301
Introduction to Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
U
[ sample syllabus for 301]
Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean civilizations: emphasis on Greek and Roman societies, urbanism, empires, literature, arts; from the Bronze Age to Fall of Rome.
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306
Classical Archaeology
U
[ sample syllabus for 306]
Introduction to the principles, methods, and history of archaeological investigation in the ancient Greek and Roman world, illustrated through a selection of major classical sites.
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500
The Ancient Near East
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 500]
The ancient history of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Persia, Israel, and the Levant to the establishment of the Persian Empire; readings from sources in translation.
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501.01
History of Archaic Greece
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 501]
History of Greece from the early Stone Age communities to the end of the Greek-Persian conflicts, 479 B.C.; readings in the sources in translation.
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501.02
History of Classical Greece
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 501]
History of classical Greece from the foundation of the Delian Confederacy to the death of Alexander III; reading in the sources in translation.
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501.03
History of the Eastern Mediterranean during the Bronze Age
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 501]
Studies in the civilizations of Minoan Crete and Helladic/Mycenaean Greece in relationship with the Trojans, Hittites, Philistines, Cypriotes, Syrians, and Egyptians.
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502
Hellenistic Near East
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 502]
The cultural history of the Achaemenid and Hellenistic kingdoms from c. 600 to 31 B.C., with emphasis upon Greek and Persian interaction in the Near East.
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503.01
Roman Republic
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 503]
A history of Rome from the founding to the fall of the Roman Republic; readings in ancient sources in translation.
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503.02
Early Roman Empire, 31 B.C.-A.D. 180
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 503]
The Roman Empire at its height; internal politics, imperial administration, and religion; readings from sources in translation.
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503.03
Later Roman Empire, A.D. 180-476
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 503]
Decline and fall of the Empire in the West; military, social, economic problems; religious conflicts; emergence of Germanic kingdoms; readings from sources in translation.
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504.01
War in the Ancient Mediterranean World
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 504]
An advanced survey of military history from the late Bronze Age to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West.
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504.02
The Ancient Mediterranean City
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 504]
Cities in the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome, with an emphasis on their physical form and historical importance.
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505.01
Early Byzantine Empire
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 505]
History of Byzantium, A.D. 330-843, with emphasis on internal political and religious developments and the relationship between Byzantium and its neighbors.
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505.02
Later Byzantine Empire
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 505]
History of Byzantium, A.D. 843-1453, with emphasis on internal developments, the Crusades, the Fall of the City, and the legacy of Byzantium.
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708
Studies in Ancient History
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 708]
An intensive study of selected problems and sources in ancient history (Near Eastern, Greek and/or Roman); readings in the primary and secondary materials.
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709
Methodology in Ancient History
G
[ sample syllabus for 709]
Introduction to the methodologies and bibliographies fundamental to graduate study of ancient Greek and Roman history through written papers and oral class reports.
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111
Western Civilization: Antiquity to 17th Century
U
[ sample syllabus for 111]
Ancient civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome); barbarian invasions; medieval civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe); Renaissance and Reformation.
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H111
Western Civilization: Antiquity to 17th Century (honors)
U
[ sample syllabus for 111]
Ancient civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome); barbarian invasions; medieval civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe); Renaissance and Reformation.
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330.01
Ancient and Medieval Jewish Civilization
U
[ sample syllabus for 330]
Jewry and Judaism from remote antiquity to the 15th century A.D.
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593
Individual Studies
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 593]
Individual study in some field of historical development; designed to allow the student to work on a problem of particular interest.
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594
Group Studies
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 594]
The investigation of particular problems in various fields of history.
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598.01
Senior Colloquium
U
[ sample syllabus for 598]
The nature of historical judgment and interpretation: the roles of evidence, approach, and presuppositions.
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598.02
Proseminar in History
U
[ sample syllabus for 598]
Designed to give undergraduate majors experience in the analysis of historical problems through a reading and research program.
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H598.02
Seminars: Proseminar in History (honors)
U
[ sample syllabus for 598]
(see course description for 598.02 above)
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H783
Honors Research (honors)
U
[ sample syllabus for 783]
Informal conferences to allow full scope to the initiative of the student; a special topic is assigned and results are tested by papers and special examinations.
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791
Topics in History
G
[ sample syllabus for 791]
The investigation of particular problems in various fields of history through individual studies.
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