Undergraduate Course: From Alexander to Cleopatra (LLLE07014)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (HCA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
A survey of the Greek-speaking world between 356 BC (birth of Alexander the Great) and 30 BC (death of Cleopatra, the last of the Ptolemies). Specially focussed on the career and legacy of Alexander himself.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
¿ demonstrate a working knowledge of the period from the birth of Alexander to the death of Cleopatra in terms of individual figures and significant events;
¿ evaluate and use various ancient source materials (in translation);
¿ demonstrate an appreciation of how history is actually written from a particular viewpoint, and become more aware of the strengths and limitations of various sources.
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Assessment Information
| The assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark. |
Special Arrangements
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. Introduction. The rise of Macedon in the 4th century BC. Graeco-Persian relations in the 5th and 4th centuries BC.
2. Alexander in Asia Minor.
3. Alexander in the Levant and Egypt.
4. Alexander in the Achaemenid heartland.
5. Alexander in the East. His posthumous reputation and significance.
6. The Seleucid dynasty.
7. Greece and Macedon after Alexander.
8. The Attalids of Pergamum.
9. The Ptolemies of Egypt.
10. Cleopatra.
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Essential
Bowman, A., 1986. Egypt after the Pharaohs. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Erskine, A. ed., 2005. A Companion to the Hellenistic World. Oxford: Blackwell.
Lane Fox, R., 1986. Alexander the Great. Hammondsworth: Penguin.
Green, P., 1990. Alexander to Actium. London: Thames and Hudson.
Shipley, G., 2000. The Greek World after Alexander (323-30 BC). London and New York: Routledge.
Worthington, I., 2003. Alexander the Great: A Reader. London and New York: Routledge.
Background reading
Green, P., 1991. Alexander of Macedon, 356 - 323 BC. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Walbank, F.W., 1981. The Hellenistic World. Glasgow: Fontana.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ZZoll |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sally Crumplin
Tel:
Email: Sally.Crumplin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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