Duquesne University Hellenistic History CLSX/HIST 246-01 Spring 2008

Dr. Jerry Clack clack@duq.edu 11:00-11:50 MWF COLH 447 412-396-6452

Textbook: Three textbooks will required for this course.  Click on the textbook title for a link to the publisher.

• Polybius, The Rise of the Roman Empire, Ian Scott-Kilvert (ed.), Penguin Books. February 1980. ISBN: 0-14-044362-2.
• Sallust, Jugurthine War, Conspiracy of Catiline, S.A. Handford (ed.), Penguin Books. ISBN: 0-14-044132-8.
• A History of the Roman People, Fritz Heichelheim, et al., Prentice Hall. October 2002. ISBN: 0-13-038480-1.

The first two will afford students an opportunity to examine some of the most important primary sources of Roman history, while the third presents a scholarly appraisal of the Hellenistic historical phenomenon. Midterm and final examinations will be based on these texts as well as the class lectures. The student is urged to rely on the modern texts as a source for factual material, but he should be conversant with Sallust and Polybius and the methods and attitudes of these ancient authors.

Final Examination: The final examination will be held in the regularly assigned classroom according to the University final exam schedule. According to that schedule, the final exam will be on Friday, April 25, 2008 from 8:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.

Topics under discussion during the fifteen week period will be:

1. Primitive Italy and the Roman Monarchy
2. Early Roman Republic and the Italian Expansion
3. Social and Economic Patterns in the Early Republic
4. The Diodochi
5. Historical, Economic and Social Development in the East
6. Hellenistic Literature, Art, Science and Philosophy
7. The Era of Roman Expansion in the West and East
8. The Social Revolution at Rome
9. The Civil Wars

Departmental Policies:

• Academic Integrity: Each student's grade should reflect only that student's achievement. Thus cheating, plagiarism, assisting or allowing someone else to violate academic honesty are each grounds for receiving a grade of "F" for the course. The Department of Classics adheres to the University policy for Academic Integrity found in the current Student Handbook.  For a complete copy of the Student Handbook, go to www.duq.edu/frontpages/main/handbook.html.
• Office Hours & Tutoring: The professor is available for individual help during posted office hours or by appointment. Individual tutoring is available at no charge through the department, but must be scheduled beforehand in the departmental office (404 College Hall, 412-396-6450).
• Attendance: Missed classes may number no more than twice the credits per semester (including excused absences). Excessive absence may result in automatic failure.
• Make ups: A student may not take makeup quizzes or tests without previously submitting to the instructor a written official, verifiable excuse.
• Final Grades: A(4.0), B(3.0), C(2.0), D(1.0) or F(0). There will be no plus/minus grades assigned for final grades.
• Physical Limitations: Any student who feels that, due to physical disabilities, psychological disabilities, or learning disabilities, special assistance may be required to complete the course successfully MUST both a) be registered with the Duquesne University Office of Special Student Services for the disability, and b) inform the instructor by the third hour of the class meeting. Disabilities which are not substantiated by the Duquesne University Office of Special Student Services or which are made known later than the third hour of class meeting may render ineffectual the provision of assistance required to complete the course successfully.

No class: Monday, January 21, 2008 (Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday); Monday—Monday, March 17 —24, 2008 (Spring Break/Easter Break). Wednesday, April 23, 2008 is a Reading Day.

Note: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 classes meet according to the Monday class schedule. Final examinations: Thursday —Wednesday, April 24—30, 2008. University Commencement: Friday, May 2, 2008. Diploma Ceremonies: Saturday, May 3, 2008

Last Revision: 06-Dec-2007 URL: http://www.classics.duq.edu/Spring/clssx246_jc.html