Spring 2025
POLSCI 116W 001 - LEC 001
Ancient Greek Politics and Political Thought
Daniela L Cammack
Class #:25298
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Charles & Louise Travers Dept of Political Science
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
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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