KLB_006 Topography of ancient Greece I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Vavřín, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dagmar Vachůtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Grecian history, art and architecture
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
course is focused on the knowledge of topographical development of the Ancient Greece, main characteristic of the regions, cities and their most famous archaeological sites
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - geographical overview of Greek regions, the most important archaeological monuments)
  • 2. Athens
  • 3. Attica
  • 4. Corinth - Argolis
  • 5. Argolis 2
  • 6. Arcade
  • 7. Lakonia - Messenia
  • 8. Ellis - Achaia
  • 9. Boiotie - Thessaly and other regions of central Greece
  • 10. Macedonia
  • 11. Macedonia - Thrace
  • 12. Selected Greek Islands
  • 13. Museums in Greece
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Bakirtzis, Ch. – Triantaphylos, D. 1990: Thrace. Athens.
  • Iakovidis, S.E. 1993: Mycenae-Epidaurus-Argos-Tiryns-Nauplion. Athens.
  • Karpodini-Dimitriadi, E. 1996: The Peloponnese – A Traveller`s Guide To The Sites, Monuments And History. Athens.
  • Preka-Alexandri, K. 2000: Eleusis. Athens.
  • Tataki, A.B 2003: Sounion – The Temple of Poseidon. Athens.
    not specified
  • Papahatzis, N. 1996: Ancient Corinth. Athens.
Teaching methods
lectures with visual learning
Assessment methods
oral examination, requirements: general knowledge of the main Greek regions and their historical particularities,an overview of important archaeological monuments
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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