CITIES AND SANCTUARIES OF ANCIENT GREECE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare writings by ancient authors such as Aristotle and Plato on Greek politics, including their attitudes towards egalitarianism, democracy, power, and wealth. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe aspects of ancient Greek cities including their physical organization and social institutions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Synthesize knowledge of Greek urban phenomena such as colonization, stasis, and synoikismos. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the practices of construction, finance, and patronage of Greek cities and sanctuaries. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Compare literary and archaeological evidence for aspects of ancient Greek private life, houses and households, and the rural landscape of ancient Greece. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Employ bibliographic tools such as DYABOLA to research a specific ancient Greek city. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare writings by ancient authors such as Aristotle and Plato on Greek politics, including their attitudes towards egalitarianism, democracy, power, and wealth. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe aspects of ancient Greek cities including their physical organization and social institutions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Synthesize knowledge of Greek urban phenomena such as colonization, stasis, and synoikismos. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the practices of construction, finance, and patronage of Greek cities and sanctuaries. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Compare literary and archaeological evidence for aspects of ancient Greek private life, houses and households, and the rural landscape of ancient Greece. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Employ bibliographic tools such as DYABOLA to research a specific ancient Greek city. Audience: Undergraduate