1) Submit the written work via turnitin. Underneath each of the essays in the iLearn Syllabus (under Assessments & Guides) you will see a link on which to click to submit the relevant essay.

2) LATE PENALTY: Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

3) IMPORTANT NOTE ON FINAL MARKS: The department has moved to include the following statement concerning all of its courses with respect to the marks you receive for work during the session: 'that the marks given are indicative only; final marks will be determined after moderation'.

4) Do not plagiarise: plagiarism will not be tolerated; see 'MQ Academic Honesty': http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

DELIVERY SCHEDULE, METHOD, UNIT WEBPAGE, TECHNOLOGY USED, SKILLS REQUIRED

Schedule: Internal: Campus Sessions (Weeks 1-13) - mandatory. External: listen to lectures and online decision form (not marked).

Method: AHIS2210 is delivered in blended mode as a Macquarie University unit of study.

Webpage: Online units can be accessed at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Technology used and skills required: PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement.

Please contact IT staff (NOT Ian Worthington!) for any further, more specific, requirements, to do with technology.

It is a requirement of this unit that students who are enrolled in Internal mode attend on-campus lectures. Students enrolled in External mode may attend campus sessions. All lectures will be recorded for digital upload.

Required and recommended resources

Required books:

Ian Worthington, By the Spear. Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire (Oxford University Press 2014)

Ian Worthington (ed.), Alexander the Great: A Reader, 2nd edition (Routledge: 2011)

Prescribed text(s):

eReserve readings (see 'Unit Readings' in iLearn Sylabus for information).

Week 1: Introduction; Macedonia and Greece before Philip; Macedonian Society; Sources.

Week 2: Philip's accession and reign, 359-c.354

Week 3: Athenian Movements and Imperialism; Philip II from c.354-346.

Week 4: Philip from 346-338.

Week 5: Battle of Chaeronea (338); League of Corinth; death of Philip (336); Alexander, Youth and Accession to 334.

Week 6: Vergina Tomb II (that of Philip?); Alexander's Invasion of Persia (1).

Week 7: Alexander's Invasion of Persia (2).

Week 8: Alexander and Central Asia.

Week 9: Alexander and India.

Week 10: Alexander's Final Years and Death; Alexander's Afterlife.

Week 11: Greece in Alexander's Absence; After Alexander's Death, and the Wars of the Successors.

Week 12: The Hellenistic World 1: The kingdoms to 146 BC.

Week 13: The Hellenistic World 2: Rome and Greece to 30 BC.

The unit is renumbered in a accordance with the new curriculum structure of the university.

The unit has a change in assessment weighting and the replacement of the long essay by a final examination (2 hrs).

The final two weeks of the unit will be given over to a discussion of major aspects of the Hellenistic era since the 3rd-year unit on that period was cancelled at the end of 2019. This two-week study was not included in the submission for this unit as at the time the Hellenistic Age course had not been taken off the books. Note that the period still falls under the 'Macedonian Imperialism' part of this unit's title as the Hellenistic kingdoms were the product of Alexander's successors.