ANCIENT HISTORY MRES PROGRAM: INSTRUCTIONS Malcolm Choat, Ancient History MRes Convenor Email: [email protected]. Ph. (02) 9850 7561

Students who are offered a place in the MRes and who have nominated their Discipline as Ancient History should follow the following procedure:

1. Accept the offer of a place as per instructions in this enrolment pack, and nominate the units you will study in Year 1 on the Unit Selection Form. 2. Email a copy of this form to the Ancient History MRes Convenor, Malcolm Choat ([email protected]) 3. Arrange a time via email to meet Dr Choat on campus in January 7-11, 2013, to discuss your program and finalise it.

1. NOMINATION OF UNITS

Students will nominate the 8 units they intend to take in the first year of their BPhil / MRes on the Unit Selection Form.

NB: If you have asked for partial credit for previous studies or recognition of prior learning, only nominate those units in which you intend to enrol, noting the compulsory units listed below.

BPhil / MRes students must take 8 seminars in their first year (4 in each session), as follows:

(a) All MRes students must take the following units:

MRES700 Research Communications (Session 1) FOAR700 Research Frontiers 1: Ancient History (Session 2). For further information on MRES 700, see: http://hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/research_training_degrees/mres/document/MRES700.pdf Students will need to attend the Wednesday 3-4 pm lecture for MRES 700, as the Monday lecture clashes with AHIS 700 (see below). They will also need to make sure the two hour tutorial they select for MRES 700 does not clash with any Ancient History MRes Units. Further details on the content and timetabling of FOAR 700 will be made available in due course. Students must then choose six units of advanced disciplinary content. Students intending to proceed to a thesis in the Department of Ancient History of year 2 of the MRes must take at least four (4) of the MRes units offered by the Department of Ancient History (AHIS 700–705).

(b) All Ancient History MRes students must take the following unit:

AHIS700 Historiography and Ancient History: Session 1, Monday, 2.00–4.00 pm AHIS 700 is compulsory for students with a discipline focus in Ancient History who intend to write a thesis in the Department of Ancient History in year 2 of their MRes.

(c) Students may then choose 3–5 more Ancient History units, as follows.

5 ‘shell’ units are available, AHIS701–705, Advanced Ancient History Studies 1–5. Within these units, different options for Advanced Topics are available, as listed on the following page. On the Unit Selection Form, students must list both the Shell unit name and code (e.g. Advanced Ancient History Studies 1, AHIS701) and the name of the Advanced Topic they are selecting to take within this shell unit. AHIS 701–702 can only be taken in Session 1; AHIS 703–705 can only be taken in Session 2. Further details, including unit descriptions, for all the Advanced Topics, are available at: http://hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/research_training_degrees/mres/document/DOM_700_units_Shell_Units_Ancient_ History_120829.pdf AHIS 701–702 Advanced Ancient History Studies 1–2 Session 1 The following Advanced Topics can be taken under these unit codes.

Advanced Topic Convenor Timetable (All Session 1) : Advanced Language Trevor Evans External mode only; no face to Study face class. Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Ian Plant Thursday 6:00pm-8:00pm Rome The Barbarian: The Alien in Antiquity Danijel Dzino Wednesday 1:00pm-3:00pm Elect Cities: Christianity in Paul McKechnie Tuesday 12:00pm-1:00pm from the First Century to Great Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm Persecution Christianity in Egypt Malcolm Choat Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm Ancient Egyptian Architecture Yann Tristant Wednesday 6:00pm-9:00pm Egyptian Funerary Beliefs Naguib Kanawati Monday 6:00p-9:00pm Judaism in the Graeco-Roman Stephen LLewelyn Thursday 12:00pm 2:00pm Diaspora Methodology in Ancient Art History Ken Parry / Linda Evans External mode only; no face to face class.

AHIS 703–705 Advanced Ancient History Studies 3-5 Session 2 The following Advanced Topics can be taken under these unit codes.

Advanced Topic Convenor Timetable (All Session 2) Latin: Advanced Language Study Trevor Evans External mode only; no face to face class. Ptolemaic Egypt Malcolm Choat Tuesday 4:00pm-6:00pm Greece and Rome: Caravan Cities Peter Edwell Thursday 6:00pm-8:00pm City of Constantine Ken Parry Friday 3:00pm-5:00pm Monasticism in Egypt Malcolm Choat Wednesday 4:00pm-6:00pm Archaeological Practice Ken Sheedy By arrangement with convenor Studies in Egyptian Religion Boyo Ockinga Thursday 6:00pm-9:00pm Coptic Dialects Victor Ghica Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm

2. EMAIL UNIT SELECTION FORM Email a copy of this form as an email attachment to the Ancient History MRes Convenor, Malcolm Choat ([email protected]) by December 15th. You can use the RTF form available on the MRes website, or fill in the form by hand, and scan and send it.

3. APPOINTMENT All students are required to discuss their Year 1 program with the Ancient History MRes Convenor, Malcolm Choat, on campus in the week of January 7–11, 2013. When you email your unit selection form, we will make an appointment during this week. If you will not be in Sydney during this week, we will make alternative arrangements.

For all enquiries, contact the Ancient History MRes Convenor, Malcolm Choat. Note that I will be overseas and then on leave from 28/11/12 to 1/1/13, and not checking phone messages during this time. Unit Descriptions

Session 1

Ancient Greek: Advanced Language Study Convenor: Trevor Evans Offered: X1 This unit offers advanced study of the Ancient Greek language, concentrating on the reading of set texts and independent study of their language and content. Students must have completed AHIS309 Greek D or equivalent.

