History of Ancient Greece - 1st semester
Objectives
Identification of the main historical and geographical evolutions of the Greek world
Understanding of the social, political, religious and economic segments between the the Late Bronze Age and Classical Period in the Greek area
Understanding of the Hellenistic changes in the Greek world
Understanding of operating concepts related to the mythical and rational thinking
General characterization
Code
711051163
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Docente a definir
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
n.a.
Bibliography
FERREIRA, J. R. (1990) - A democracia na Grécia Antiga. Coimbra: Minerva.
FERREIRA, J. R. (1996) - Civilizações Clássicas. I (Grécia). Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
FINLEY. M. I., 1970 [1990] Grécia Primitiva: Idade do Bronze e Idade Arcaica. São Paulo: Martins Fontes
JAEGER, W. (1957[1993]) Paideia: los ideales de la cultura griega. Madrid: Fondo de Cultura Económica.
PETIT, P., 1976 O mundo antigo. Lisboa: Edições Ática.
ROCHA PEREIRA, M. H. (1988) Estudos de História da cultura clássica. I (Cultura grega). Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Teaching method
Theoretical classes; pratical classes focused on texts discussion; classes with invited specialists on the research field.
Evaluation method
Subject matter
Introduction
Geography and genesis of the Greek world
Mythical and rational thinking
Bronze Age
Minoan civilization
Micenic civilization
The Archaic period
Homer and Hesiod
Emergence and evolution of the Polis. The colonial diapora
Emergence and evolution of the Polis. The religion
The Classical period
The fifth century BC. Athens
The fifth century BC. The Peloponnesian War
The fourth century BC. Political and ecomical changes
The Hellenistic period
Macedonic diapora. The Hellenistic monarchies
The Hellenistic society and its Epyptian heritage