HI203 Rise of Athens

HI203 Rise of Athens

Prof. Michael Arnush	Ladd 209 x5462
marnush@skidmore.edu	Hours: MF 12-1pm

Overview
Texts
Requirements
September
October
November
December
Web Resources

	*AGW*	*Hall, J. A History of the Archaic Greek World: ca. 1200-479 BCE.* Wiley-Blackwell, 2006. References to page numbers. e.g., AGW p. 9 (= Hall, A History of the Archaic Greek World page 9)**

	*Per.*	*Tracy, S.V. Pericles: A Sourcebook and Reader. Univ. of California, 2009.* References to page numbers. *e.g., Per* pp. 53-54 (= Tracy Pericles pages 53-54)**

	*D&G*	*Dillon, M., and Garland, L. Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2000.* References to chapter and selection numbers, not to page numbers. Use page numbers only if you cite D&G's introductory comments; otherwise, use their system of organization for citing a text. *e.g., D&G* 5.23 (= chap. 5, item number 23)**

	*Hdt.*	*Herodotus. Histories. Translated by J. Marincola. Penguin, 2003.* References to book and chapter numbers, not to page numbers. No need to cite the title of Herodotus' work, since it's the only piece he wrote. [see also the Reading Schedule for Herodotus' Histories] *e.g., Hdt. 1.4-1.6 (= Herodotus Histories, book 1, chapters 4-6)*

	*Plut.*	*Plutarch. The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives. Penguin, 1960.* *References to biography and chapter numbers, not to page numbers. For example, Plut. Them. 17 (= Plutarch Life of Themistocles* chapter 17) Abbreviations:** Plut. Thes. = Theseus Plut. Sol. = Solon Plut. Them. = Themistocles Plut. Arist. = Aristides Plut. Cim. = Cimon Plut. Per. = Pericles

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		*Martin, Thomas R. Ancient Greece from Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times. Yale, 2000.* Martin's textbook, organized chronologically, provides supplementary reading on the themes we will examine. As we proceed to the next major topic in the semester, the reading schedule provides a link to Martin's relevant chapter. Readings in Martin will span several class meetings, so read selectively.