Ancient Conceptions of the World and its Peoples

Undergraduate / Graduate

An examination of how ancient cultures-including ancient Egypt, the Greco-Roman Mediterranean, India, and China-envisioned the world in which they lived and the diverse peoples that inhabited it. Students will explore a variety of textual and material sources; they will investigate not only how different ancient cultures understood the mechanics of the universe, but how they envisioned and represented those who dwelled beyond the realm of the familiar.