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GRS337 - Herodotus and Greek Ethnography

Description

Examines the relationship of the Greeks to other Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultures in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, such as the Mesopotamians, Lydians, Persians, Egyptians, Scythians, Carthaginians, Etruscans and Celts. Focus on the ethnographic accounts of these civilizations by Greek writers, particularly Herodotus and Poseidonius of Apamea, as well as archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence from the cultures themselves.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Recommendations

  • One of GRS 100, GRS 101,201, GRS 331, GRS 332 recommended prior to GRS 337.

Course offered by

Department of Greek and Roman Studies

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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