GENT 402/2 Foundations of the Classical World
The course examines the Minoan culture and then the concurrent cultures of the Mycenaean Greeks, Neo-Babylonians, Hittites, and the Old Testament Hebrews, focusing on history, visual culture, religion, and literature.
Location: Lecture Form (LF, Bldg. 13), rm. 102
Tuesday, September 15
8:45-9:40 “Prehistoric Aegean: Cycladic and Minoan Visual Cultures,” Gamble Prehistoric Aegean – Cycladic and Minoan visual cultures
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Minoans” and “The End of the Bronze Age: Hittites and Mycenaeans,” Tom
Thursday, September 17
8:45-9:40 “Orphic Religions and Ecstatic Knowledge,” Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Old Gods,” Josh
Tuesday, September 22
8:45-9:40 “Greece: Prehistoric and “Geometric” periods,” Gamble Greece – Prehistoric and Geometric periods
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Beginning of the Iron Age, New States: Phoenicians, Assyrians and Persians,” Tom
Thursday, September 24
8:45-9:40 “Old Testament and Human Nature,” Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Jonah and Job,” Josh
Tuesday, September 29
8:45-9:40 “Greece: “Orientalizing” period,” Gamble
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Greece Recovers: The Time of Homer and New Trade,” Tom
Thursday, October 1
8:45-9:40 “Pre-Socratic Philosophy,” Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Iliad,” Josh
Tuesday, October 6
8:45-9:40 “The Origins of the Law,” Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 “Odyssey,” Josh
Thursday, October 8
8:45-9:40 Dialogue, Team
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 In-person assignment for graded credit students