HIST 388: Topics in European History

HIST 388-006: Peloponnesian War
(Fall 2011)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR

Section Information for Fall 2011

Classical Greece is, in some ways, a paradox. Its history is one that consists of both profound intellectual and artistic achievement as well as the unmitigated catastrophe of an all-out war from which no Greek state could abstain. This course will examine the history of struggle between oligrachic Sparta and democratic Athens from the end of the Persian Wars (ca. 479 BC) to the end of the Peloponnesian war (ca. 404 BC). The primary objective of this course is not merely to trace the patterns of life that emerged during this period, but also to arrive at a sense of how those that lived through this conflict thought about the events themselves. The lectures will provide the basic historical framework upon which we will build a picture of how the Greeks (particularly the Athenians) looked to this experience as a means of establishing, negotiating, and contesting their own sense of cultural and political identity. We shall also explore how the terrible events of this war shaped the development of Greek warfare and how it intensified the ideological differences that already existed between Athens and Sparta.

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Credits: 3

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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