Wes - The Ancient Greeks
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- This is a survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the death of Socrates in 399 BCE. Along with studying the most important events and personalities, we will consider broader issues such as political and cultural values and methods of historical interpretation.
The Ancient Greeks at Coursera Curriculum
Prehistory to Homer
Introduction: the Natural Setting, Geography and Climate
Minoan Civilization (ca. 1800-1500 BCE)
Mycenaean Civilization (ca. 1500-1150 BCE)
The Dark Ages (ca. 1150-800 BCE)
Homer 1 - Iliad
Homer 2 - Odyssey
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Prehistory to Homer
The Archaic Age (ca. 800-500 BCE)
The Polis
"The Greeks Overseas": Colonization
Literacy, Lawgivers and Law Codes
The Works of Ares - Hoplite Warfare
New Voices, the Lyric Poets
Hesiod: Gods and Farmers
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The Archaic Age
Two City-States: Sparta and Athens
Sparta 1- Conquest
Sparta 2 - Consolidation and the Spartan Way of Life
Tyrants and Sages
Athens 1 - The Social and Economic Situation Through 600 BCE
Athens 2 - Solon: Poetry, Politics and Economics
Athens 3 - Peisistratos: Tyranny and Civic Identity
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Two City-States: Sparta and Athens
Democracy. The Persian Wars
The End of Athenian Tyranny and the Democratic Revolution
The Reforms of Kleisthenes
Herodotus and the Creation of Historical Writing
Persian Wars 1 - From the Ionian Revolt (499-494 BCE) to the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE)
"Wooden Walls": Themistocles and the Athenian fleet
Persian Wars 2 - Endgame - to the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis (480 BCE) and Plataea (479 BCE)
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Democracy. The Persian Wars
"The Great 50 Years" (ca. 480-431 BCE)
The Aftermath of the Persian Wars; the Delian League
From Delian League to Athenian Empire
Pericles: aristocrat, orator, and radical democrat
Tragedy and Athenian civic life; Sophocles' Antigone (441 BCE)
Women in Greek Society
The Periclean Building Program
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"The Great 50 Years" (ca. 480-431 BCE)
The Peloponnesian War I
"Thucydides the Athenian Wrote the War"
The Outbreak of the War (431 BCE) and Pericles' Strategy
Kleon, a "New Politician." The Peace of Nicias (421 BCE)
Comedy and Athenian Civic Life
War Resumes; the Conquest of Melos (416 BCE)
Alcibiades: Aristocrat, General, and Libertine
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The Peloponnesian War I
The End of the War, the End of the Century
The Sicilian Expedition (416-413 BCE) and its Aftermath
Slaves and Foreigners in Athenian Life
The Last Years of the War; the Battles of Arginusae (406 BCE) and Aegospotami (404 BCE). The Thirty Tyrants
Socrates
The Fourth Century. Philip II and Alexander
Conclusion
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The End of the War, the End of the Century
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