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)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
Co-badged with AHIS 704
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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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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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In Class presentation | 20% | No | By 31 October |
Major Essay | 50% | No | 11 November |
Participation | 15% | No | 30 July - 5 November |
Blog/Newspaper article | 15% | No | 8 October |
Due: By 31 October
Weighting: 20%
Students will be assigned to a group of 3 or 4 students which will prepare and present a 30 minute seminar in weeks 4, 9 or 12. 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.
The questions you should address are contained in the Unit Bibliography and Discussion questions document available on the unit ilearn site.
Due: 11 November
Weighting: 50%
What role did long-distance trade play in the ancient Roman economy? To what extent was local and long-distance trade a feature of life at Dura Europos, Palmyra and Petra in the Hellenistic and/or Roman periods?
Due: 30 July - 5 November
Weighting: 15%
Students are expected to actively participate in discussions in class and your mark for participation will be based on this rather than attendance.
Due: 8 October
Weighting: 15%
A newspaper article or weblog (blog) focusing on the impact of the war in Syria on ancient archaeological sites, especially Palmyra and Dura Europos. More information will be provided on this topic in week 1 of the unit.
Pre-recorded lectures are available via Echo 360 on i-learn page. Live seminars will also take place. See the unit schedule in the Unit Bibliography and Resources document on the i-learn page.
See schedule in Bibliography and unit resources file on i-learn page.
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25/07/2018 | Seminar date change in week 4. |