131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity

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131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity
Note	Formerly available as 131-297/397. Students who have completed 131-297 or 131-397 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. To be offered in the Summer Semester 2002 with fieldwork to be held in November/December 2001. Special entry conditions apply. Itinerary and travel arrangements available from Australians Studying Abroad. Prospective students must register with ASA prior to approval of enrolment at http://www.asatravinfo.com.au. Strict enrolment deadlines apply to subjects taught during the Summer Semester. Any enrolment in, or withdrawal from, this subject for the Summer Semester must be made in line with HECS census dates, see HECS census date.
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	25
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Nick Vlahogiannis
Prerequisites	37.5 points of second/third year history, see Prerequisites.
Semester	Summer (view timetable)
Contact	A 22-day intensive field work program in Greece, Italy and Turkey in November/December 2001. Sixteen 1.5-hour lecture/workshops, sixteen 1-hour tutorials and at least 16 site visits. A travel and accommodation package will be available
Subject Description	This intensive subject examines ancient Greek and Roman societies and cities in Greece, Italy and Turkey. We will be based at three locations: Athens, with day trips to Delphi and the Sounion peninsular; Kusadasi, Turkey, with trips to the Hellenistic sites of Priene, Miletus, Aphrodisias, Ephesus and Pergamon; and Rome, with a day trip to Ostia. Visits to sites and museums will be based around issues that contribute to a concept of the physical, economic, political and cultural evolution of ancient cities, and social life in these cities. Students should develop a familiarity with themes such as the origins of cities; the city as a physical site; the city as seat of rank, authority and power; the economy and the marketplace; religion and myth; the individual in society; citizenship, the family, the individual and the state; work, sport, leisure and entertainment; gender and sexuality.
Assessment	Written work totalling 8000 words.
Prescribed Texts	A subject reader will be available.

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