DSMgrB01 History of Ancient Warfare (Near East, Greece)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bc. Jiří Kouřil, M.Sc., Ph.D. et 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 18:00–19:40 J22
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the history of the Near and Middle East, ancient Greece and Macedonia.
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A series of lectures concentrates on the development of military and conflicts since Sumer to the early Rome. Gravity of interpretation is mainly focused on specific military campaigns, battles, and a description of historical military tactics and strategy. Students should get an overview of the most important battles and military clashes of ancient Greece and Macedonia in the reporting period of history, including the understanding of fundamental political and social contexts that directly related to the other studied wars.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to orient himself in the political and military history of the ancient Middle East, Greece and Macedonia.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Near and the Middle East (Mesopotamia, the Hittites)
  • 2. The Near and the Middle East (Egypt, Syro-Palestine)
  • 3. Crete and Mycenae (the Trojan War)
  • 4. The hoplite reform, military ideals, wars between the Greeks (the Messenian Wars...)
  • 5. Greco-Persian Wars (Asia Minor, Marathon, the Persian military)
  • 6. Greco-Persian Wars (Thermopylae and Artemisium, Salamis, Mycale, Plataea)
  • 7. The Peloponnesian War
  • 8. The Spartan hegemony and expansion outside Greece (Lysander, Xenophon, Agesilaus II, the Corinthian War)
  • 9. The Theban hegemony and the rise of Macedonia (wars with Sparta, Epameinondas and military reforms, the Hieros Lochos, Philipp II of Macedon and his military reforms, Chaeronea)
  • 10. Alexander the Great (the Balkan campaign and the beginning of the Persian campaign)
  • 11. Alexander the Great (the battle of Gaugamela, Sogdiana, the battle of the river Hydaspes)
  • 12. Hellenism (the wars of the Diadochi)
Literature
    required literature
  • ARRIANOS, Flavios. Alexander the Great : the Anabasis and the Indica. Edited by John A. Atkinson, Translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xlv, 372. ISBN 9780199587247. info
  • HÉRODOTOS. Dějiny. Edited by Bořivoj Borecký, Translated by Jaroslav Šonka. Vyd. 3., V nakl. Academia 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 548 s. ISBN 8020011927. info
  • HOMÉROS. Ílias. Translated by Otmar Vaňorný. Vyd. 10. Praha: Rezek, 1996, 555 s. ISBN 8086027058. info
  • PLÚTARCHOS. Životopisy slavných Řeků a Římanů. Translated by Václav Bahník. 2. vyd., V AK 1. Praha: Arista, 2006, 856 s. ISBN 8073400790. info
  • PLÚTARCHOS. Životopisy slavných Řeků a Římanů. Translated by Václav Bahník. 2. vyd., V AK 1. Praha: Arista, 2007, 840 s. ISBN 9788090376144. info
  • THÚKYDIDÉS. Dějiny peloponnéské války. Edited by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 2., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 595 s. URL info
  • XENOFÓN. Anabaze. Translated by Jaroslav Šonka. Praha: Odeon, 1974. info
  • XENOFÓN, nar. 430-425 př. Kr. Lakedaimonské zřízení (Obsaž.) : Řecké dějiny. info
  • VERNANT, Jean-Pierre. Počátky řeckého myšlení. Translated by Miloš Rejchrt. 1. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1993, 87 s. ISBN 8085241455. info
  • WEES, Hans van. Greek warfare : myths and realities. London: Bloomsbury, 2004, xiv, 349. ISBN 9780715629673. info
    recommended literature
  • Antické válečné umění. 1. vyd. v tomto souboru. Praha: Svoboda, 1977, 618 s. URL info
  • XENOFÓN. O Kýrově vychování. Translated by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1970, 342 s. URL info
  • Ancient warfare. Edited by Harry Sidebottom. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, 165 p. ISBN 0192804707. info
  • ANGLIM, Simon. Bojové techniky starověkého světa 3000 př. n. l. - 500 n. l. : vybavení, bojeschopnost a taktika. Translated by Josef Bartoň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Deus, 2006, 256 s. ISBN 8086215881. info
  • KEEGAN, John. A history of warfare. First published. London: Hutchinson, 1993, xvi, 432. ISBN 0091745276. info
  • KLÍMA, Otakar. Sláva a pád starého Iránu. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1977, 252 s., [1. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Svět helénismu. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2001, 151 s. ISBN 8086328023. info
  • OSBORNE, Robin. Dějiny klasického Řecka. Translated by Jan Kordač. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010, 239 s. ISBN 9788024732336. info
  • SPENCE, Iain G. Historical dictionary of ancient Greek warfare. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2002, lx, 391. ISBN 9780810840997. info
    not specified
  • KLUČINA, Petr. Homo militaris : válečníci starověku. Illustrated by Pavel Major. 1. vyd. Praha: Fragment, 1994, 64 s. ISBN 808576847X. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, demonstration of ancient armour and arms.
Assessment methods
A collective discourse, a test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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