The module organization will change between the first two terms and the summer term, when Alison Cooley will be on research leave, and Abigail Graham will take over as module coordinator. For the first two terms, there are two one-hour lecture sessions each week, Mondays 11-12 in H0.60 and on Fridays at 12-13 in Room S0.19. There will also be three seminars in the autumn term (Fridays of Weeks 3, 5, 9) and two seminars in the spring term (Fridays weeks 5, 9). In the summer term, the Friday lecture slot will be moved to Mondays at 15-16 in H0.60.

The lectures will present the basic chronological framework of the period, and will explore how to interpret many different types of primary sources, providing guidance in assessing their relative strengths and weaknesses as historical evidence, and will highlight some of the main areas of debate. After each lecture, students are advised how best to consolidate the topic covered through independent study (see lecture consolidation - further reading), and will be required to read a small article/chapter to prepare for the following lecture (see lecture preparation). Online links are provided to facilitate access to research materials.

In addition, the group will be divided into three for three seminars in the first two terms. Pairs of students will be asked to prepare informal presentations for these seminars, and to lead the discussion. Seminar worksheets will be distributed two weeks before each seminar, and can be accessed online.

Students are advised that attendance for every lecture and seminar is necessary since the assessed essays and exam paper will draw upon the material covered in them. If you have to miss a lecture or seminar for some good reason, please let me know in advance if possible, or as soon as possible thereafter. Non-attendance at three consecutive sessions will result in an automatic summons from the Director for Undergraduate Studies.

Classics students will attend a weekly language class, Monday 9-10 in H40.02 in terms 1-2.