This course will consider principally the history of ancient Greece from its origins in the Bronze Age to the death of Alexander the Great. Special emphasis will be placed upon the political, philosophical, and intellectual ideas which form the basis of Western Civilization.

Lectures: 2 per week

Written Assignments:

This course has been designated Writing Intensive. All undergraduate students will be required to write a paper for this course. It will be of moderate length (15 pages). All topics must be approved by me. Submission of a paper on a topic which has not been approved will materially affect your grade.

Papers will be written in three stages. At the end of the fifth week [September 29] of the course you will be required to submit an abstract of not less than one page and no more than two, plus a bibliography to be used in your research. This will be returned for rewriting. You will resubmit this within one week of the date the graded first draft of the abstract was returned to you. You will submit first draft of the abstract with the rewritten second draft; without the first draft, the second will not be accepted.

A complete first draft of the research paper will be due at the start of the twelfth week [November 17]. [One letter grade will be deducted for each day that the paper is late]. This will be returned to you for rewriting. The final draft is due at the beginning of Dead Week, that is, the Monday of the last week of classes [December 4], NOT EXAM WEEK. Your rough draft will be submitted with your final draft; no final draft will be accepted unless accompanied by the graded first draft.

No sad stories, please. You know today when things are due and you have all semester to work on them. Should you choose not to do so, well, you are adults, but you will also have to live with the consequences of your choices.

All papers must contain appropriate footnotes and bibliography and must meet the expectations of both the discipline and the Department in regard to the submission of research papers. All papers must be typed and double spaced. No handwritten papers will be accepted.

Your paper MAY NOT include websources, with the exception of those originating from a reputable academic institution or museum. You must use legitimate source material, not bullshit stuff by crackpots and weirdos. Let me as clear as possible about this. If you do not pay attention to this, you will lose one letter grade at the minimum, and you may well receive an "F" for the paper. Since it is 60% of your grade, don't screw around.

Plagiarism is a capital crime and will result in your being hung by your toenails from a great height and pummelled into insensibility with a damp carp. It will also result in an "F" for the course and possible expulsion from the university on an academic misconduct charge. Avoid it as you would the Plague.

Examination: For your final exam, you will be asked to write an essay which will allow you to discuss the general characteristics and ideas of Greek civilization and Greek history. This will not necessarily be a test over "factual" knowledge, but should allow you to show that you have developed an understanding of this culture.

Graduate Students will consult with me regarding your research projects.

Attendance: Consistent attendance is 20% of your grade. Do the math. If, as history majors, you can't do the math, that means is you don't attend consistently you loose 20% off of your possible final grade.

Grading: Abstract: 10%, First draft: 20%, Final draft: 40%, Final essay: 10%, consistent attendance %20

Class Participation: I encourage you to ask questions and to participate in this class. Failure to do so will not hurt your grade, but neither will it help it.

Office Hours: My office is 107 Rogers-Stout Hall. I will be there most of the day on both MWF and TR. Please, feel free to drop by without an appointment.

If there is any student in the class who has need for test-taking or note-taking accommodation, please feel free to come and discuss this with me.

Textbooks:

• J. Hatzfeld. History of Ancient Greece
  
• R.B. Kebric. Greek People
  
• Plutarch. The Rise and Fall of Athens
  
• Herodotus. The Persian War
  
• Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War
  
• Sophocles. The Theban Plays