A reading seminar designed to explore in depth some aspect of late medieval history that is of interest to students and instructor. Interdisciplinary colloquium on how the careers of great commanders have altered warfare and society. Stress is on changes in political, economic, and social institutions that stood behind these careers as well as the impact of innovations in technology, tactics, and strategy. Commanders include Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Scipio Africanus, Belisarius, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon. This interdisciplinary seminar examines interaction between Hellenic civilization and neighboring cultures in Anatolia, Italy, Sicily, and Africa, the impact of Rome, and the emergence of Western, Greek Orthodox, and Islamic civilization in the Medieval and early modern ages.
Students conclude their study with a one month academic excursion.
Same as CLAS H409. This course examines various topics in the history of Greek and Roman religion through readings and discussion of literary and epigraphical sources and examination of archaeological evidence. Same as CLAS 418. The development of a distinctive Castilian culture, later transplanted in large part to Spanish America, will be studied through close attention to legal codes, domestic arrangements, military organization, the Inquisition, and the classics of medieval Castilian literature. Same as HISE 418.