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Our goal is to read all of Herodotus? Histories (in English) with particular attention to themes such as historical inquiry, democracy, and ethnographic and cultural differences among peoples of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. We will spend some time on Herodotus? account of the Persian Wars and examine how his major themes inform his account. We will focus on the origins of the conflict between Western culture and that of the Near East, mainly the wars between the Persians and the Greeks. We will also pay attention to Herodotus' writing style and methodology.

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Influence of witchcraft and magic on the ancient Greeks and Romans in the context of their social, political, and religious beliefs. The relationship between ritual magic and religion, with emphasis on the nature of witchcraft and the psychology of magic. Recommended prerequisite: Classics 100, 102, or 224. (Gen Ed HS, DG)

When an inhabitant of a town or city in the Roman Empire looked around, what did they see? This course centers on the material world - things that were built, crafted, and created - to investigate how objects, social structures, and built spaces influenced and were informed by people's lived experiences. We will focus on evidence from the Roman provinces, including Britain, Egypt and Dura-Europos on the Euphrates River (modern Syria).

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An overview of the Mycenaeans (early Greeks), the Hittites, and the Egyptians, three of the greatest civilizations of the Bronze Age and their relationships and conflicts with one another, including the Trojan War and the Battle of Kadesh. (Gen. Ed. HS)