DSBcA007 History of Greece II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (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 17:30–19:05 C31
Prerequisites
DSBcA005 History of Greece I
basic knowledge of Greek history in the classical period and Hellenism
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 student will be able to explain the causes and consequences of the basic evolutionary processes in Greece in the aforesaid periods, to put forth the information stated in the basic historical sources for these periods, to judge the importance of classical and Hellenistic Greek influence on the later European culture, as well as the ancient development of the Near East, Central Asia and the western Mediterranean. He/she will be able to describe how the civilizations of the Near East influenced Greece of the aforesaid periods.
Syllabus
  • 1) Athens in the classical period
  • 2) Greco-Persian wars
  • 3) relations between Athenian League and Spartan League
  • 4) causes of the crisis of poleis and the Peloponnesian war
  • 5) everyday life in the classical Greece
  • 6) Greek historiography
  • 7) + 8) Hellenism and its culture
  • 9) The Greeks and the Roman empire
  • 10) + 11) the beginning of the Antiquity in the western Mediterranean - the influence of Greek colonies, Carthage, Etruscans
  • 12) the contribution of the Greeks to the global culture
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CANFORA, Luciano. Il mondo di Atene. 4a ed. Roma: GLF editori Laterza, 2012, viii, 518. ISBN 9788842097518. info
  • CANFORA, Luciano. La democrazia : storia di un'ideologia. Nuova ed. Roma: Laterza, 2006, vi, 446. ISBN 8842079227. info
  • BENGTSON, Hermann. Griechische Staatsmänner des 5. und 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. München: C.H. Beck, 1983, 325 s. ISBN 3406085091. 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
Teaching methods
Lectures in multimedia lecture rooms, questions of students, discussion, permanent comparison with evolution, analogies and diferences of Greek history and the history of the other ancient civilizations.
Assessment methods
Oral exam or written test. Besides of the history of the Greeks the exam contents always one question devoted to the relations of Greece to the "world of barbarians".
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Student ústně zodpovídá tři otázky, z nichž dvě se vždy týkají vlastní historie Řecka, jedna "barbarských" etniák, která přicházela do kontaktu s řeckým světem.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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