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 107-002 Everyday Life in Greece and Rome: A Study of Ancient Society

Note

Formerly available as 104-117. Students who have completed 104-117 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

1st year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Prof Frank Sear

Prerequisites

None

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

The subject examines the lifestyles of the Greeks and Romans. It looks at their religious, political and social life, their arts and crafts and their towns and villages. It addresses questions of family life, rich and poor, slavery and the position of women in ancient society. Students who complete this subject should be able to understand the social, economic and political basis of society in the ancient world by a process of examining the historical, archaeological and literary evidence; appreciate the legacy of the ancient world in terms of the institutions they developed in the course of over a millennium.

Assessment

An essay of 2000 words, and a 2-hour examination.

Prescribed Texts
  • D Balsdon, Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome. 1969.
  • B A Sparkes, Greek Civilization. Blackwell 1998.
  • A Andrewes, Greek Society. Penguin 1971.
  • J-A Shelton, As the Romans Did. Oxford 1998.
  • S Blundell, Women in Ancient Greece. Cambridge 1995.
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