History of Ancient Greece

Code:

ARQU035

Acronym:

HGA

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ARQU	54	Study plan since 2008/2009	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To understand the background of the Eastern Mediterranean in the 2nd millennium b.C.
To name the several peoples who contributed for the Eastern Mediterranean’s development.
To explain the contribution of the Cretan and the Mycenaean for the formation of the Greek “homeland”;
To evaluate the importance of Homeric poems;
To understand the geo-strategic background in the genesis of the Greek poleis;
To explain the rivalry between Spartans and Athenians;
To understand the Aegean mentality’s transformation process;
To explain how the political evolution which led to the Athenian democracy was processed;
To evaluate the governmental capacity of certain Athenian politicians;
To evaluate the evolution of Greek’s artistic and cultural sense throughout History.

Program

1. The Mycenaean Greeks;
2. Homeric world;
3. “Poleis" formation;
4. Hellas enlargement: colonization;
5. Hoplite “revolution”;
6. Legislators and tyrants;
7. Cleisthenes’ reforms;
8. The political institutions of the Greek “poleis”;
9. The century of Pericles;
10. The Greek “poleis” and economical problems;
11. Athens, "the school of Greece”;
12. Imperialism and tribute;
13. Polis federation;
14. Hellenistic world;
15. Culture and citizenship;
Teaching Methods
Exposition and direct and personal contact with the students about the themes;

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition and direct and personal contact with the students about the themes.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	2,00		2010-12-18
	Exame	40,00		2010-12-18
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	64	2010-12-18
	Total:	64,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance at a minimum of 75% of classes, except in cases foreseen by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam’s score.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Mandatory reading of the following works:
- Homer – Iliad
- Plato – The Republic
- Xenophon – Anabasis

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

Bibliografia Principal

Homero; Odisseia, Livros Cotovia 2003., 2003
Aristofanes; As Vespas, Clássicos Inquérito
Eurípides; As Bacantes, Clássicos Inquérito
Eurípides; As Troianas , Edições 70, 1996
Sófocles; Édipo Rei , Clássicos Inquérito
Tucídides, História da Guerra do Peloponeso , Editora Universidade de Brasília, HUCITEC Editora, 1982
FERREIRA, José Ribeiro; Hélade e Helenos, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, 1983


Bibliografia Complementar

AUSTIN, Michel, NAQUET, Pierre Vidal; Economia e Sociedade na Grécia Antiga , Edições 70 , 1986
FINLEY, Moses I.;O Mundo de Ulisses, Edições Presença, 1982
MOSSÉ, Claude; As Instituições Gregas , Edições 70, 1985
MOSSÉ, Claude; O Cidadão na Grécia Antiga , Edições 70, 1999
GRIMAL, Pierre; Dicionário de Mitologia Grega e Romana , Difel, 1992