The 'long 5th century BCE' (546-371 BCE) is a great watershed in the history of the Ancient World. During this period 'Classical' Greek thought and society established the terms around which European culture and civilisation would define itself for 2500 years. This unit examines the historical contexts of this transformation from its beginnings in the late 6th century BCE-including the Persian crisis, the hegemony of Sparta, the rise and fall of the Athenian Empire and the role of the Western Greeks-to the catastrophe and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) and the eclipse of Athens and Sparta as the determining poles of Greek history in the first half of the 4th century BCE.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Ben Brown, benjamin.brown@sydney.edu.au |
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