DSMgrA05 Everyday Life in Ancient Greece

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Meško, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 15:50–17:25 B2.23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DSBcA021 Bachelor's State Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main purpose of the course is to provide student with informations about various characteristic features and aspects of ancient greek society and its evolution from mycenaean to classical period of greek history.
Syllabus
  • 1.) Greek society in mycenaean and homeric period. 2.) The transition from gender to citizen society - the rise of polis. 3.) Trade and economic life of greek poleis in archaic and classical period. 4.) Warfare as a part of everyday life. 5.) Diplomacy and relations between greek poleis - making of "international" treaties, publishment of various laws and regulations, existence of military leagues etc. 6.) Family and its social role in ancient Greece. 7.) Greek art and its evolution. 8.) Warfare in Mycenaean and Dark Age Periods. 9.) Creation and Development of Greek heavy infantry - hoplitai. 10.) Greek Seafaring. 11.) Persian Wars. 12.) Peloponnesian War.
Literature
  • Ancient Greece (Podřaz.) : The Universal history of the world. Vol. 2, Ancient Greece. info
  • POMEROY, Sarah B. Ancient Greece : a political, social, and cultural history. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, xxv, 561. ISBN 9780199846047. info
  • Origins of democracy in ancient Greece. Edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub - Josiah Ober - Robert W. Wallace. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007, xi, 242 p. ISBN 0520245628. info
  • BLUNDELL, Sue. Women in ancient Greece. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1995, 224 s. ISBN 0674954734. info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Zlaté Mykény. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1983, 300 s. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Zrození řecké civilizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1976, 176 s. URL info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Sparta a její sociální problémy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 339 s. info
  • ADORNO, Francesco. Klasické Atény. Edited by Etela Šimovičová, Translated by Anna Škorupová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Tatran, 1970, 320 s. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Raná řecká tyrannis. Praha, 1954. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, two hours one time per week, free debate on topics from discussed theme.
Assessment methods
Test, consisting of questions from discussed themes
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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