The University of Western Ontario Department of Classical Studies CLASSICAL STUDIES 1000 – 001: ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME Proto-Attic amphora, 7th cent. BC Odysseus’ blinding of the Cyclops Lupa Capitolina she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus Instructor: Dr. Bernd Steinbock Email: [email protected] Office: Lawson Hall 3210 Office Hours: M 2:30-3:30 pm or by appointment Course Website: owl.uwo.ca Teaching Assistant: TBD Teaching Assistant: TBD Email: TBD Email: TBD Office Hours: TBD Office Hours: TBD TIME AND PLACE OF CLASS: M W F 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.; University College 3110 PREREQUISITES: There are no prerequisites for this course REQUIRED TEXTS: Pomeroy, Sarah (et. al.): A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture. 4th edition. Oxford 2019 (ISBN 9780190925307). Boatwright, Mary (et. al.): A Brief History of the Romans. 2nd edition. Oxford 2013 (ISBN 0199987556). The Book Store at Western sells both textbooks together for ca. 115 $ (ISBN for the bundle: 9780199038770) COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will improve your understanding of who we are today by exploring the foundational cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Contemporary discussions about justice, beauty, and human nature are all rooted in antiquity. Although CS 1000 will include a basic historical outline, it is less concerned with battles and politics than with the cultural and social life and achievements of ancient Greece and Rome. Among the topics to be considered are: myth, religion, philosophy and rhetoric; the aesthetic principles of the art and literature of the Greeks and Romans and their masterpieces of architecture, sculpture and painting, poetry and prose; the structure of society and the position of women; slavery; everyday life; sport; warfare; and medicine. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course Course Outline: 2019-20 - 1 - Classical Studies 1000-001 The University of Western Ontario Department of Classical Studies EVALUATION: Midterm 1: 20% (4 October 2019) Midterm 2: 25% (22 Nov 2019) Midterm 3: 25% (7 February 2020) Final Exam: 30% (April exam period, as scheduled by the Registrar’s Office) COURSE OBJECTIVES: On successful completion of this course students are expected to • have acquired a basic knowledge of the political and social history of ancient Greece and Rome. • be able to identify both iconography and subject matter of ancient art and architecture. • address the possible symbolism of ancient art and architecture within its social/historical context. • understand the important contribution archaeological evidence makes in examining and reconstructing the history of ancient Greece and Rome. • understand the character and dominant themes of ancient literature. LEARNING OUTCOMES / TRANSFERABLE SKILLS: On successful completion of this course students will be able to • appreciate the importance of historical perspective and explain how social norms and customs are a product of time, events and historical context. • understand the limits of primary evidence as actual historical fact. YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I am Dr. Bernd Steinbock and will be your instructor In May 2019, my colleague Dr. Pratt and I led 22 for this section of CS 1000. After studying Latin, Western students on an adventure-packed study tour Greek and History in Germany, my native country, I to the most fascinating sites of the ancient Greek earned my PhD at the University of Michigan in Ann world. We explored Athens, Sparta, and Mycenae, Arbor. I have been at Western since 2005 and raced at Olympia, consulted the oracle at Delphi and currently serve as Undergraduate Chair in the walked over the battlefields at Marathon and Department of Classical Studies. If you have any Thermopylae. If you have been to any of these places questions about the courses and programs we offer, or are planning to join the next Study Tours to Italy please come and talk to me either after class or (2020) and Greece (2021), come and chat with me. during my office hours. I teach Classical Studies and ancient Greek language courses on all levels. My teaching reflects my research interests, which lie at the point where history and literary texts intersect. I am particularly interested in how people in the ancient world viewed their own past, what this past meant to them, and how it affected their political decision-making. My book Social Memory in Athenian Public Discourse: Uses and Meanings of the Past engages these issues. CLASS COMMUNICATION: Class will be notified of any class cancellations, room changes and other special announcements via the course website on OWL. Course Outline: 2019-20 - 2 - Classical Studies 1000-001 The University of Western Ontario Department of Classical Studies CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE : It is of paramount importance that every student can follow the lectures with the least distraction possible. For this reason, please abide by the following basic rules of classroom etiquette. 