2ND SEMESTER

The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with the basic concepts of historical studies (time, space, historical event, structures, institutions). The course also focuses on the various kinds of sources on Ancient History and on the methodology regarding their use. Finally, the course provides an overview of the main perspectives of studying Ancient History (interstate relations, politics and institutions, society and economy, culture and ethnicity).

75201 / 8 ECTS

From the Trojan War and its aftermath in the 12th century BC, to the onset of Alexander’s campaign in the late 4th, this course explores Ancient Greece through its art and archaeology: sculpture, pottery and vase-painting, architecture and city-planning are systematically assessed through carefully chosen examples and case studies in order to provide an informative survey of Greek Art and its development during its most crucial phase. The course also offers a discussion of sources and methodology, matters of chronology, informative accounts on techniques, styles, and subject matter, and terminology.

75202 / 8 ECTS

The History of the Greek Polis

The course examines the significance of the polis for the Greeks, its origins (linguistic background, the literary and epigraphic evidence, the Archaeological remains), the city as a result of Synoecism, what was a polis, the lifespan of the Greek city, process of urbanization versus process of state formation, the rule of law and the Greek city, exceptional cases; Athens and Sparta, the denial of political development: tyranny and tyrants in the Archaic period, as well as the spread of the Greek model of polis through Colonization. It sketches also developments from the Archaic to the end of the Classical period and goes through the most significant historical events: the formation of the Peloponnesian League, Cleisthenes and his reforms, 5th and 4th century BC wars with the Persian Empire, the 1st and the 2nd Athenian Leagues, the role of Sparta and Thebes, the efforts for Peace and the rise of the kingdom of Macedonia under Philip II.

75203 / 8 ECTS

The Greek II course builds on Greek I and continues with the instruction of the ancient Greek language and, more specifically, of the Attic dialect. The main goal of the course is to teach students grammatical phenomena, syntactic structures and the basic vocabulary of the Attic dialect. Additionally, first-year students are instructed on the methodology of approaching a text written in ancient Greek. In this sense, the course offers the students of Classical antiquity knowledge and skills necessary to approach the primary sources. By the end of the term, the students will be able to read simple, slightly adapted texts. In addition, through the selection of specific texts, the course aims to acquaint students with institutions, ideas, mentalities and historical events of classical Athens. Finally, the aim of the course is to explain the etymology of English words from ancient Greek through special exercises, in order to offer a deeper understanding and more correct use of these words in English.

75204 / 3 ECTS

The Latin II course is the second half of a two-semester introduction to the basic forms, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin.Translating passages from ancient writers also introduces students to fundamental features of Roman culture. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to parse and explain the function of Latin words in context; to demonstrate fluency in basic Latin syntax and a growing vocabulary; to master standard pronunciation of Latin; and to translate accurately from Latin into English. In the first part of the semester the students will cover chapters 27-40 from Wheelock’s Latin. The last part of the semester will be devoted to rigorous readingsfrom the Biographies of Cornelius Nepos and the writings of Julius Caesar in the original Latin.

75205 / 3 ECTS