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Environmental History of Greece and Rome

Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility

Course Description

The environmental history of Greece and Rome, with emphasis on historiography, key concepts, methods, sources, and problems.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will complete an independent research project on a topic of their own choosing. This project will require (1) extensive research beyond the readings assigned for undergraduates, (2) analysis of trends in contemporary scholarship, and (3) an original argument based on integrating and synthesizing a wide range of primary and secondary material. Graduate students will also prepare an in-class presentation of their research and lead the rest of the class in discussion.

Athena Title

Env History of Greece and Rome

Prerequisite

CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000E or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010E or CLAS 1010H or CLAS 1020 or CLAS 1020E or CLAS 1020H or CLAS 3000 or CLAS 3010 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015E or CLAS 3030 or CLAS 3040 or CLAS3050 or permission of department

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students will analyze major themes and scholarly approaches in the environmental history of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • Students will evaluate how environmental factors shaped societal developments and transformations in the Mediterranean.
  • Students will assess the complementarity of scientific methods with literary and archaeological evidence.
  • Students will create evidence-based research and communicate findings effectively in oral and written form.

Topical Outline

  • I. What is the Mediterranean? Geography, history, and ecology
  • II. Mediterranean fragmentation, diversity, and connectivity
  • III. The ecology of urban settlements
  • IV. The ecology and history of Mediterranean agriculture
  • V. Technology and the Mediterranean environment
  • VI. Mediterranean catastrophes
  • VII. Mobility of goods and people
  • VIII. Mediterranean religion and the physical environment

General Education Core

CORE V: Social Sciences

Institutional Competencies

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.


Social Awareness & Responsibility

The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.


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