The History of Classical Greece

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course traces the history of Greece during the Classical period from the beginning of the fifth century BCE until the rise of Macedon in the mid-fourth century BCE. Special emphasis is placed on 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: CLAS-2302(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CLAS-2091 | CLAS-2302 | HIST-2104.