1. Do not carry on conversations during lectures. If you have a question, raise your hand and I’ll answer it. 2. Arrive on time. If you arrive late, take your seat quietly. 3. Turn your cell-phone off during lectures. 4. Use your laptop ONLY for note-taking (if you must). Other screen activities are very distracting to the people sitting around you. NOTES TO STUDENTS: 1. Students seeking academic accommodation for any missed tests or exams must either complete a Self- Reported Absence Form (provided the conditions for submission are met) or apply to the Office of the Dean of their home faculty and provide documentation (see note on Policy on Accommodation for Student Absences below). Make-up exams CANNOT be granted by the instructor. 2. If you miss a test, you must – in addition to completing a Self-Reported Absence Form or applying to the Office of the Dean of your home faculty – contact me no later than 24 hours after the end of the period covered by either the self-reported absence or Student Medical Certificate, or immediately upon your return following a documented absence. If you do not, the grade of F will stand. 3. Those who miss classes or parts of classes remain responsible for the material they have missed. Attendance is essential for success in this course. The instructor will not review the contents of lectures, repeat announcements, or retain handouts for those who arrive late or miss classes. 4. Both the Midterm tests and the Final Exam are multiple choice tests and not cumulative. The questions will be based on lectures and assigned readings. 5. The final grade is calculated on the basis of your performance on the tests and final examination only. You cannot do an extra assignment to make up for a poor performance on a test or the final exam. NOTE FROM THE DEAN OF ARTS and HUMANITIES: You are responsible for ensuring that you have successfully completed all course prerequisites and that you have not taken an antirequisite course. Lack of prerequisites may not be used as basis of appeal. If you are not eligible for a course, you may be removed from it at any time, and you will receive no adjustment to your fees. These decisions cannot be appealed. PLAGIARISM: Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea, or a passage of text from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar). POLICY ON ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENT ABSENCES: https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/Academic_Consideration_for_absences.pdf Students seeking academic accommodation for any missed tests, exams and/or assignments worth 10% or more of their final grade must either complete a Self-Reported Absence Form (provided the conditions for submission are met) or apply to the Office of the Dean of their home faculty and provide documentation. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION CANNOT BE GRANTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR OR DEPARTMENT. UWO ACCESSIBILITY POLICY: Western has many services and programs that support the personal, physical, social and academic needs of students with disabilities. For more information and links to these services: http://accessibility.uwo.ca/ MENTAL HEALTH: Students who are in emotional/mental distress should refer to Mental Health@Western http://www.health.uwo.ca/mental_health/ for a complete list of options about how to obtain help. SYLLABUS: for a detailed syllabus visit the course website at: http://owl.uwo.ca Course Outline: 2019-20 - 3 - Classical Studies 1000-001 The University of Western Ontario Department of Classical Studies SYLLABUS Textbook Readings: Pomeroy 1-21 = Pomeroy, Sarah (et. al.), A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture. 4th edition. Oxford 2019, p. 1-21 Boatwright 1-12 = Boatwright, Mary (et. al.), A Brief History of the Romans. 2nd edition (Oxford 2013), p. 1-12 OWL = course website at http://owl.uwo.ca Week Date # Topic Reading Assignment F Sept 6 1 Introduction Week 1 M Sept 9 2 Sources Pomeroy 1-13 W Sept 11 3 Prehistoric Greece Pomeroy 14-22 F Sept 13 4 Bronze Age: The Minoans Pomeroy 22-26; Akrotiri Frescoes (OWL) Week 2 M Sept 16 5 Bronze Age: The Mycenaeans Pomeroy 26-37 W Sept 18 6 Homer, the Mycenaeans and the Trojan War Pomeroy 37-42, 51-53 F Sept 20 7 The Dark Age in Greece Pomeroy 43-50 Week 3 M Sept 23 8 Greek Epic: Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey Pomeroy 53-61; Homer Iliad 1.1- 350 and 6.370-500 (OWL) W Sept 25 9 Archaic Age: Rise of the Polis I Pomeroy 62-70; Nestor’s Cup (OWL) F