SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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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 |