I study Greek history. My areas of specialization are foreign policy thinking, warfare, and slavery in the classical period. I also study Roman slavery. I am starting a project on Plutarch's Life of Phocion and the end of Athenian democracy in the early Hellenistic Period.
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ancient slavery, comparative slave societies, Athenian law, historiography, Thucydides, Demosthenes, ancient international relations, Plutarch, Phocion, democracy, Pétain
CLAS 1051 - The World of the Ancient Greeks
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2024
Surveys of the emergence, major accomplishments, failures and the decline of the ancient Greeks, from the Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Hellenistic Age (2000-30 B.C.). No Greek or Latin required. Same as HIST 1051.
CLAS 4021 - Athens and Greek Democracy
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Fall 2018
Studies Greek history from 800 B.C. (the rise of the city-state) to 323 B.C. (the death of Alexander the Great). Emphasizes the development of democracy in Athens. Readings are in the primary sources. Same as CLAS 5021 and HIST 4021.
CLAS 4031 - Alexander the Great and the Rise of Macedonia
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Fall 2020
Covers Macedonia's rise to dominance in Greece under Philip II and the reign and conquests of Alexander the Great. Recommended prerequisite: one of the following CLAS 1051, 1509, 2039, 2041, 4021, 4041, 4071, 4139, 4149, GREK 3113, HIST 1051. Same as CLAS 5031 and HIST 4031.
CLAS 4071 - Seminar in Ancient Social History
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Considers topics ranging from demography, disease, family structure, and the organization of daily life to ancient slavery, economics, and law. Focuses either on Persia, Greece, or Rome and includes a particular emphasis on the methodology required to reconstruct an ancient society, especially the interpretation of problematic literary and material evidence and the selective use of comparisons with better known societies. No Greek or Latin required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as CLAS 5071 and HIST 4071.
CLAS 4101 - Greek and Roman Slavery
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Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023
Surveys slavery in ancient Greece and Rome beginning with its growth, economics and political effects, moving to the life experiences of slaves, resistance and revolt, and finishing with the ideology of slavery. Focuses throughout on the challenge of understanding classical slavery on the basis of scattered and biased evidence and on the controversies that have surrounded this topic. Same as HIST 4101.
CLAS 5031 - Alexander the Great and the Rise of Macedonia
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Fall 2020
Covers Macedonia's rise to dominance in Greece under Philip II and the reign and conquests of Alexander the Great. Same as CLAS 4031 and HIST 4031.
CLAS 5071 - Seminar in Ancient Social History
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Fall 2019
Considers topics ranging from demography, disease, family structure, and the organization of daily life to ancient slavery, economics, and law. Focuses either on Persia, Greece, or Rome and includes a particular emphasis on the methodology required to reconstruct an ancient society, especially the interpretation of problematic literary and material evidence and the selective use of comparisons with better known societies. No Greek or Latin required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.Same as CLAS 4071 and HIST 4071.
CLAS 5101 - Greek and Roman Slavery
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Fall 2022
Surveys slavery in ancient Greece and Rome beginning with its growth, economics and political effects, moving to the life experiences of slaves, resistance and revolt, and finishing with the ideology of slavery. Focuses throughout on the challenge of understanding classical slavery on the basis of scattered and biased evidence and on the controversies that have surrounded this topic. Same as CLAS 4101 and HIST 4101.
CLAS 7011 - Seminar in Ancient History
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Fall 2020
Examines topics in ancient Greek and Roman history at an advanced seminar level. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
GREK 3013 - Readings in the Greek New Testament and Septuagint
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Readings in ancient (koine) Greek from the New Testament and the Septuagint. Students aim to achieve fluency in reading and to enrich their knowledge of key terms and ideas borrowed from the Greek past in the early Christian tradition. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisites: GREK 1013 and GREK 1023. Formerly CLAS 3013.
GREK 3113 - Intermediate Classical Greek 1
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Reading of selected prose texts of authors in ancient Greek such as Plato, Xenophon, Lysias, and selections from the Greek New Testament. Incorporates review of grammar. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisites: GREK 1013 and GREK 1023.
GREK 4013 - Topics in Greek Prose
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2023
Author or topic in ancient Greek specified in the online Schedule Planner (e.g., Thucydides, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Attic Orators). May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics. Same as GREK 5013.
GREK 5013 - Topics in Greek Prose
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2023
Author or topic in ancient Greek specified in the online Schedule Planner (e.g., Thucydides, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Attic Orators). May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Same as GREK 4013.
HIST 1051 - The World of the Ancient Greeks
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2024
Surveys the emergence, major accomplishments, failures and decline of the world of the ancient Greeks, from Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Hellenistic Age (2000-30 B.C.) Same as CLAS 1051.
HIST 4021 - Athens and Greek Democracy
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Fall 2018
Studies Greek history from 800 B.C. (the rise of the city-state) to 323 B.C. (the death of Alexander the Great). Emphasizes the development of democracy in Athens. Readings are in the primary sources. Same as CLAS 4021 and CLAS 5021.
HIST 4031 - Alexander the Great and the Rise of Macedonia
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Fall 2020
Covers Macedonia's rise to dominance in Greece under Philip II and the reign and conquests of Alexander the Great. Recommended prerequisite: CLAS 1051 or CLAS 1509 or CLAS 2039 or CLAS 4139 or CLAS 4149 or CLAS 2041 or CLAS 4021 or CLAS 4041 or HIST 1051 or GREK 3113. Same as CLAS 5031 and CLAS 4031.
HIST 4071 - Seminar in Ancient Social History
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Considers topics ranging from demography, disease, family structure, and the organization of daily life to ancient slavery, economics, and law. Focuses either on Persia, Greece, or Rome and includes a particular emphasis on the methodology required to reconstruct an ancient society, especially the interpretation of problematic literary and material evidence, and the selective use of comparisons with better known societies. No Greek or Latin required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as CLAS 4071 and CLAS 5071.
HIST 4101 - Greek and Roman Slavery
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Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023
Surveys slavery in ancient Greece and Rome beginning with its growth, economics and political effects, moving to the life experiences of slaves, resistance and revolt, and finishing with the ideology of slavery. Focuses throughout on the challenge of understanding classical slavery on the basis of scattered and biased evidence and on the controversies that have surrounded this topic. Same as CLAS 4101.
