Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Peter Edwell
Contact via peter.edwell@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAncHist or GradCertAncHist or MA in (Ancient History or Coptic Studies or ECJS or Egyptology or History or Late Antiquity or Ancient Art and Architecture) or PGDipArts in (Ancient History or ECJS) or PGCertArts in (Ancient History or Coptic Studies)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
Co-badged with Honours, MRes
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit aims to combine archaeology with history in the study of a number of key cities of the Roman Near East. The Silk Road and the Frankincense Road brought great prosperity to a number of cities of the Roman East, especially Petra, Palmyra and Dura Europos. Much of the history of these cities is written from a combination of archaeological reports and literary sources. Students will be given the opportunity to learn how to evaluate archaeological evidence against extant literary sources and also to study the architectural history of the Roman Near East.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Major Essay | 50% | 6 November 2015 |
Participation | 20% | 27 July - 6 November |
In-Class Presentation | 30% | Weeks 5, 8 or 13 |
Due: 6 November 2015
Weighting: 50%
What role did long-distance caravan trade play in the ancient Roman economy? To what extent was local and long-distance trade an important feature of Dura Europos, Palmyra and Petra? Is the epithet “Caravan City” a misleading term when identifying these cities?
Due: 27 July - 6 November
Weighting: 20%
Students are expected to contribute to the weekly seminars through involvement in discussion and asking questions. Some of this discussion will be prompted by the unit convenor.
Due: Weeks 5, 8 or 13
Weighting: 30%
Students will be assigned to one of two groups of 3 or 4 students which will prepare and present a 30 minute seminar in week 5, 8 or 13. The seminar will be followed by 15 minutes of discussion with the rest of the group to be co-ordinated by the presenters. Groups and class presentation times will be assigned in the first seminar. A powerpoint presentation should accompany each presentation. You may use any of the material used by me in the presentations in the weeks before and you are also expected to use material which is self-located.
Seminar Time: Monday, 6-8pm
Location: Y3A210
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Bibliography available in unit resources file on i-learn page.
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