1ST SEMESTER

This course provides an introduction to the basics of Archaeology. It starts with a short history of the discipline, from the emergence of curiosity about the past in the Renaissance to the constitution of Archaeology in the 19th century and the important milestones regarding its theory, methods and techniques in the 20th century. In addition, the course examines a series of key-concepts, such as the “archaeological site”, the “archaeological record” and the “archaeological context”. It also reviews the main types and methods of fieldwork and laboratory analysis and discusses the different types of research questions that guide the study and interpretation of the material remains of past people with the aim of understanding their social life.

75101 / 8 ECTS

This course comprises a comprehensive introduction to the prehistoric archaeology of the Aegean from the beginning of the 7th to the end of the 2nd millennium BC. It reviews the social and cultural evolution in Mainland Greece, Crete and the Cycladic islands from the first farming communities of the Neolithic period to the complex societies of the Minoan and Mycenaean palaces of the Middle and Late Bronze Age.

75102/ 8 ECTS

The main objective of this introductory course to ancient Greek literature is for students to become exposed to, and familiar with, key genres of ancient Greek literature through a selection of the most representative works and authors from every genre (such as Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Sophocles, Plato, Callimachus). In this introductory course students also engage in close reading of particular texts (in translation) and engaging with previous scholarship, in order to further develop their critical thought when reading Greek literature.

75103 / 8 ECTS

A course of ancient Greek for beginners! Students will learn the alphabet, basic vocabulary and grammar and syntax rules before practicing reading simple texts in classical Attic Greek.

75104 / 3 ECTS

A course of Latin for beginners! This course is an introduction to Latin, the language of ancient Rome and famous writers like Cicero, Vergil, Ovid, and St. Augustine. Latin is also an excellent way to improve your command of other languages: Latin is the source of over 60% of English vocabulary, and also the ancestor of all the “Romance” languages of Europe, including French, Italian, and Spanish. Latin introduces basic grammar and vocabulary through exercises and readings are both interesting and challenging. The course covers chapters 1-26 of Wheelock’s Latin and selected readings from 38 Latin Stories. There will be regular assignments, quizzes, midterm tests, and a final exam.

75105 / 3 ECTS