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DATE
TOPICS
ASSIGNED READINGS

Tu 1/14
The Aegean world: geography, climate, historical timeline (McCracken)
Bronze Age Greece (Lombardi)

THE BRONZE AGE

We 15
Bronze Age Greece, cont. (Lombardi)
A & L, 1-3
The Odyssey, Telemachkos' journey (McCracken)
Homer, Odyssey 1-4

Th 16
The Odyssey, Odysseus at sea (McCracken)
Odyssey 5-8
Minoan and Mycenaean art (Lombardi)

Fr 17
Review and Quiz

Mo 20
Language and Culture Session

Tu 21
The Odyssey, Odysseus' earlier adventures (McCracken)
Odyssey 9-12
The Odyssey, Odysseus' and Telemachus' return (McCracken)
Odyssey 13-16

We 22
The Odyssey, concluding episodes (McCracken)
Odyssey 17-24
Transition: Dark Age and Colonizing Period: Rise of City States (Lombardi)
A & L, 4

Th 23
Dark Age and Colonizing Period (Georges)
Review and Quiz

Fr 24
No Class

CLASSICAL THROUGH THE ROMAN AGES

Mo 27
Language and Culture Session

Tu 28
Persian Wars, background through Marathon (McCracken)
Histories, pp. 3-73, 148-54
Persian Wars, Thermopylae and Salamis (McCracken)
Histories, 155-232

We 29
End and aftermath of Persian Wars (McCracken)
Histories, 234-237
Greek temple architecture (Roberts)
Woodford, pp. 1-3, 23-37

Th 30
Persian Wars (Georges)
Cult Practices (Georges)
BZ, Chs 1,2,4-9

Fr 31
Review and Quiz

Mo 2/3
Language and Culture Session

Tu 4
Panhellenic Cults/Myths (Georges)
DZ, Chs 10-12
S&N, 128-29, 134-137
Classical sculpture, pottery (Roberts)
Woodford, pp. 4-22, 38-52

We 5
Development of Greek Theater (Lombardi)
A&L, 12; S&N, 235-55
Greek tragedy: Aeschylus' "Oresteia," play 1 (McCracken)
Aeschylus, Agamemnon

Th 6
Aeschylus' "Oresteia," the second play (McCracken)
Aeschylus, Libation Bearers
Aeschylus' "Oresteia," the third play (McCracken)
Aeschylus, The Eumenides

Fr 7
Review and Quiz

Sa 8
MORNING FIELD TRIP TO ART INSTITUTE (weather permitting)

Mo 10
Language and Culture Session

Tu 11
Greek political systems: Athens & Sparta (Lombardi)
A&L, 5, 9-10; S&N, pp. 2-11, 18-34
Background to Peloponnesian War; early years (McCracken)
Thucydides, pp. 1-87

We 12
Peloponnesian War, the middle years (McCracken)
Thucydides, pp. 89-160
Peloponnesian War, the final years (McCracken)

Th 13
Overview: Classical Age (Lombardi)
Greek Polytheism (Georges)
DZ, Chs 13-15

Fr 14
Review and Quiz

Mo 17
Language and Culture Session

Tu 18
Greek Philosophy: Presocratics (McCracken)
S & N, 70-78, 130-31
Panhellenic healing spas and game sites (Georges)
A & L, 8; S & N, pp. 278-83, 65-68

We 19
Development of Greek philosophy (McCracken)
A & L, 15 & 16
Views on home, women, slaves (Georges)
A & L, 13-14
S & N, pp. 62-64, 194-215

Th 20
Further on Greek philosophy (McCracken)
S & N, pp. 79-112
Review and Quiz

Fri 21
No Class

Su 23
GROUP DINNER (Date Tentative)

Mo 24
Language and Culture Session
[Student papers due before 5:00 PM]

Tu 25
Rise of Philip and Alexander (McCracken)
A & L, 17 & 18
S & N 44-57, 183-87
Late Classical to Hellenistic Greek art (Roberts)
Woodford, Part II

We 26
Greece in the Hellenistic-Roman Ages (Georges)
A & L, 19-20
SEE BELOW!

THE BYZANTINE ERA

We 26
Art of the Byzantine Era (Roberts)
Woodford, Part III
Turner, pp. 1-108 (begin)

Th 27
Greece in the Byzantine Age (Georges)
Turner, pp. 1-108 (finish)
(Cont.)

Fr 28
Reports from students' papers

Mo 3/3
Language and Culture Session

Tu 4
Reports from students' papers
Review and Conclusion

We 5
8:30-11:30 AM FINAL EXAMINATION