| Course ID: | CLAS 3000. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Classical Europe |
Course
Description: | The history, literature, and material culture of the ancient
Mediterranean World from Troy to Augustine. Topics include major
periods, historical events, and figures from Greece and Rome
that played a pivotal role in the development of Western Culture. |
| Oasis Title: | Intro to Classical Europe |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will examine the history, art, architecture,
archaeological evidence, and literature of ancient Greece and
Rome in their broad cultural contexts to evaluate the pivotal
periods, events, monuments, and roles played by historical
figures that had a major impact on the development of Western
Culture. This course will prepare students for more advanced
CLAS seminars on the ancient Mediterranean world at the 4000
level. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. The Trojan War
2. Archaic Greece
3. Pericles and Athenian Democracy
4. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
5. The Roman Republic
6. Augustus and the Founding of the Roman Empire
7. The Roman Empire
8. The Rise of Christianity and the Early Church
9. The Transformation of the Roman Empire into Early Medieval
Europe
10. The Legacy of Classical Europe |