 311F)

Continuation of 235A. Seminar on Greco-Roman warfare, looking at why and how wars were fought, their causes and consequences, and the experience and expense of fighting. Emphasis on comparative approaches, juxtaposing ancient Mediterranean war with warfare in other parts of the world, wars in earlier and later periods, and conflict among other species.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Morris, I. (PI)

CLASSHIS 241: Ancient Justice: Trial and Judgment in Ancient Greece (CLASSHIS 141)

Focus is on the nature and mechanics of justice in Ancient Greece. Topics include the mythological origins of justice (Hesiod's Theogony, Aeschylus' Eumenides), the development of rhetoric and argumentation (Gorgias' Encomium of Helen, Isocrates' Helen, Aristotle's Rhetoric), court speeches (Lysias' Orations), aesthetic criticism (Aristophanes' Frogs), and figurations of afterlife judgment (the Orphic Gold Tablets, Plato's Republic and Gorgias). Readings in English for undergraduates, and ancient Greek for graduate students.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Horky, P. (PI)

CLASSHIS 305: Ancient Numismatics

Graduate proseminar. Basic skills course required for ancient history graduate students; others by consent of instructor. Focus is on Greek and Roman coinage and monetary history; related material from the ancient Near East and Europe.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Scheidel, W. (PI)
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