Part I
Everyday Life in Ancient Greece
Note: Reading
Assignments in Adkins in this Part refer to the Handbook to Life in
Ancient Greece |
Aug. 26
Course Introductions
Course Overview
Artifact Identifications |
Aug. 28
An Overview of Greek History
and Rulers
Chronology
/ Heilbrun
Timeline of Art History
Adkins 1-26; 39-84 |
Aug. 31 Geography
Adkins 123-170
Maps:
http://www.unc.edu/awmc/
Interactive Ancient Mediterranean.
Interactive
Ancient Mediterranean:
http://iam.classics.unc.edu/
Joe, Jimmy.
Timeless
Myths Geographia. Aegean Map:
http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/aegeanmap.html
Mohr, James, et al. The Mapping
History Project:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/
Suzanne, Bernard. Index of Maps of the Ancient Greek World:
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/mapindex.htm|
Map of Mediterranean
(for
Map/Geography Quiz
on Sept. 14) |
Sept. 2
Government and Law
Adkins 26-38 |
Sept. 4
Trial of Socrates
Film |
Sept. 7
Aristophanes (be sure to look at "related websites" at the bottom of the
page link)
Structure
of a Greek theatre /
Greek theatre
Aristophanes' Wasps 3-28 |
Sept. 9
Architecture and Town Planning: The Athenian Agora
Adkins 203-217
Aristophanes' Wasps 28-57
Prospectus
for Individualized
Project (due Oct. 21) |
**Sept. 11
The City of Athens
Film |
Sept. 14
Greek Houses
Townhouses: Adkins 220-236
Acropolis Museum Video
Aristophanes' Wasps 57-83
Map/Geography Quiz
(Greek World) |
| Sept. 16
The Greek Alphabet |
Sept. 18
Writing
Adkins 237-254 |
Sept. 21 Literature
Adkins 255-282
Major Classical Authors
(Greek)
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU15-02.html /
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU15-04.html
Greek Alphabet Quiz |
Sept.
23
and 27
Religion and Mythology
in Everyday Life: The Acropolis
Overview of the Greek Pantheon
Greek Pantheon
/ The Major Gods
Adkins
283-362 |
|
**Sept. 25 Film on Coming of Age in
Ancient Greece
|
Sept.
30 Private Life
Adkins 405-426
Aristophanes' Lysistrata 87-108 |
Oct. 2
Antikythera Machine Film
Philosophy and Science
Adkins 386-403 |
| Oct. 5 Aristophanes'
Lysistrata 156-174 |
Oct. 7
Trade and Military Affairs: Class Debate
Adkins 171-202
Greek Colonies:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU05-01.html /
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU05-03.html /
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU05-04.html
Natural Resources:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU05-02.html
History and Archaeology of the Ship (chapter on merchant ships)
Aristophanes'
Lysistrata 108-156
Military Affairs
Trireme Trust /
History and Archaeology of the Ship (chapter on trireme)
Adkins 85-122 |
Oct. 9
Athletics
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU13-02.html
Olympic Victors:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU13-10.html
Delphi:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU13-04.html
Adkins 218; 419-420 |
Oct. 12
Art and Music in Everyday Life
Adkins 363-385
Greek Music /
Ancient Greek Music /
Greek
Vases /
Pottery Types /
Periods |
|
Oct. 14
Unit Test on Ancient
Greece |
Part II
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
Note: Reading
Assignments in Adkins in this Part refer to the Handbook to Life in
Ancient Rome |
Oct. 16
Roman City (film)
Mid
Course Evaluation due via e-mail before you leave for fall break |
| Oct. 19 Fall Break |
Oct. 21 Republic and Empire
Adkins 1-48
Timeline of Roman History
Introduction to Martial.
Read pp. 1-16 in book and link.
Census figures:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU02-02.html
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU02-01.html
|http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU01-01.html
Prospectus
for Individualized
Project DUE |
Oct.
23
Geography
Adkins 103-128
Martial cont. (Readings 21-67)
Maps of the Roman Empire:
http://intranet.dalton.org/groups/rome/RMaps.html /
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/eu.html
Map of Mediterranean
(for
Map/Geography Quiz
on Nov. 4) |
Oct. 26
Military Affairs:
Trajan's Column
Adkins 49-102
Military Life /
Roman Soldier
Roman Army
Bibliography
Martial cont. (Readings 71-109) |
| Oct. 28
MENTORING DAY:
NO CLASS
|
|
**Oct.
30 Foot Soldier: Film |
Nov. 2
Roman Army Cont.
Martial cont. (Readings 113-151) |
Nov. 4
Written Evidence
Adkins 201-234
Major Classical Authors
(Roman)
Map/Geography Quiz
(Roman World) |
| **Nov. 6
Roman Roads: Path to Empire |
Nov. 9
Inscriptions, Names and Numerals
Adkins 234-247 |
Nov. 11
Travel, Trade and Romanization: Roads and Aqueducts
Adkins 167-200
Martial cont. (Readings 155-196)
Roman Roads Case Study:
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU01-03.html
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/EU/EU01-02.html |
Nov. 13
Medicine, Philosophy and Death
Adkins 354-358
Seneca: An Introduction |
Nov. 16
Seneca Reports
Overview of the Roman Gods: The Pantheon
Greek Pantheon
/ The Major Gods
Religion:
Roman Temples
Adkins 249-302 |
Nov. 18 No class. Work on
your individualized project
hand in progress report on Friday |
Nov. 20 Economy and Industry: Ostia
Adkins 303-334
Town and Countryside: Baths
Adkins 129-166
l
Seneca cont. (Readings TBA) |
Nov. 23 Coin Cleaning
Seneca Response Paper Due |
| Nov. 25 and 27 Thanksgiving Break |
Nov. 30
Everyday Life: A Roman House
Adkins 335-346
Pompeii:
http://www.roman-empire.net/society/soc-house.html
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house.html
Hypocausts: Heating Homes In Ancient Rome
House of the Faun
http://archaeology.about.com/od/archaeologicalsi3/ss/pompeii_faun.htm
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1097_House_of_the_Faun.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/italy_except_rome_and_sicily/pompeii/thumbnails_contents.html
http://www.jhauser.us/pictures/history/Romans/Pompeii/index.html
Roman
Clothing
Roman Society
Seneca cont. (Readings TBA) |
Dec. 2 Slavery
J.
Madden: "Slavery in the Roman Empire: Numbers and Origins"
Seneca cont. (Readings TBA) |
Dec. 4 Gladiators (Film)
Individualized Project
due at 1:00 P.M. |
Dec. 7
Gladiators and their Private Lives
The
Gladiator Site
The Colosseum and
Circus Maximus
Adkins 347-353 |
|
Dec. 9
Unit
Test on
Ancient Rome
|
| Dec. 15
Project Presentations, Course Evaluations, etc.
1 P.M. |
