Greco-Roman Political Thought
CRN 15436


Syllabus

Schedule

Notes
Herodotus Constitutional Debate
Homer Iliad Notes
Hesiod Text With Notes
Aeschylus Eumenides Notes
Pseudo-Xenophon Constitution of Athens
Antigone
The Constitution of the Lacedaemonians
Charlotte Stone: Draco's Laws in Athens
Jackson Dircks: 'Lycurgus' and the 'Great Rhetra'
Gorgias notes
Noor Nabi: Autochthony
Nick Carothers: Cleruchies
Veda Renzulli: Cleisthenes' Reforms
   Republic I: notes up to Thrasymachus' outburst
The argument of Republic I according to one scholar, G Rudebusch: notes
Plato and Socratic Dialogues: a few general observations/theories
Anna Calcaterra on Juries
Ashley on Plato's 7th Letter
The whole Republic, a quick guide courtesy of D Scott
Symaira Elliot: Metics in Athens
Liv Buckser on Zeno's Republic
 N. Dahl on justice in Republic
The Form of the Good according to Santas
Aristotelian Ethics Overview
Reminder: always check the schedule for readings and be sure to refresh your browser on that page
Who Financed Tragedies in Athens
Aristotelian "Justice": basic notes on Nicomachean Ethics 5
Keith Brown on the Academy
Brian Fahey on Aristotle's Collection of Constitutions
Aristotle Politics General Intro
Politics 1
Politics II: important passages
Subjectivism
Politics III: citizenship, and other issues
Overall Conclusions about Politics: Kraut's 'through line' conclusions
Keith on Sortition
Charlotte on Ephialtes Reforms
Jackson on Cicero's De RePublica
Veda on Aristotle's existing works
Symaira
Anna
Polybius Text with boldfacing in lieu of notes
Liv on Natural Law
Noor on Euthynai
Aidan Hull on the Twelve Tables
Ashley G on Proscriptions
Brian F.
  Finn C.
Cicero: De Republica and De Legibus
De Legibus I: summary via selected quotations
Daily Comments for Posterity

Final Guide



Opportunities for you outside of this class:
UVM Study this summer in Greece
Kenchreai Archaeology $$$
'Arts in Action'

Extra Credit:
 Attend ANY academic talk, write up a one-page reflection