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ANHS2622: Herodotus and His World
2025 unit information
Have you ever heard of the riches of the Lydian king Croesus Or of the gold-digging ants of India In this unit of study you will encounter these and other famous aspects of Herodotus Histories, a text that blends history, literature, ethnography, geography and religion. You will explore the different intellectual worlds Herodotus inhabited and relate them to the world he created in his Histories - a key source for the study of the transition between the archaic and the classical periods in the history of ancient Greece.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Philosophy, Archaeology, English |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ANHS3609 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. learn about Herodotus, the world he created in his Histories, and the world(s) he inhabited
- LO2. look at history as literature and literature as history
- LO3. get to know a key-source in the study of the ancient world
- LO4. gain and deepen your understanding of the cultural, intellectual and political history of Greece
- LO5. continue to learn how to write well
- LO6. argue combatively
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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