Ancient Greece History
0
2024-2025
01012951
Classical Culture
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
NA
Teaching Methods
The teachers will make the oral and visual (in the case of the non-written sources) presentation of the themes. The students’ participation in the debate is stimulated by the reading, in Portuguese translation, of the ancient Greek written sources. Part of this work will be done at home, after the historical contextualization previously made by the teachers, in class.
Learning Outcomes
The main learning outcomes of the curricular unit are the following:
a) to produce a serious and well documented analysis of the written and non-written (archaeological) sources of the Ancient Greek History;
b) to know the fundamental aspects of the social, economic, political and cultural Greek World during the Archaic and Classical Ages;
c) to recognize in the ancient Greek legacy the roots of contemporary politics, society, economy and culture (an approache that will considerer also the differences between both realities).
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Introduction
1. 1. Definition of the main subjects of study and of their sources.
1. 2. A brief synopsis of the Ancient Greek History.
2. Greek identities
2. 1. Family identity
2. 1. 1. The Homeric oikos: a away of life based on autokracia
2. 1. 2. The Homeric basileus and their social supporters
2. 1. 3. Moral and social values: the relationships of philia and xenia
2. 2. Civic identity
2. 2. 1. The polis system
2. 2. 2. The conquest of a civic identity:
a) Lawgivers’ role
b) Tyrants’ role
c) To be and not to a polites
2. 3. Ethnic identity
2. 3. 1. Definition of concepts
2. 3. 2. Historical contexts
a) The relationships between poleis: rivalries and partnerships
b) The Persian Wars: pan-hellenism fragilities
3. Ancient Greek Political Thought
3. 1. Herodotus: the father of ancient Greek political theories
3. 2. Plato: from utopia to a “possible world”
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Class participation: 20.0%
Frequency: 80.0%
Bibliography
AUSTIN, M., VIDAL-NAQUET, P.(1985), Economia e sociedade na Grécia Antiga. Edições 70. Lisboa
BALOT, R. K.(2006), Greek Political Thougt. Blackwell. Oxford
CAMP, J. M.(2001), The Archaeology of Athens. Yale University Press. New Haven and London
FERREIRA, J. R(1992), A Grécia Antiga. Edições 70. Lisboa
FERREIRA, J. R.(42001), Pólis. Antologia de textos gregos. Minerva. Coimbra
FERREIRA, J. R., LEÃO, D. F.(2010), Dez grandes estadistas atenienses. Edições 70. Lisboa
HANSON, M. H.(2006), Polis: an Introduction to the Ancient Greek City-State. Oxford University Press
LEÃO, D. F.(2001), Sólon. Ética e política. FCG. Lisboa
MORRIS, I. and POWELL, B. (eds.)(1997), A New Companion to Homer. Brill. Leiden, New York, Köln
OWENS, E. J.(1991), The City in the Greek and Roman World. Routledge. London and New York
SOARES, C.(2007), “II. As poleis gregas: rivalidades e alianças”, in Heródoto, Histórias. Livro V. Int., trad. grego e notas de M. F. S. e Silva e C. Soares. Edições 70, Lisboa,33-58