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AHIX3210 – Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic Age
2020 – Session 1, Fully online/virtual
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Elizabeth Stockdale
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
10cp from AHIX units at 1000 level and 20cp from AHIX units at 2000 level
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Alexander the Great’s extraordinary conquests (334-323 BCE) opened up vast areas of the ancient Near East to Greek influences. This Unit deals with the political and cultural history of the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East, beginning with the death of Alexander. It follows the fortunes of his successors in the third and second centuries BCE, the developments brought on for both Greeks and those they conquered, the “hellenisation” of local peoples, and reactions to cultural change, down to the end of the first century BCE, under the Roman Empire. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: demonstrate awareness of a variety of ancient text types and other ancient sources relevant to the aftermath of the career of Alexander the Great, and the political, social and cultural history of the subsequent Hellenistic period.
- ULO3: contextualise particular ancient documents and other sources of information within their wider cultural environment.
- ULO2: demonstrate an awareness of the differing kinds of ancient evidence (including textual, epigraphic, numismatic and archaeological evidence) and appropriate methods for dealing with them.
- ULO4: demonstrate a comprehension of ancient world-views and cultural concepts
- ULO5: express an awareness of the complexity of ancient accounts of past events and experiences
- ULO6: conduct independent research on a chosen topic
- ULO7: engage with and respond critically to a variety of scholarly opinions
- ULO8: formulate an independent view in dialogue with both ancient evidence and modern interpretations
Assessment Tasks
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Changes from Previous Offering
The previous convenor of the unit, Dr Chris Forbes, retired at the end of 2019, at which time the regular internal/external offering of the unit was cancelled. However, the AHIX version needs to be taught for the last time in 2020. That being the case, Prof. Ian Worthington agreed to act as convenor on the understanding that everything to do with assignments, including marking, will be handled by casual staff.
The names of such staff will be put onto the iLearn Syllabus of this unit.