The focus of this course is the "Golden Age of Pericles," Athens in the fifth century BCE. Students examine the whole of Athenian society from art to war, and near the end of the semester participate in a trial of the philosopher Socrates, condemned by the democratic government on charges of corrupting the young. The primary texts are contemporary to the period studied: the historians Herodotus and Thucydides, tragedies (Sophocles and Euripides), comedies (Aristophanes), and Plutarch's biographies of important Greek personalities. There are two hour examinations, and a research paper, approximately ten pages long, on a topic of the student's choice. The course may be used as part of the Humanities requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Prerequisites:
None.
Three hours.
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