Due May 3: Review esp.
the timeline in Shipley, Shipley Chapter 10, Pollitt Chapter 7. Be
able to discourse eruditely on: What is a city? What is Hellenistic?
What is a Hellenistic City?
NOTE CALENDAR CHANGE
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Due April 26: Review Shipley
Chapter 5, D. Potter's "Hellenistic
Religion"; also Theokritos' Idyll II:
The Sorceress, Apollonius' Argonautica/Jason and the Golden
Fleece Book 3, Medea portions.
- Read: Magical Papyri: Protective
and Helpful Spells, Useful
Spells for Everyday, Love
Spells
Lucretius on the Worship
of Cybele
Selection from Apuleius' Metamorphoses/The
Golden Ass Book XI (this is worth
reading in its entirety if you have the time; there are several
translations available at UT)
- Catullus 63: Attis
- Hymn to Adonis in Theokritos' Idyll XV:
Gorgo and Praxinoa
Due April 19: Read Shipley
Chapters 5 (know esp 173 ff.) and 9 (you've already read 341-350).
From Erskine, ed., D. Potter's "Hellenistic
Religion." From R.W. Sharples. 1996. Stoics, Epicureans and
Sceptics. London: Routledge: "What
About Other People?"
Two short extracts from Diogenes Laertius: Zeno
and Theophrastus.
- Explore about Archimedes
and read the "Sand
Reckoner: first 5 paragraphs and 5 assumptions.
- Epicurus: Letter
to Meoeceus, and the Main
Doctrines, esp. 1-5.
- Cleanthes' "Hymn to
Zeus"
- Epictetus' "Manual"
(Enchiridion), 1-15
Due April 12: Read Pollitt
Chapter 8. In Erskine, A., ed, read Chapters 13 and 19 (T.S. Scheer's
"The Past in a Hellenistic
Present: Myth and Local Tradition," and R. v. Bremen's "Family
Structures"). S.E. Alcock's "The
Heroic Past in a Hellenistic Present," in P. Cartledge, P.
Garnsey, E. Gruen, eds. Hellenistic Constructs. Essays in Culture,
History, and Historiography. Berkeley: University of California
Press. Papyrus texts
concerning daily life situations from Bagnall & Derow.
Review Menander's Dyskolos;
Theokritos's Idylls II: The
Sorceress, XXIV: Young
Herakles, XV: Gorgo and
Praxinoa
Herondas's mimes: I: The
Procuress; II:
Pedagogy
Due April 5: SCHEDULE CHANGE:
Read Pollitt Chapter 7, Shipley Chapter 10. B. Tsakirgis's "Morgantina:
A Small Town in Sicily." Emma Dench's "Beyond
Greeks and Barbarians: Italy and Sicily in the Hellenistic Age."
from A. Erskine, ed. Erich Gruen's "Philhellenism:
Culture and Policy," from Gruen, E. 1984. The Hellenistic
World and the Coming of Rome, vol. 1. Berkeley: University of
California Press.
View Syracuse images. Poseidonia
(Paestum): Tomb of the Diver
paintings. Akragas
(Agrigento) -- scroll down to list, beginning with Hellenistic-Roman
Quarter, click on highlighted number for image. Also plans.
Due March 29: In Pollitt: Review
Chapter 1, read Appendices II and III. Review Kallimachos, Lock
of Berenike; Theokritos Idyll XV:
Gorgo and Praxinoa. Selection of original texts
and inscriptions on ruler cult from Bagnall and Derow.
From A. Erskine, ed.:John Ma's
"Kings," Angelos Chaniotis'
"The Divinity of
Hellenistic Rulers." "The Hellenistic Period: Women
in a Cosmopolitan World," from E. Fantham et al. 1994. Women
in the Classical World. New York; Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Not required this week, but available because of Monday's
discussion: Erich Guen's Jews
and Greeks, from A. Erskine,
ed..
Due March 22: WRITING ASSIGNMENT
2
Read in Erskine, A., ed., Chapters 14, 20, 23 and 22 (available as
Space and Geography, The Economy,
Piracy and the Slave Trade, and
Warfare). Selection from Casson,
L. 1994 Ships and
Seafaring in Ancient Times. London: British Museum
Press. Delos
(click on purple dots for views).
