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From Achilles to Alexander: The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece - HIST2669
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 18 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Explores the origins, evolution, and decline of "Classical" Greek civilisation. Themes examined may include: historiography and archaeology; the origins and evolution of political and military institutions; trade, colonisation, and intercultural relationships; Panhellenism and the evolution of Greek identity; the origins and evolution of economic and social structures (including the practice of slavery, the status of women, the composition and role of the aristocracy, etc.); culture, art, philosophy and the uniqueness of the "Greek experiment".

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