DSBcA05 History of Ancient Greece I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Libor Pruša (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 A21
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
DSBcA05/01: Tue 16:00–17:40 B2.51, M. Habaj, L. Pruša
DSBcA05/02: Tue 10:00–11:40 B2.51, M. Habaj, L. Pruša
Prerequisites
The completion of the Introduction into studies and Proseminary in the case of Ancient History students.
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
    required literature
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. Vydání druhé, revidované. Praha: Arista Books. 346 stran. ISBN 9788086410746. 2015. info
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. Vydání druhé, revidované. Praha: Arista Books. Strana 359. ISBN 9788086410753. 2015. info
  • The Oxford handbook of the state in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Edited by Peter F. Bang - Walter Scheidel. New York: Oxford University Press. xii, 555. ISBN 9780195188318. 2013. info
  • The Oxford handbook of the Bronze age Aegean (ca. 3000-1000 BC). Edited by Eric H. Cline. New York: Oxford University Press. xxxiii, 93. ISBN 9780195365504. 2010. info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Zlaté Mykény. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama. 300 s. 1983. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Zrození řecké civilizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia. 176 s. 1976. URL info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Raná řecká tyrannis. Praha, 1954. info
    recommended literature
  • HALL, Jonathan M. A History of the Archaic Greek World ca. 1200-479 BCE. Second Edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
  • SCHULZ, Raimund. Athen und Sparta. 4., durchgesehene und biblio. Darmstadt: WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft). xii, 180. ISBN 9783534717996. 2011. info
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel. Dějiny Řecka. 2., dopl. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. 768 s. ISBN 80-7106-192-1. 2007. info
  • CASTLEDEN, Rodney. Mycenaeans. 1st pub. London: Routledge. xiv, 282. ISBN 0415363365. 2005. info
  • SHEAR, Ione Mylonas. Kingship in the Mycenaean world and its reflections in the oral tradition. Philadelphia: INSTAP Academic Press. xii, 233. ISBN 1931534128. 2004. info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Kolébka demokracie : dějiny a kultura klasického Řecka 5.-4. stol. př. n. l. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista. 163 s. ISBN 8086410048. 2000. info
  • BENGTSON, Hermann. Griechische Staatsmänner des 5. und 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. München: C.H. Beck. 325 s. ISBN 3406085091. 1983. info
  • PRESSOVÁ, L. Stará Kréta. Praha, 1978. info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Odysseové na mořích historie. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta. 405 s. 1976. URL info
  • OLIVA, Pavel. Sparta a její sociální problémy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia. 339 s. 1971. info
  • ADORNO, Francesco. Klasické Atény. Edited by Etela Šimovičová, Translated by Anna Škorupová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Tatran. 320 s. 1970. 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. 357 s. 1969. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture once a week, seminar once a week, in multimedia classrooms.
Assessment methods
Exam on the history of Mycaenean Greece, the Dark Ages and the Archaic period of Greek history.
The seminary evaluation is based on active class participation and an essay.
For students, who have chosen exam as evaluation: It is only possible to register for the exam after successfully handing-in the essay!
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti Dějin starověku ukončují zkouškou. Studenti jiných oborů ukončují kolokviem.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Literature is constantly updated during the lectures.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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