FSS:BSS173 Chapters of Strategic Thought - Course Information

BSS173 Chapters of the History of a Strategy

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Tue 15:15–16:45 U41

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

At the end of the course students ahould be able to analyze selected strategically important aspects of the ancient wars.

Syllabus

• 1. Strategy in the ancient Greece and its determinants 2. Greek-Persian wars 3. Peloponesian war as a model conflict (seminar) 4. Rise of Macedonia and expedition of Alexander (seminar) 5. Followers of Alexander 6. Strategy in the ancient Rome and its determinants 7. Second Punic war as model conflict (seminar) 8. Expansion in the Mediterranean 9. Crisis of the republic in the 1st century B.C., civic war (seminar) 10. Late republic and imperial Rome, expansion in the Europe 11. Defence of the Empire 11. Rome at the end of the anciet era 12. Possibilities of the simulation of the ancient wars Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title "BSS173: Kapitoly z dějin strategie a strategického myšlení" you will find an extended syllabus.

Literature

• HÉRODOTOS. Dějiny. Vyd. 2., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1972, 548 s. info
• THÚKYDIDÉS. Dějiny peloponnéské války. Edited by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 2., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 595 s. URL info
• CAESAR, Gaius Iulius. Válečné paměti : o válce gallské, o válce občanské, alexandrijské, africké a hispánské. Translated by Ivan Bureš. 1. souborné vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1972, 634 s. URL info
• Luttwak, Edward: The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire. John Hopkins University Press, 1979. ISBN: 0801821584

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures and class discussions.

Assessment methods

Seminar paper (maximum 10 points), two essays (4 points each), presence on the seminar (1 point each - maximum 4 for all seminars) and active participation (3 points each - maximum 12 points for all seminars). Students need at least 18 points of maximum 30 points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BSSb1173 Chapters of the History of a Strategy
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