HUM 216 (The Ancient World): Reading Schedule [BURNABY MTN section]
Plutarch (Seminar Report) |
Self-Study (Herodotus, Suetonius) |
Lycurgus (May 10) |
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Solon (May 17) |
Herodotus I-II (pp.1-56) |
Themistocles, Cimon (May 24) |
Herodotus III-IV (pp.56-86) |
Pericles (May 31) |
Herodotus V-VI (pp.86-118) |
Nicias (June 7) |
Herodotus VII (pp.119-151) |
Alcibiades, Agesilaus (June 14) |
Herodotus VIII-IX (pp.151-187) |
Alexander (June 21) |
Suetonius: Caesar, Augustus |
Cato, Aemilius Paullus (July 5) |
Tiberius, Caligula |
The Gracchi (July 12) |
Claudius, Nero |
Marius, Sulla (July 19) |
Galba, Otho |
Pompey, Caesar (July 26) |
Vitellius, Vespasian |
Antony (August 2) |
Titus, Domitian |
On-line editions: English, Greek, Latin
Midterm: June 28
First paper (essay 1) due at the beginning of class on June 21
Late penalty = -10% for each 24 hr period within which the paper is late
"Compare and contrast the character of two people with claims to political greatness. What basis is there in character for both their best and their worst achievements?"
Final paper (essay 2) due at the beginning of the last class (August 2)
Final exam: August 12 at 9:30 a.m.
Exam Study Aid: Summaries of Lecture Notes
Compare the best of Greek democracy with Roger Scruton on "The Limits to Democracy"
Compare the best of the Roman republic with Polybius on The Constitution of the Roman Republic
Compare the history of imperial Rome with Plutarch on the mutability of fortune
Compare Plutarch's Lives with Harvey C. Mansfield on manliness