2025 Spring POLSCI 116W 001 LEC 001

Spring 2025

POLSCI 116W 001 - LEC 001

Ancient Greek Politics and Political Thought

Daniela L Cammack

Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Tu, Th
02:00 pm - 03:29 pm
Class #:25298
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 4
Enrolled: 103
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 107
Waitlist Max: 6
Open Reserved Seats:0

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Final Exam

MON, MAY 12TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm

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Course Catalog Description

This course explores the varieties of political experience and ideas in the ancient Greek world, focusing on the Classical era. We’ll consider different regime types (kingship, tyranny, democracy, oligarchy), places (Athens, Sparta, Crete, Syracuse, and beyond Hellas, Persia, Carthage, and Egypt), political forms (city-state, nation, alliance, empire), institutions (assembly, council, courts, offices) and persons (political leader or “demagogue,” citizen, woman, foreign resident, slave). The readings are broadly chronological and include a wide variety of sources: epic and elegiac poetry, tragic and comic drama, history, inscriptions, speeches, pamphlets, and philosophy.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Reserved Seating For This Term

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

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