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