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Undergraduate Course: After Alexander (ANHI10056)

Course Outline
School School of History, Classics and Archaeology College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Ancient History Other subject area History
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire was an extraordinary achievement, bringing under Macedonian control territory as far east as Afghanistan, but what happened next? This course focuses on the world Alexander created but did not live to see; historians call it the 'Hellenistic World'. A series of wars between his generals divided Alexander's empire into three powerful kingdoms, based in Macedon, Syria, and Egypt. The former subjects of Persia now found themselves ruled by Greco-Macedonian kings. But it was not simply a change of ruler. Greeks arrived in their thousands to inhabit these newly-acquired territories, living in the new Greek cities founded by Alexander and his successors, centres of Greek culture in an alien land. In exploring the Hellenistic World we will be concentrating especially on the years down to the end of the third century. The course is informed by the course organiser's own research on the Hellenistic world.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World (ANHI08014)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs 0
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites Standard Visiting Student pre-requisites for this level in this Subject Area
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students who complete the course successfully will have demonstrated in written coursework and a written degree examination knowledge and understanding of:

i. a variety of important evidence for the study of Hellenistic period
ii. the different types of questions asked by historians of this evidence
iii. the different problems that different bodies of evidence pose for the historian
iv. the development and nature of the various Hellenistic dynasties
v. the modern scholarship on the Hellenistic period
vi. certain key features of the Hellenistic world and its culture
Assessment Information
A coursework essay (3000 words) accounts for 30% of the total assessment;
one (2-hour) degree examination accounts for 70%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus The course would be expected to cover some or all of the following themes:
1. Alexander and his legacy
2. The Successors
3. The Ptolemies and Egypt
4. The Seleucids and Asia
5. Macedon and Greece
6. Kings
7. Cities
8. Alexandria
9. Celtic Invaders
10. Greeks and Egyptians
11. Women and Families
12. Economic Life
13. Ruler Cult
14. Literature and Patronage
15. Art and Power
16. Philosophical Schools
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Shipley, G. The Greek World after Alexander (1999)
Erskine, A. (ed.) A Companion to the The Hellenistic World (2003)
Errington, R. A History of the Hellenistic World (2008)
Bugh, G. (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World (2006)
Austin, M. M. The Hellenistic World, 2nd edn (2006)
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Prof Andrew Erskine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3591
Email: Andrew.Erskine@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk
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