Unit name | Introduction to Ancient History |
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Unit code | CLAS12321 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Lampe |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Studying ancient history at university has less to do with learning lots of facts about the ancient world than with learning to be a historian, above all by developing a range of skills of critical analysis and argument. This unit does not offer an introduction to the ancient world, a grand (and so vague and superficial) survey of the whole of antiquity, but rather an introduction to the practice of ancient history. It will focus on different approaches to the study of Roman slavery, as a test case for developing and practising the skills, and the habits of thought, that one needs to become a successful ancient historian.
Aims:
To develop students' understanding of and abilities in the critical skills required of an ancient historian.
On successful completion of this unit students should:
Lectures and seminars.