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107-116 The Legacy of Greece and Rome | |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Prof Frank Sear |
Prerequisites | Third year-usually 37.5 points at second/third year in Classics and Archaeology see Prerequisites. fourth year-usually admission to fourth year Honours see Honours entry. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar or gallery visit per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the achievements of the Classical world of Greece and Rome. It shows how, although the western Roman empire collapsed in the course of the 5th century, the eastern Empire survived and flourished for another 1,000 years. When the eastern Empire finally fell in 1453, Classical learning and Classical art was again flourishing in Renaissance Florence. The course examines the period of the enlightenment, the Romantics, the Grand Tour, the Greek revival, antiquarianism, archaeology and museums, myth and popular culture |
Assessment | An essay of 2000 words, and a 2-hour exam for 3rd-year. Two essays of 2500 words each for 4th-year. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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