Ancient Greece History

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01012951
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
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)

No

Syllabus

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”.

Head Lecturer(s)

Carmen Isabel Leal Soares

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Class participation: 20.0%
Frequency: 80.0%

Bibliography

Austin, M., Vidal-Naquet, P.(1985), Economia e sociedade na Grécia Antiga. Ed. 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