ClassInfo - Spring 2020 Classical and Near Eastern Std Classes

Spring 2020 | CNES 3103 Section 001: Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East (65933)

Instructor(s): Patricia Ahearne-Kroll
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson Hall 115
Enrollment Status:: Open (24 of 40 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Achievements of Alexander the Great, their effect on Greek-speaking world. Greek colonization of Egypt. Hellenistic art, literature, philosophy.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?CNES3103+Spring2020
Class Description:: This course covers the time period of Hellenistic rule beginning with the conquests of Alexander the Great and ending with the rise of Roman rule over the Mediterranean (c. 336 - 30 BCE). We primarily will examine the effects of and responses to the "Hellenization" of the ancient Mediterranean landscape, and we will spend considerable time on the Ptolemaic and Seleukid empires as case studies. In particular, we will examine (1) the ways in which Greek rulers adapted their respective rulership in conversation with local cultural and religious traditions; and (2) how certain local, ancestral groups responded to Hellenistic rule. The course, then, will not only provide a historical survey of the Hellenistic period but also will provide historical background of Egyptian kingship and religious practices, ancient Near Eastern royal and religious traditions, and the history of Jewish resistance in Judea. At the same time, we will read in translation royal decrees, papyrological evidence, and narratives as well as analyze visual evidence (coins, architecture, and art) in order to articulate the interaction between Greek rule and its conquered populations.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65933/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 22 October 2019

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