The History of Archaic Greece

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course traces the history of Greece during the Archaic period from the beginning of the eighth century BCE through to the beginning of the fifth century BCE. Special emphasis is placed on the social, political and economic evolution of the Greek city-states (in particular Athens and Sparta), the failure of the Greeks to achieve political unity, cultural transformations, periods of warfare, and the Greeks' consequent vulnerability to external threats. Cross-listed: HIST-2080(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CLAS-2091 | HIST-2104 | HIST-2080.