Classics 001. The Ancient Near East and Early Greece: 3000-500 B.C.E. (4 units)
Tim Brelinski
Lecture:
MWF 12:10-1:00P
179 Chemistry Building
Course Description: This course introduces students to the literature, history, and political institutions of Greece and the ancient Near East from 3000-500 B.C.E. No prior knowledge of the subject is assumed. We will read and discuss original texts, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Law Code of Hammurabi, selections from the Iliad and Odyssey, and some additional early Greek poetry and philosophy. There will also be slides illustrating the art, architecture, and physical world of the ancient Near East and early Greece.
Requirements: Two exams, weekly quizzes, several short papers, and participation in a discussion section (with some writing).
Discussion Sections:
| SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | DAY/TIME | ROOM | CRN |
| 001 | TBA | F 1:10-2:00P | 129 Wellman Hall | 91215 |
| 002 | TBA | F 2:10-3:00P | 129 Wellman Hall | 91216 |
| 003 | TBA | F 1:10-2:00P | 1120 Hart Hall | 91217 |
| 004 | TBA | F 2:10-3:00P | 1116 Hart Hall | 91218 |
| 005 | TBA | F 1:10-2:00P | 105 Wellman Hall | 91219 |
| 006 | TBA | F 2:10-3:00P | 105 Wellman Hall | 91220 |
Prerequisite: None.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities and Writing Experience.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- Anonymous, Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others, translated by Stephanie Dalley (Oxford University Press, 2009)
- Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by Andrew George (Penguin Classics, 2003)
- Homer, The Odyssey [Deluxe Edition], translated by Robert Fagles (Penguin Classics, 1997)
- Homer, The Iliad [Deluxe Edition], translated by Robert Fagles (Penguin Classics, 1998)
- Hesiod, Works and Days and Theogony (Hackett Publishing Company, 1993)