DSBcA008 Seminar in Greek History II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 U32
Prerequisites
DSBcA006 Seminar in Greek History I
basic knowledge of Greek history in the Classical and Hellenistic period
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be well acquainted with important literary sources for stated historical period and with their help will be able to comprehend various problems regarding mostly the culture of that time.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sources for Greek history in the databases of the Institute of Classical Studies 2. Sources for Greek history from the 4th to the 1st c. BC I: the Hellenica, historiography of Alexander the Great 3. Sources for Greek history from the 4th to the 1st c. BC II: universal history 4. Sources for Greek history from the 4th to the 1st c. BC III: regional history and others 5. Sources for Greek history from the 4th to the 1st c. BC IV: Romans on Greece 6. Rhetorical prose in Greece I 7. Rhetorical prose in Greece II: panegyrics 8. Patronage in the Hellenistic royal courts 9. The Coma Berenices 10. Piracy in the Mediterranean from Hellenism to Roman times 11. Hellenistic science and technology; M. Vitruvius Pollio
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MEISSNER, Burkhard. Hellenismus. Darmstadt: WBG, 2007. 150 s. ISBN 3-534-15494-0
  • NAGLE, D. Brendan and Stanley Mayer BURSTEIN. Readings in Greek history : sources and interpretations. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, xxviii, 34. ISBN 9780199978458. info
  • Der neue Pauly : Enzyklopädie der Antike. Edited by Hubert Cancik - Helmuth Schneider - Manfred Landfester. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2003, xii s. ISBN 3476014894. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Řecko mezi Makedonií a Římem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1995, 321 s. ISBN 8020004351. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by D. M. Lewis. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xix, 1077. ISBN 0521233488. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by F. W. Walbank. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984, xiv, 641. ISBN 052123445X. info
  • BAHNÍK, Václav. Slovník antické kultury. Praha: Svoboda, 1974, 717 s. URL info
  • Encyklopedie antiky. Edited by Ludvík Svoboda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1973, 741 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading and analysis of sources, discussion
Assessment methods
students will obtain credits for active participation in the class (70%), presenting a paper, and passing the final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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