Mar 29, 2024  
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CLA 332 - Greeks and Persians


Instructor
Krentz

This course explores the various cultural, economic, military, political, and religious interactions between the Greeks and the Achaemenid Persians, rulers of the first world empire, and investigates how Herodotus, the “Father of History,” constructed his grand narrative. The focus will be on the period from Cyrus the Great to Xerxes (559-478 BCE), but we will pay some attention to the later Greek and the modern reception of this early confrontation between east and west, including the movie 300

Satisfies the Historical Thought requirement.
Counts toward the major in Classical Languages and Literature, the major in Classical Studies, and the minor in Classical Studies.
Counts as a 300-level course and fulfills the pre-modern course requirement in the History major and minor.

Prerequisites & Notes
Students at all levels welcome. (Not offered in 2021-2022)