This course considers concepts of sexuality and gender in the Graeco-Roman world. It explores the portrayal of the female experience in classical mythology and examines the legal, economic, social, and religious position of women as reflected in historical documents and the archaeological record. Special attention is given to comparing the mythological images with the realities of women s lives in Greek and Roman society. The pre-Hellenic, Classical, and Hellenistic art and architecture of Greece are studied, with special emphasis upon the ways they reflect Greek character and ideals. This course is an introduction to Minoan, Mycenaean, and Greek civilizations and includes a survey of major sites and monuments.
Attention is given to ways arguments are developed from the archaeological record.
The course surveys major sites and monuments. Attention is given to the ways in which arguments are developed from the archaeological record. The history of ancient Greece from the Dark Ages to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Through readings of Herodotus and Thucydides, emphasis is placed on political and social developments at Athens and Sparta, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, and the events that led to the rise of Alexander s empire. The history of ancient Rome from its foundation through to the Julio-Claudian dynasty.