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104-136 Empires of the Ancient World | |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 12.5 1st year |
Coordinator | Dr R G Jenkins |
Prerequisites | None, though any classics or archaeology first-year first semester subject is recommended. |
Contact | Two lectures and a tutorial a week |
Subject Description | Students on completion of this subject should be able to: recognise an empire when they see one, and apply a standard set of criteria to the analysis of that empire; criticise these criteria from the perspective of their overall adequacy and their particular relevance to any exercise; recognise parallels with contemporary situations, and be able to reflect on the relevance for these of an understanding of ancient world contexts. A basic set of criteria for analysis will be applied to four empires selected from a long list. |
Assessment | Essay: one 2000 word essay (30%), Tutorial: one 1000 word paper (assessed together with the tutorial presentation); (20%) and Examination: one 1-hour paper during the semester (50%). |
Prescribed Texts | The department will issue a reading guide. |
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