History 202 - ANCIENT GREECE

The emergence of the Greek world from the Dark Age to Philip II of Macedon, c. 800-336 B.C.E., focusing on the politics, society, and culture of late archaic and classical Greece. Main topics include: colonization, tyranny, hoplites and city-state society; the Persian Wars; Sparta and Athens; Athenian empire and democracy; the rise of Macedon.