A city of ancient Greece. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-12756 (b&w film copy neg.)].)
Instructor(s)
Prof. William Broadhead
MIT Course Number
21H.301
As Taught In
Fall 2004
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features archived syllabi from various semesters.
Course Description
This course elaborates the history of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the death of Alexander. It covers major social, economic, political, and religious trends. It also includes discussions on Homer, heroism, and the Greek identity; the hoplite revolution and the rise of the city-state; Herodotus, Persia, and the (re)birth of history; Empire, Thucydidean rationalism, and the Peloponnesian War; Platonic constructs; Aristotle, Macedonia, and Hellenism. Emphasis is on use of primary sources in translation.