Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Poets and Tyrants: Archaic Greece
School	History and Cultures
Department	Classics, AH and Archaeology
Module Code	09 39826
Module Lead	Dr Gideon Nisbet
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-2 hours Guided independent study-178 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	Perhaps three centuries elapse between the transcription of the Homeric epics and the classical period of Greece, exemplified by the oratory and drama of Periclean Athens. This intervening, 'Archaic' period saw major changes in the world the Greeks knew: the rediscovery of literacy; urbanisation and the rise of the city-state, or polis; a new kind of warfare (the 'hoplite revolution'); increased trade and colonisation, and new forms of government (tyranny, oligarchy, and ultimately, democracy). In this module we will study these social and political developments with a focus on the primary sources of the period, which will allow us an insight into a time of war, colonial expansion, lyric poetry, and artistic creativity.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: deploy knowledge and understanding of the history, literature, and culture of the Greek Archaic period. synthesise and evaluate themes across a broad range of diverse material; 20.3 conduct their own research and secondary reading and articulate arguments in writing.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Assessment: 1 x 3,000-word coursework (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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