Due March 8: Read Shipley
Chapter 7. Finish Argonautica/Jason and the Golden
Fleece -- as you do, worry less about the mythological
digressions and stories, and concentrate more on such issues as
urbanization, multiculturalism and travel relevant to this course.
Concentrate on Book 3.
Joan Burton, Theocritus's
Urban Mimes, Chapter 4 and Conclusion.
Menander's Dyskolos;
Theokritos's Idylls I: Thyrsis,
II: The Sorceress, XXIV:
Young Herakles, VI: Damoetas and
Daphnis and XI: Cyclops;
review Idyll XV: Gorgo and
Praxinoa
Herondas's mimes: I: The
Procuress; II: Pedagogy;
VI: Girl Talk; review
IV: At the Temple.
Kallimachos, Lock of
Berenike;
Bion's Lament for Adonis;
Selected Epigrams.
Note: much of this is in Fowler, Hellenistic Poetry
Due March 1: The eRes thing did
not work on this text, so I had copies made, and put them outside my
door: Cure and Cult in Ancient Corinth. You can pick them up
any time. Some pretty lame photos of the Asklepieion
on Kos (field trip, anyone?) Sources
on Asklepios, mainly late.
Due Feb. 23: Read Chapters
9-11 in Pollitt. H.A. Thompson's "Architecture
as a Medium of Public Relations among the Successors of
Alexander," in Barr-Sharrar, B and Borze, E., eds. 1982.
Macedonia and Greece in Late Classical and Early Hellenistic
Times. Washington: National Gallery of Art.
[N 386 U5 A3 V.10 Classics and Fine Arts].
Richard Billows' "Cities,"
from A. Erskine, ed. 2003. A
Companion to the Hellenistic World. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell
Publishing. Selection of
City
Texts from Bagnall and Derow.
EMAIL ME YOUR PAPER TOPIC AND
PRESENTATION DATE!
Remember to begin to read the Argonautica / Jason and
the Golden Fleece, whether in Fowler, Hunter, or Green
translation.
Due Feb. 16:
Read Chapter 6 in Shipley and Chapter 12 and 280-281
in Pollitt. Henri Riad's Egyptian
Influence on Daily Life in Alexandria; Judith McKenzie's
"Alexandria and the Origins of
Baroque Architecture"; Diana Delia's "All
Army Boots and Uniforms?" Ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt;" from
Alexandria and Alexandrianism. Malibu: JPGetty Museum.
[N 5888 A54 A44 1996 Fine Arts].
Theokritos, Idyll XV. Selection
of Ptolemaic texts from
Bagnall & Derow. Yes, you will read the text of the Rosetta
Stone!
Remember to begin to read the Argonautica / Jason and
the Golden Fleece, whether in Fowler, Hunter, or Green
translation.
Due Feb 9:
Read Chapter 3-6 in Pollitt, finish Chapter 4 and
read Chapter 8 in Shipley. Herondas, Mime
IV, Theokritos, Idyll
I. (use Fowler's translation if you have it).
The Pollitt is a little dense, and you do not need to make such a
sharp distinction between baroque and rococo (I will not ask you, "is
this baroque or rococo?"). Do get the more important arguments he
makes about the nature of these works of art and their style and
interpretation. Follow up on our discussion of emotion, expression,
the family and domestic life. What is the Pergamene style?
Due Feb 2:
Review the first part of Shipley's Introduction; make sure you
have noted the main points regarding Hellenistic urbanization
In order to prepare for our guest lecturer, and our class, please
read Chapters 2 and 3 and pp. 108-120 in Shipley,
Chapters 1 and 2 in Pollitt.
Read Hammond, N.G.L. 1982. "The Macedonian Imprint," in
Hellenistic History and Culture, P. Green ed., 12-23.
Berkeley: University of California Press. [DF 77
H5464 1993 PCL, UGL, Classics] (also available on
eReserves, password citylife).
