CLST 2750: The Ancient City
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Examination of ancient urban life, including historical context, physical space, material culture, religion, literature, and art; examination of civic identity (the 'polis'). Contrast between the concepts of urban and rural. Examples drawn from one or several selected ancient cities; some attention to modern methods of recovering the conditions of ancient urban life and the fundamental concept of the city in European history. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.