CX 102

Module Co-ordinator & Lecturer: Dr. Abigail Graham, room H229 (abigail.graham@warwick.ac.uk), tel. 024765 22367

This module is intended as an introduction to central themes in Greek and Roman history from the Greek Archaic Period to the established Roman Empire of the first century AD. In the first term the module covers the Archaic (800-500), Classical (500-320), and Hellenistic (320-30) periods of Greek history, during which the Greeks developed political processes (e.g. democracy), ethical values (e.g. liberty) and intellectual methods (e.g. philosophical analysis) and imagery (art, architecture, and a written alphabet) which are still influential today. Students are introduced to the main types of evidence for ancient history and to various modern methodologies. No previous knowledge of classical languages or ancient history is assumed.

While the approach is thematic, the module is also intended to provide a broad chronological understanding of the ancient world, including how different cities related to each other, in terms of government, trade, and social values. For example, who is the greater leader: Pericles, Alexander, or Caesar (two have movies and mini-series, but don't be fooled.....)? Whose governmental reforms do you prefer, those of Kleisthenes or the Gracchi? Who would you rather be, a citizen of Rome, Athens or Sparta? What mode of government do you think is most effective, a democracy, a tyranny or an oligarchy?

This module runs every year

RC&S Lecture 16:Roman Architecture 

RC&S Lecture 17Petronius

Architecture in Asia Minor Lecture