ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Greece is still very much alive. Its monuments still attract tourists, its plays still win applause, its moral and political ideals still inspire, and even its athletic spirit will survive the network versions of the 2004 Olympics in Athens. But the legacy of ancient Greece lives on in many more ways as well, some of which we'll explore in this course. After a brief look at the very first Greeks, we'll examine three main themes as we follow the progress of Greek culture through the centuries to the conquests of Alexander the Great:

• the models of heroism presented in the Homeric epics
• the origin and development of self-government and democracy in Athens
• the peculiarly Greek drive to understand what makes people tick

The focus throughout will be on seeing both why the Greeks did what they did, and also how their ways of dealing with the world can illuminate our own very different -- but also very similar world.

Classes will consist of lectures, which will focus on readings in a wide variety of primary sources (all in translation). Lectures will also discuss select monuments and works of art. Optional discussion sessions will be arranged.

This course has no prerequisites. It may be counted as an elective or toward the Area D requirement.

Texts
Lectures, homework, and exams will cover readings from the following texts, all available at the COOP. You're welcome to use other translations; but I recommend these for their readability and accuracy, and also because I'll refer to them in lectures, assignments, and exams.

• Amos & Lang, These Were the Greeks (Dufour 1979)
• Aeschylus I (U of Chicago 1953): Oresteia, translated by Richmond Lattimore
• Aristophanes (Focus 1997): Lysistrata and Clouds, translated by Jeffrey Henderson
• Euripides I (U of Chicago 1955): Alcestis and Medea, translated by Lattimore and Rex Warner
• Homer, Iliad (Penguin 1990), translated by Robert Fagles
• Homer, Odyssey (Penguin 1996), translated by Robert Fagles
• Plato, Selected Dialogues (Bantam 1986): Euthyphro, Apology, Phaedo, Symposium, ed. Erich Segal
• Sophocles, Theban Plays (Focus 2002): Oedipus King, translated by Ruby Blondell
• Thucydides, On Justice, Power, and Human Nature (Hackett 1993), translated by Paul Woodruff

Requirements & Grades
Grades for both CC 301 and CC 342 are based on weekly homework (covering readings), two midterm exams (short answer and essay), and a final exam (short answer and essay).

Students in CC 342 must also write a research paper (6-8 pages), due on or before Tu Nov. 25.

Grades will be computed on the following basis:

CC 301	CC 342
weekly homework 20% 2 midterms 25% each final 30%	weekly homework 10% 2 midterms 20% each final 30% paper 20%

A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, etc. (Credit / No credit = 65+)

Reading is essential. Lectures and exams cover material in readings. Draw your own conclusions.

Attendance is essential. Exams emphasize material covered in lectures. The decision is yours.

Homework: short questions based on readings will be posted every Th (except before exams); your answers are due in class the following Tu. No late work will be accepted. There will be 11 sets of questions; each set is worth 2% of your total course grade (total = the 20% for homework).

Tests: Be there. No make-up exams except for a documented medical or other emergency. No early tests. Special arrangements may be made for religious holidays only if requested at least 14 days in advance and with documentation.

Late Work: Papers in CC 342 will be penalized 5% for every day past the due date.

Upper division: Switching from upper to lower division (CC301 to CC342) is like any other change of courses and is subject to all rules for adding and dropping courses. Switching from lower to upper division (CC301 to CC342) requires the Professor's permission, which will be granted only in exceptional cases.

Academic Integrity
All graded work must be your own. Any kind of cheating or plagiarism is grossly unfair to everyone. Such scholastic dishonesty on any graded work will result in zero credit for all of that test or assignment; and anyone suspected of such dishonesty may be required to retake or rewrite that assignment. If you have any doubts about what scholastic dishonesty includes, consult the General Information catalogue, Appendix , Section 11-802; or Student Judicial Services: http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/

Special Accommodations
UT Austin provides upon request appropriate academic adjustments for students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 or 471-4641, or online: http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ssd/
If you need special accommodations, obtain a letter from the Services for Students with Disabilities and present it to me by Sep. 4.

Some Advice on Studying
1. Read the assigned texts before class and bring them to class. Read carefully: highlight or underline key facts, names, terms, etc.; write your own headlines for important pages; outline or summarize each chapter or play. And reread when you can.

2. Listen closely to lectures and take careful notes. You can't and shouldn't record everything; but record major points, names, terms, places, pages, etc. Ask questions (during or after class) if you don't understand.

3. Summarize the main events and characters in a chapter or work. Outline the plot (especially helpful for plays). Make lists of key names, terms, places, dates; and think about how they're related.

4. Review: find some time every week to review and organize your notes and readings.

5. Study with others or in a group. You need to read and study by yourself too. But studying together, even if only with one other person, is a great way to find out both what you don't know -- and how much you do know.