At the beginning of the semester, please refresh your memory of
historical events during the Hellenistic period and the fourth
century BCE. Everyone will be responsible for the information
contained in the assigned readings. If the subject is new to you,
additional readings may be helpful.
In preparation for the first class, we need to review the
developments leading up to the Hellenistic period, particularly the
life and afterlife of Alexander the Great. In beginning to study the
Hellenistic city, we must also clarify what our sources are and how
they are to be used.
Due Jan 26:
The Introductions to both J.J. Pollitt. Art in the
Hellenistic Age, and Graham Shipley, The Greek World After
Alexander. What are some major characteristics of the Hellenistic
age? What does the word mean? What are our main sources? How do we
best approach them?
Ian Worthington's "How
'Great' was Alexander?" -- observe how the sources are used, the
questions raised, and the new sort of man created during Alexander's
life. How great do you think Alexander was?
A short and rousing, and probably overwrought account of events
immediately after
the death of Alexander by Quintus Curtius Rufus, who wrote in
Latin in the late first or early second century CE. Think about the
impact of these events on the ensuing period, and about Curtius as a
source.
If you are not very familiar with the life and mystique of
Alexander the Great, please consult a library book about him, such as
Peter Green, Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. : a historical
biography, or go to one of the Web sites. One that has all the
basics plus a good deal of emotional rhetoric is http://www.pothos.org/alexander.asp
Become familiar, if you are not already, with the images at this
exhibit
Look at the Greek Ministry of Culture's sites on Vergina
and Pella:
(click on the icons next to "Pella")
This assignment will give you a taste of the types and volume of
readings that will be assigned in this class. The readings are
lively, interesting, in different media, and there are LOTS of them.
Since it is a three-hour class meeting only once a week, I will
assign three hours worth of readings per week -- it is not a good
idea to wait until Sunday night to cram them all in. When I say
REQUIRED, I mean that you are responsible for the material in the
readings, and to have thought about them enough to be able to talk
about them in class and perhaps do a writing or discussion exercise.
Class participation counts.
Overviews:
- Austin, M.M. 1981. The Hellenistic World from Alexander to
the Roman Conquest. A selection of ancient sources in
translation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
[DF 235 A1 H44 Classics Library
]
- Bagnall, R.S. and P. Derow, eds. 2004. The Hellenistic
Period. Historical Sources in Translation. Malden, MA; Oxford:
Blackwell.
- Barr-Sharrar, B and Borza, E., eds. 1982. Macedonia and
Greece in late classical and early Hellenistic times.
Washington: National Gallery of Art. [N 386 U5
A3 V.10 Classics and Fine Arts]
- B. Fowler, The Hellenistic Aesthetic
(PA 3081 F6 1989 Classics)
- B. Fowler, Hellenistic poetry : an anthology
(PA 3622 F69 1990 Classics)
- P. Green, Alexander to Actium [DE
86 G738 1993 Classics Library]
- A. Erskine, ed. 2003. A Companion to the Hellenistic
World. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
- E.S. Gruen, The Hellenistic World and the Coming of
Rome [DG 241.2 G78 1984 V.1 and 2
Classics]
- J. Onians, Art and Thought in the Hellenistic Age
(N 5633 O6 Fine Arts; N 5630 O54 UGL and Fine
Arts)
- J.J. Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic Age
(N 5630 P55 1986 Fine Arts
Library)
- G. Sarton, Hellenistic Science and Culture in the last
three centuries B.C. (Q 127 G7 S34 1993 PCL
Stacks)
- R.W. Sharples, Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics
(B 505 S52 1996 PCL)
- F.W. Walbank, The Hellenistic World (DF
235 W3 1982 UGL)
- T.B.L. Webster, Hellenistic Poetry and
Art [PA 3081 W4 UGL, Fine Arts]
- Reference and very helpful additional reading if you are
lost:
- Cambridge Ancient History v. 6 (D 57
C253 V.6 UGL and PCL reference; Classics reference)
- Cambridge Ancient History v. 7 parts 1 and 2
(D 57 C253 V.7 UGL and PCL reference)
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