DSBcA07 History of Ancient Greece II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 A21, Wed 10:00–11:40 D21
Prerequisites
DSBcA05 Ancient Greek History I
basic knowledge of Greek history in the classical and hellenistic periods
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
During the course, which represents the continuation of the course History of Ancient Greece I, the students will get acquainted with the specifics of Greek political, economic and cultural history in the classical and archaic periods. The course will as well focus on the historical development of Magna Graecia and Sicily and interactions between local Greek colonies and the neighbouring nations; the importance of Greek history for the cultural development of humanity will be evaluated.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
- explain the causes and consequences of the basic evolutionary processes in Greece in the aforesaid periods;
- put forth the information stated in the basic historical sources for these periods;
- judge the importance of classical and Hellenistic Greek influence on the later European culture as well as the ancient development of the Near East, Central Asia and the western Mediterranean;
- describe how the civilizations of the Near East influenced Greece of the aforesaid periods.
Syllabus
  • 1) Athens in the classical period.
  • 2) Greco-Persian wars.
  • 3) Relations between Athenian League and Spartan League.
  • 4) Causes of the crisis of poleis and the Peloponnesian war.
  • 5) Everyday life in the classical Greece.
  • 6) Greek historiography.
  • 7) + 8) Hellenism and its culture.
  • 9) The Greeks and the Roman empire.
  • 10) + 11) The beginning of the Antiquity in the western Mediterranean - the influence of Greek colonies, Carthage, Etruscans.
  • 12) The contribution of the Greeks to the global culture.
Literature
    required literature
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. Vydání druhé, revidované. Praha: Arista Books, 2015, Strana 359. ISBN 9788086410753. info
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. Vydání druhé, revidované. Praha: Arista Books, 2015, 346 stran. ISBN 9788086410746. info
  • MAREK, Václav, Pavel OLIVA and Petr CHARVÁT. Encyklopedie dějin starověku. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2008, 535 s. ISBN 9788072772018. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Svět helénismu. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2001, 151 s. ISBN 8086328023. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Kolébka demokracie :dějiny a kultura klasického Řecka 5.-4. stol. př. n. l. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2000, 163 s. ISBN 80-86410-04-8. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Řecko mezi Makedonií a Římem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1995, 321 s. ISBN 8020004351. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Sparta a její sociální problémy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 339 s. info
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Polybios a jeho svět. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2013, 84 s. ISBN 9788073401412. info
  • CANFORA, Luciano. Il mondo di Atene. 4a ed. Roma: GLF editori Laterza, 2012, viii, 518. ISBN 9788842097518. info
  • SCHULZ, Raimund. Athen und Sparta. 4., durchgesehene und biblio. Darmstadt: WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft), 2011, xii, 180. ISBN 9783534717996. info
  • SCHUBERT, Charlotte. Athen und Sparta in klassischer Zeit : ein Studienbuch. Berlin: Lehmanns Media, 2011, 258 stran. ISBN 9783865414427. info
  • MEISSNER, Burkhard. Hellenismus. Darmstadt: WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft), 2007, vii, 150. ISBN 9783534154944. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Opera minora. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2007, 329 s. ISBN 9788073682826. info
  • CANFORA, Luciano. La democrazia : storia di un'ideologia. Nuova ed. Roma: Laterza, 2006, vi, 446. ISBN 8842079227. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Athénská ústava. Translated by Pavel Oliva. 1. vyd. Praha: Baset, 2004, 173 s. ISBN 8073400618. info
  • DÉMOSTHENÉS. Řeči na sněmu. Translated by Pavel Oliva. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2002, 231 s. ISBN 8086223841. 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
  • BENGTSON, Hermann. Griechische Staatsmänner des 5. und 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. München: C.H. Beck, 1983, 325 s. ISBN 3406085091. info
  • BENGTSON, H. Griechische Geschichte (von den Anfängen bis in die römische Kaiserzeit). München, 1969. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars with multimedia tools, questions of students, discussion, permanent comparison with evolution, analogies and diferences of Greek history and the history of the other ancient civilizations.
Assessment methods
Oral exam or written test on the same level. Besides of the history of the Greeks the exam contents always one question devoted to the relations of Greece to the "world of barbarians".
The seminary evaluation is based on active class participation and an essay.
For students, who have chosen exam as evaluation: It is only possible to register for the exam after successfully handing-in the essay!
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti Dějin starověku ukončují zkouškou. Studenti jiných oborů ukončují kolokviem.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Poznámka k četnosti výuky: dvakrát týdně (přednáška, seminář); seminář je povinný pouze pro studenty Dějin starověku.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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