Ancient Egyptian Architecture Convenor: Yann Tristant Offered: E1 This unit concentrates on architectural elements and construction methods of ancient Egyptian temples, tombs, and houses. Students closely examine the major architectural traditions of Ancient Egypt to explore how monuments can be used to study the history and culture of an ancient society.

Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome Convenor: Ian Plant Offered: E1 Covering women writers from Sappho in the seventh century BC through to and Egeria in the fifth century AD, this unit examines topics including the authenticity of texts attributed to women, and how to read literature by women within the wider literary and social context of the ancient Graeco- Roman world.

Elect Cities: Christianity in Phrygia from the First Century to Great Persecution Convenor: Paul McKechnie Offered: D1 This in-depth study of a largely rural area of Roman Asia Minor during the early centuries of the growth of Christianity examines Christianity in the life of small cities, including Pisidian , , , and Temenothyrae, concentrating on issues such as how centre and periphery interacted in the Roman empire.

Christianity in Egypt Convenor: Malcolm Choat Offered: D1 This unit focuses on close study (in translation) of the textual, and especially papyrological, evidence for Christianity in Egypt in the first millennium CE, through which students undertake a detailed examination of the history of Christianity in Egypt from New Testament times through to the Church in Egypt after the Arab conquest.

Egyptian Funerary Beliefs Convenor: Naguib Kanawati Offered: E1 This unit comprises a detailed investigation of Egyptian funerary beliefs and practices, examining topics including the archaeological evidence for tomb design, innovations in funerary scenes and archaeological assemblages, developments in mummification, and royal and elite religious ideology.

The Barbarian: The Alien in Antiquity Convenor: Danijel Dzino Offered: D1 This unit uses a close study of literary and documentary texts (in translation) and material artefacts to explore the ideological construct of 'the barbarian' in ancient societies, from classical Greece and the Hellenistic period, through the late Roman empire to its medieval and Byzantine afterlife, down to modern appropriations of 'the barbarian' justifying nationalist and colonialist ideologies and their effect on contemporary interpretation of ancient texts.

Judaism in the Graeco--Roman Diaspora Convenor: Stephen LLewelyn Offered: D1 Students in this unit make a close study of the literary, archaeological, and epigraphic evidence for Jewish life, practice and thought in the Mediterranean Jewish diaspora, addressing topics including how Jews in those communities responded to living as minorities within major cities of the Roman Empire; their attitudes to Greco--Roman religion and contact with their Gentile neighbours; and how those neighbours viewed them.

Methodology in Ancient Art History Convenors: Ken Parry and Linda Evans Offered: X1 This unit addresses the theoretical background for studying the art and architecture of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean (including the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, early Christian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine cultures). Students study topics including the nature of art, the development of art history, the practice of connoisseurship, the process of engaging with ancient art, the role of museums and conservation, and the effect of ancient art on modern design.

Session 2

Latin: Advanced Language Study Convenor: Trevor Evans Offered: X2 This unit offers advanced study of the Latin language, concentrating on the reading of set texts and independent study of their language and content. Students must have completed AHIS319 Greek D or equivalent.

Ptolemaic Egypt Convenor: Malcolm Choat Offered: D2 Covering Egypt from its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE to its incorporation into the Roman Empire in 30 BCE, this unit uses a detailed examination of textual and archaeological evidence to examine topics including the relationship between Egypt and other Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome in this period; interactions between Greeks and Egyptians; Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish religion; and Egyptian and Greek literature and documents.

Greece and Rome: Caravan Cities Convenor: Peter Edwell Offered: E2 The unit studies a number of key cities in the Roman Near East, particularly Petra, Palmyra, and Dura Europos. Students evaluate archaeological evidence against the extant literary sources to assess how the Silk Road and the Frankincense Road brought great prosperity to the cities of the Roman East.

Monasticism in Egypt Convenor: Malcolm Choat Offered: D2 Students undertake a detailed study of monasticism in Egypt based on documentary papyri and inscriptions in translation, investigating a number of key cases studies, including Melitian monasticism, the monasteries of Bawit, Bala'izah, and Apa Jeremias, and western .

City of Constantine Convenor: Ken Parry Offered: D2 This unit uses the close study of the literary and documentary record (in translation) as well as archaeological evidence to examine the cultural, ecclesiastical, intellectual, military, art and architectural history of Constantinople from its foundation by Constantine in the 4th century to its capture by the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century.

Archaeological Practice Convenor: Ken Sheedy Offered: X2 Students participate in an archaeological project for a minimum of three weeks full-time, though in the case of an archaeological dig in Egypt, the participation is for six weeks. The dates for participation in digs must be discussed with the unit coordinator (Dr Ken Sheedy) as soon as possible. Students are individually responsible for meeting any tuition and residential charges and otherwise for planning and paying for travel and accommodation. Before enrolment students must consult with the unit coordinator and complete a form outlining the proposed fieldwork project. The Department may provide a list of suitable fieldwork projects.

Coptic Dialects Convenor: Victor Ghica Offered: D2 This unit studies the major Coptic regional dialects, including Bohairic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic and Fayyumic, as well as further advanced study of the Sahidic dialect, examining the dialects themselves and the literature that survives in them. Students must have completed AHIS 368 Coptic C or equivalent.

Studies in Egyptian Religion Convenor: Boyo Ockinga Offered: E2 This unit comprises an in-depth study (in translation) of texts that deal with the daily temple ritual, temple reliefs that depict the performance of the ritual, and priestly biographies, to examine central aspects of religious thought and practice in Ancient Egypt, the temple, and temple rituals.