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Courses Offered in 2011-12AHCL COURSES (Click here for the Academic Timetable) AHCL 1000Y—Trojan war AHCL 1001H/WI--Case Studies in Classical Archaeology This course explores the origin, development, challenges and lessons of archaeological practice in the Classical world, with a focus on specific, illustrative case studies drawn from the history of the discipline. Instructor: J.P. Moore AHCL 2100Y—Introduction to ancient history
Instructor: Jason McClure AHCL 2310H/FA--Women in the Greek World, ca 700-300BC Materials studied will be drawn from literature, philosophical and medical treatises, law codes and the visual arts and will be considered within the context of current trends of approach (e.g., sociological, anthropological, literary). Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Instructor: Jackie Tinson AHCL 2320H/WI—Women in the ancient Roman world
AHCL 2350H/WI--Greek Myths and Mythology Myths of the ancient Greeks, specifically those dealing with the gods and their relationship with humans/the generations of the gods; the primal creation; Titans and Olympians; the nature of "myth" itself, why people in all ages tell (and re-tell) stories, and how these stories have been read and interpreted. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Instructor: Jason McClure AHCL 3070H/FA--Alexander the Great A course offering both a survey of the life and deeds of Alexander and an examination of the background, the ancient sources (studied in English) and modern assessments. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including AHCL 2100Y. Instructor: Sean Lockwood AHCL 3100H/WI--The Athenian Empire During the fifth century BC, the Athenian Empire controlled the Aegean. This course covers political, economic, and intellectual developments relating to events such as the construction of the Parthenon and the Melian Dialogue. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits, including AHCL 2100Y. Instructor: Sveva Savelli AHCL 3102H/WI--Nerva, Trajan & Hadrian The politics, administration, society, and economy of the three principates (including a glance back to the reign of Domitian, AD 82-96) and the expansion of Rome's frontiers under Trajan, with special emphasis placed on the literary, epigraphic, and numismatic evidence and on modern assessments. Preqrequisite: 4.0 university credits including Ahcl 2100Y. Instructor: Sean Lockwood AHCL 3130H/FA--The Augustan Principate & Its Origin A study of the political, constitutional, administrative, social and cultural history from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the death of Augustus, with special attention paid to the ancient sources (studied in English) and to modern assessments. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including AHCL 2100Y or permission of the instructor. Instructor: Adam Anders AHCL-ANTH 3240H/WI--Etruscan Archaeology The material culture of the Etruscans, who rivaled the major Mediterranean powers in trade and warfare and whose art, architecture and beliefs profoundly influenced ancient Roman culture. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including AHCL 2200Y. Instructor: J.P. Moore AHCL-ANTH 3250H/FA--Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology An exploration of the material culture of the Aegean Basin from the Neolithic Period through the Late Bronze Age (ca. 8000-1100 BC), focusing on such topics as the built environment, art and symbolism, trade and exchange, religion and burial customs, and social stratification and state formation. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including AHCL 2200Y. Instructor: R.D. Fitzsimons AHCL 3956H/FA--Ovid in Translation Though often in the shadow of earlier writers of the Augustan era, and even banished from Rome in his later years, Ovid has turned out to be one of the cleverest and most influential poets of ancient literature. In this course we will read some of his most important works and set them in their literary and social contexts. The first half of the course will be dedicated to Ovid's love poetry: the Amores, the Ars Amatoria, and select Heroides. In the second half of the course, we will look at Ovid's greatest single work, the Metamorphoses, in which Ovid binds myth and history together in the epic style through the theme of change and transformation. Instructor: Jason McClure AHCL 3900Y/3905H -- Reading Courses Please click here for "Policy on Reading Courses". Senior Seminars
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Priority for registration in the following Senior Seminars are given to graduating students in Ancient History & Classics. Senior seminar courses may be taken by AGRS majors and joint-majors who have successfully completed the following courses AHCL 1000Y, 2100Y, 2200Y, and 2300Y. Enrolment Limit: 30. |
AHCL 4001H/FA--Roman Agriculture and Trade
Beyond the basic need for sustenance, ancient Romans characterized food as playing a distinctive role in their cultural heritage. Drawing upon archaeological, epigraphic, and literary testimony, we will explore the socio-cultural, economic, and political ramifications of the production and trade of food (particularly wine and olive oil) in the Roman Republic and Empire. Prerequisite: See above note as well as AHCL 2100Y, AHCL 2200Y and AHCL 2300Y; or permission of instructor.
Instructor: J.P. Moore
AHCL 4003H/WI--Classics and Mary Renault
This course will examine five of the historical novels by Mary Renault (1905-1983) set in the ancient Greek world. She is rightly regarded as the finest writer of historical fiction with a classical setting. The course wil also examine her sources (Plutarch, Life of Theseus; Plato Seventh Letter; Lives of Alexander). Prerequisites: Open to upper-year students with permission of the instructor.
Instructor: I.C. Storey [Click here for a more detailed description.]