3RD SEMESTER

This course is devoted to the archaeology of Prehistoric Crete from the earliest Prehistory to the end of the Bronze Age (ca. 100.000 BP - 1200 BC). After a broad survey of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Early Bronze periods, the course focuses on the Minoan palaces of the first half of the second millennium BC. It examines the form, function and social significance of these great palatial compounds, as well as of the socalled “villas”. Other topics of this course include the main characteristics of pottery styles, the repertory of the wall-paintings and the vast range of seal engraving, metal, ivory and faience work. Special attention is paid to the organization of society, the exploitation of economic resources and the palatial administration system, the external / commercial contacts and the cult and other ceremonial practices on Crete during the period in question.

75301 / 8 ECTS

From Athens and Sparta to the Hellenistic Kingdoms of Macedonia, Ptolemaic Egypt, and Seleucid Syria, Greek architects created ambitious structures to house religious, political, and social activities: temples and palaces, gymnasia, stadiums and theatres, as well as houses and tombs, offer to modern scholars a valuable glimpse into the society they served. The course undertakes a systematic survey of Greek sites and monuments, from the 8th to the 1st c. BC, in order to establish the main developments in architecture and city planning, as well as their impact on Greek culture.

75302 / 8 ECTS

The leading learning outcome of the course is the students’ introduction to the genre of Greek historiography through the study of the work of the leading representative of the genre, the Athenian historian Thucydides, both in the original and in English translation. Secondly, through the study of the text, the students will receive a thorough introduction to the history of Classical Athens, the rise of Athens to Panhellenic leadership in the decades after the Persian wars, and, subsequently, the catalytic contribution of the Peloponnesian war to the decline and the fall of the city. The students will learn to translate the original Greek with the assistance of their dictionary and discuss various aspects of Thucydides’ prose (grammar and syntax, structure, language and style, society and politics, interaction with other literary genres, such as tragedy, etc.).

75303 / 8 ECTS

This course aims to develop student’s knowledge of the Greek language from the level achieved at the end of the Greek II course to the point where they will have mastered most of the grammar and syntax of Attic Greek.

75304 / 3 ECTS

This course aims to develop student’s knowledge of the Latin language from the level achieved at the end of the Latin II course to the point where they will have mastered most of Latin grammar and syntax.

75305 / 3 ECTS