CLAS-40063 credit hours

Advanced Topics in Ancient History

Classics · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Every Third Year

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CLAS-4006 prerequisites

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Description

This course explores fundamental issues, specific social institutions, key figures, vital events, important periods, and current directions in the study of ancient history. The focus of study varies from year to year. Examples include ancient Slavery, Disability in Antiquity, and the City of Rome. Emphasis is placed on the use of primary source material (in translation). Students at the advanced level work closely with challenging and fragmentary sources and their scholarly interpretation. This course prepares students for the historiographical work at the graduate level in Classics and Ancient History. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Requisite courses

3 credit hours of any Classics course [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Honours Form Required. Students may receive credit for CLAS-3006 | CLAS-4006 only if the topic varies.

Lecture

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