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Week 1: Introduction
Outline of the course.
Survey of historiography.
Historiography, ethnography, mythography.
Social basis of history in the ancient world.
Ancient approaches to history and history writing
Week 2: Herodotus I
Introduction: 1. 1-5
The Story of Croesus: 1. 26-56 &71-91
Customs of the Persians: 1. 131-140
The Nile: 2. 19-34
Darius and the Persian Empire: 3. 80-97
Indian Gold: 3. 98-105
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 3: Herodotus II
Sparta, Athens and Persia: 5. 49-54 &97-105
Battle of Marathon: 6. 94-117
Xerxes' Decision: 7. 8-21
The Greeks Prepare: 7. 138-144
Battle of Thermopylae: 7. 198-238
Delphi and the Battle of Salamis: 8. 36-97
Beginnings of the Athenian Empire: 9. 114-122
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 4: Thucydides I
Introduction: 1. 1-23
The Debate at Sparta: 1. 66-88
Pentecontaetia (479-431 B. C.): 1. 89-146
The Funeral Speech: 2. 34-46
Plague at Athens: 2. 47-54
The Mytilenean Debate: 3. 25-28 &35-50
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 5: Thucydides II
Revolution at Corcyra: 3. 70-85
The Melian Dialogue: 5. 84-116
The Sicilian Expedition: 6. 8-53; 96-104; 7. 1-8; 42-87
Athenian Defeats &the Council of 400: 8. 1-5; 63-70; 89-98
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 6: Xenophon
The Battle of Aegospotami (405 B. C.): 2. 1. 10-32
Tyranny of the Thirty at Athens &the Death of Theramenes: 2. 3. 1-56
The Peace Conference of 371 B. C. &the Battle of Leuctra: 6. 3. 1-4. 20
Alliance of Sparta and Athens &Theban Invasions of the Peloponnese: 7. 1. 1-46
Campaign of Mantinea (362 B. C.): 7. 5. 1-27
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 7: Polybius
Introduction and the Rise of Rome: 1. 1-5
Origins of the Second Punic War: 3. 1-17 &20-33
The Battle of Cannae (218 B. C.): 3. 106-118
The Roman Constitution: 6. 11-18
The Roman Military System 6. 19-42
The Customs of the Romans 6. 51-56
Identifications &Discussion Questions
MID-TERM EXAM
Week 8: Livy I
Preface to the History of Rome
Romulus and the Founding of Rome: 1. 1-16
The Battle of the Horatii and Curiatii: 1. 22-26
Aftermath of the Battle of Cannae: 22. 58-61
The Spolia Opima: 4. 19-20
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 9: Sallust
The Conspiracy of Catiline (entire) (Latin )(English )(French )
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 10: Caesar
Caesar Subdues the Nervii and Treviri; Caesar Invades Germany
Gallic Revolt; Defeat of Vercingetorix
The Civil War Begins
Caesar in Rome; Pompey Prepares in the East
The Battle of Pharsalus
The Death of Pompey the Great
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 11: Tacitus I
Introduction to the Annales &Death of Augustus (1. 1-15)
Treason Trial under Tiberius (1. 83-86)
From Republic to Monarchy (3. 25-29)
Condemnation of Cremutius Cordus; Tiberius and Sejanus (4. 23-41; 57-59; 67)
Death of Livia (5. 1-5)
Identifications &Discussion Questions
Week 12: Tacitus II
New Sibylline Book, Treason Trials, Financial Crisis, Tiberius and Astrology, Deaths of Drusus and Agrippina (Book VI, A.D. 32-33)
Death of Tiberius (A.D. 37)
Claudius the Emperor, Provincials Added to Senate; Conspiracy of Silius and Messalina (Book XI, A.D. 47-48)
Claudius Marries Agrippina the Younger, Claudius Adopts Nero, War with Caractacus in Britain, Death of Claudius (Book 12, A.D. 48-54)
Promising Beginning of Nero's Reign, Murder of Britannicus (Book 13, A.D. 54-58)
Murder of Agrippina the Younger (Book 14, A.D. 59) &The Great Fire at Rome (Book 15, A.D. 64)
Identifications &Discussion Questions
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