DSBcA005 History of Greece I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
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
Thu 12:00–13:40 D32
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 aim of the course is:
- to make students familiar with the beginnings of ancient times in Europe, the relationships between Europe and the Near East during this era and the continuity and differences between Minoan, Mycenaean and Greek civilizations;
- to explain basic differences in the ancient history, the history of Greece in the Dark Ages and the Archaic period and its cultural contribution to the global cultural heritage;
- to illustrate in detail the origins and history of Greek poleis and their society.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
- evaluate the development of ancient Greece on the basis of recent sientific data;
- elucidate the transition from the tribal society to the state (polis);
- explain the importance of Greek culture for today's world.
Syllabus
  • 1) The Mycenaean civilization, its state, society, culture. The realtionship to the ancient period of Greece.
  • 2) The problem of coming of the Dorians and north-western Greek tribes to Greece. Continuity and disruption between the Mycenaean and ancient period of Greek history.
  • 3) Sources to the Greek Dark Ages, the society of this period
  • 4) Progressive features of the s. c. Dark Ages. The importance of the adaptation of the south-Phoenician writing system.
  • 5) The process of creating the Greek poleis. The state and society in the 8th c.
  • 6) Main changes in Greek life during the 7th c. (regarding economics, warfare, thought, ethics). The origins and rising of social tensions. The Greek oligarchy.
  • 7) The Second Greek colonization and its civilization benefits
  • 8) The earliest written laws of Greece. Early Greek tyrannis.
  • 9) The specifics of the development of Athens, Sparta and Corint in the Archaic period.
  • 10) Greecewide institutions. The Hellenes and the barbarians.
  • 11) The Greek oligarchy.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel. Dějiny Řecka. 2., dopl. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 768 s. ISBN 80-7106-192-1. info
  • CASTLEDEN, Rodney. Mycenaeans. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2005, xiv, 282. ISBN 0415363365. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Svět helénismu. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2001, 151 s. ISBN 8086328023. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Řecko mezi Makedonií a Římem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1995, 321 s. ISBN 8020004351. info
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 549 s. info
  • BENGTSON, Hermann. Griechische Staatsmänner des 5. und 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. München: C.H. Beck, 1983, 325 s. ISBN 3406085091. info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Zlaté Mykény. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1983, 300 s. info
  • PRESSOVÁ, L. Stará Kréta. Praha, 1978. info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Odysseové na mořích historie. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1976, 405 s. URL 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
  • BENGTSON, H. Griechische Geschichte (von den Anfängen bis in die römische Kaiserzeit). München, 1969. info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Zlatá Egeis. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1969, 357 s. URL info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Raná řecká tyrannis. Praha, 1954. info
Teaching methods
Two-hour lecture once a week, a seminar once a week, in multimedia classrooms
Assessment methods
Written test on the history of Mycaenean Greece, the Dark Ages and the Archaic period of Greek history.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Předmět se ukončuje písemným testem z látky probrané v úpříslušném semestru. V případě C kreditů (a studentů, kteří nepokračují předmětem Řecko II) písemnou seminární prací.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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