Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- synthesize information about Hellenistic Greek history from a range of secondary sources
- analyze and comment critically on primary sources
- evaluate varied historical interpretations
- construct relevant and analytical essays in answer to historical questions
Indicative Module Content:
Typical lecture list:
1. Introduction; sources
2. Philip, Alexander & Macedon
3. Alexander & the Persian Empire
4. Interpretations of Alexander
5. The Successors of Alexander
6. The Seleucid kingdom
7. Ptolemaic Egypt
8. Cities of the Hellenistic world
9. Social and economic realities
10. Religions of the Hellenistic World
11. The Romans are coming!