Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

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• Unit Title

  Ancient Greece and Rome

• Unit Code

  HIS3127

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

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Description

This unit introduces students to two of the most critical periods of Ancient History. Mediterranean history and Rome were both vibrant, creative societies which continue to influence us today. Students will encounter the central personalities of these periods and their social worlds.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS2139, HIS3139

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past.
2. Construct an evidence-based argument or narrative in audio, digital, oral, visual or written form.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches to interpreting the past.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of key issues in ancient Greek and Roman history.
5. Examine historical issues by undertaking research according to the methodological and ethical conventions of the discipline.
6. Identify and interpret a wide variety of secondary and primary materials.
7. Show how history and historians shape the present and the future.

Unit Content

1. A study of the culture, society and politics of fifth century Athens.
2. A study of the culture, society and politics of late Republican Rome.
3. An introduction to the analysis of the primary sources for the two periods.
4. An introduction to the methodology of ancient history.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Each three hour block will be divided into three hourly segments. In the first two hours, two different lectures will be presented. It is envisaged that in some weeks, there may be two lecturers. The third hour will be a tutorial, each of which will focus upon the examination of a particular primary source document. Audio-visual materials may be deployed where they are both obtainable and relevant.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• de ste Croix, G. E. M. (1974). The origins of the Peloponnesian War. London: Duckworth.
• Adcock, F. E. (1959). Roman political ideas and practice. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
• Bengtson, H. (1969). The Greeks and the Persians. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
• Bowra, C. M. (1952). Periclean Athens. Harmondsworth: Pelican.
• Brunt, P. A. (1971). Social conflicts in the Roman Republic. London: Chatto & Windus.
• Burn, A. R. (1984). Persia and the Greek (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth.
• Crawford, M., & Whitehead, D. (1983). Archaic and classical Greece: A selection of ancient sources in translation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Forrest, W. A. G. (1966). The emergence of Greek democracy. London: Methuen.
• de ste Croix, G. E. M. (1983). The class struggle in the Ancient Greek World. London: Duckworth.
• Earl, D. C. (1967). The moral and political tradition of Rome. London: Thames & Hudson.
• Finley, M. I. (1981). Economy and society in Ancient Greece. London: Chatto & Windus.
• Fornara, C. W. (1983). Archaic times to the end of the Peloponnesian War (Translated documents of Greece and Rome series, 2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Journal References

• History Today
• Past and Present

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