KLB_109 Topography of the Ancient Greece II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Krčmářová (lecturer), Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 M11, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of ancient Greek history.
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
The aim of the course is to extend the students' knowledge about regions and archaeological sites of the ancient Greek world. The main focus is on border regions where it is possible to observe typical signs of local cultures. Students will be provided with comprehensive teaching on natural and climatic conditions of presented regions as well as on their archaeological monuments, history, written sources and topography.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, students will be able to:
- define individual regions and representative archaeological sites of the Ancient Greece
- describe natural, historic, social and cultural conditions of each region
- compare and subsequently classify artefacts with specific attributes of the regions in question
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic information about the Greek colonisation
  • 2. Topography of the Near East
  • 3. Topography of South Italy and Sicily
  • 4. Topography of the western Mediterranean
  • 5. Topography of the Black Sea region
  • 6. Topography of Egypt and Cyrenaica
Literature
    required literature
  • Brill's companion to ancient geography : the inhabited world in Greek and Roman tradition. Edited by Serena Bianchetti - Michele Cataudella - Hans Joachim Gehrke. Leiden: Brill, 2016, xviii, 490. ISBN 9789004285118. info
  • The Edinburgh companion to ancient Greece and Rome. Edited by Edward Bispham - Thomas J. Harrison - Brian A. Sparkes. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006, xii, 604 p. ISBN 0748616292. info
  • MEE, C. Greek archaeology : a thematic approach. 1st pub. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xli, 330. ISBN 9781405167345. info
    recommended literature
  • Mediterranean voyages :the archaeology of island colonisation and abandonment. Edited by Helen Dawson. 1 online r. ISBN 9781611329964. info
  • The archaeology of ancient Sicily. Edited by R. Ross Holloway. London: Routledge, 2000, xviii, 211. ISBN 0415237912. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by I. E. S. Edwards - C. J. Gadd - Edmond Sollberger. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975, xxiii, 112. ISBN 0521086914. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with discussions on the addressed topics.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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