21H.237 | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate

The City of Athens in the Age of Pericles

Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction: Space and Society in Ancient Athens  
2 Pericles and the Polis  
3 The Rise of the Athenian Empire Response Paper 1 due
4 The Democratic Revolution  
5 The Athenian Agora  
6 Democracy in Action  
7 The Athenians and their Gods Response Paper 2 due
8 Panathenaea: Festival of Athena  
9 The Athenian Acropolis I  
10 The Athenian Acropolis II  
11 Reading the Acropolis Response Paper 3 due
12 The City Dionysia: The Theater and Festival of Dionysus  
13 Tragedy  
14 Comedy  
15 Gymnasia  
16 Greek Domestic Space  Topic Proposal due
17 Symposium  
18 The Peloponnesian War  
19

Panhellenic Athens I: Delphi

 
20 Pythian Apollo and the Delphic Oracle  
21 Class Test  
22

Panhellenic Athens II: Olympia and the Olympic Games

 
23 The Legacy of Classical Athens  
24 Conclusion Final Project due

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