BSSb1173 Chapters of the History of a Strategy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSS173 Chapters of Strategic Thought && !NOW( BSS173 Chapters of Strategic Thought )
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students ahould be able to analyze selected strategically important aspects of the ancient wars.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: - analyze historical conflicts - identify the differences in the military of different states - describe the basic trends in ancient warfare
Syllabus
  • 1. Strategy in the ancient Greece and its determinants 2. Greek-Persian wars 3. Peloponesian war as a model conflict (seminar) 4. Struggle for hegemony in Greece and rise of Macedonia 5. Expedition of Alexander (seminar) 6. Successors of Alexander 7. Strategy in the ancient Rome and its determinants 8. Second Punic war as model conflict (seminar) 9. Expansion in the Mediterranean 10. Crisis of the republic in the 1st century B.C., civic war (seminar) 11. Defence of the Empire 12. Rome at the end of the anciet era Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title "BSSb1173: Kapitoly z dějin strategie a strategického myšlení" you will find an extended syllabus.
Literature
    required 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
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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