DATES
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TOPICS
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READINGS
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ASSIGNMENTS DUE
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T 1/23
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Introduction: concepts and themes |
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Th 1/25
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What is a city?
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Weber; Hammond pp. 346-60; Amin and Thrift
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| T 1/30 |
Ancient to early modern conceptions of cities |
Selection of ancient to early modern writers; Purcell
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RESPONSE PAPER 1
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Th 2/1
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Exploration of ancient cities; excavation and survey; regional perspectives
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Descoeudres pp. 41-54; Rackham; Snodgrass
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T 2/6
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Urban development and city planning; “civic biography”
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O chap. 1; T chaps. 1-2; Stambaugh pp. 243-67
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RESPONSE PAPER 2
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| Th 2/8 |
The beginnings of cities: Prehistoric East; Bronze and Iron Age Greece
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O chaps. 2-3; T chap. 3; Hammond pp. 107-33 |
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T 2/13
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The Polis I: Early Athens
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O chap. 4; T chap. 4; Camp pp. 3-58 |
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| Th 2/15 |
The Polis II: Classical Athens
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Camp pp. 59-160 |
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M 2/19
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MIDTERM 1
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T 2/20
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The Polis III: The Classical countryside |
Osborne pp. 13-92
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| Th 2/22 |
The Hellenistic city I: Alexandria
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T chap. 7; Vrettos pp. 3-74
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| T 2/27 |
The Hellenistic city II: Pergamon
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T chap. 8; O chap. 5; Radt
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RESPONSE PAPER 3
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Th 3/1
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CANCELLED |
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T 3/6
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Rome I: Kingdom and Republic
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T chap. 11; O chap. 6; Grimal pp. 10-39
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Th 3/8
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Rome II: Imperial capital |
Grimal pp. 40-82; Stambaugh 123-82
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| T-Th 3/13-15
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NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK
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T 3/20
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The Italian city: Pompeii
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Descoeudres pp. 1-40; T chap. 12
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Th 3/22
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The provincial city I: Lepcis Magna |
T chap. 13; Ball pp. 419-31; Mattingly pp. 116-37
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| T 3/27 |
The provincial city II: Palmyra |
T chap. 14; Stoneman pp. 15-79
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Th 3/29
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The provincial city II: Palmyra |
Ball pp. 74-87; Schmidt-Colinet
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| M 4/2 |
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MIDTERM 2 |
| T 4/3 |
Late Antique city I: trends |
Liebeschuetz |
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| Th 4/5 |
Late Antique city II: Constantinople |
Kennedy; T chap. 15; Bassett |
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T 4/10
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Thessalonica (David)
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TBA |
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Th 4/12
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Kelsey (Petra) / Eli (Aphrodisias)
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TBA |
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| T 4/17 |
Julia (Carthage) / Maggie (Trier) |
TBA |
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Th 4/19
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Nora (Ravenna) / Erin (Dura Europus)
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TBA |
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T 4/24
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Andrew (Syracuse) / Jackie (Jerusalem) |
TBA |
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Th 4/26
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Maya (Priene) / Mike (Syrian Antioch)
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TBA |
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T 5/1
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Conclusion
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Fri 5/4
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FINAL PROJECT
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