Ancient History Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest History
Major code ANCH-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

The Ancient History major focuses on two of the great civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, Greece and Rome. These civilisations have been enormously influential down to modern times: the Greeks invented democracy, history, philosophy and the scientific method, while the Mediterranean has never again been united as it was under Roman rule, and Rome’s legacy continues to resonate in modern oratory, law, urbanization and international relations. Much of Western culture claims descent from Greece and Rome, yet these ancient societies were also exotically different from our own.

The First Year courses in Ancient History treat Classical Greece and Late Republican Rome, while also training students in how to use and read ancient sources (in translation). Later Year courses will cover a range of periods and aspects of Greek and Roman history, including politics, war and imperialism, society and economy, and mythology, art and architecture.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Due to structural changes in the undergraduate program rules in 2012, the courses that make up the new 2012 majors may be different to the pre-2012 majors, and therefore some courses cannot be counted between majors. Students are advised to contact the CASS Student Office if they are unsure about their Majors.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this major, students should be able to

speak with some authority on ancient Greek and Roman history;
think critically and analytically about major issues and controversies in ancient Greek and Roman history;
write more effectively and critically, and master oral communication;
distinguish between primary and secondary sources and critically evaluate them;
demonstrate an ability to manage their time, schedules and deadlines effectively
to develop a global perspective by studying the histories of two very different and chronologically distant cultures

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ANCH1013	Ancient Athens: democracy and empire	6
ANCH1014	Rome: Republic to Empire	6

A maximum of 48 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ANCH2014	Homer and the Trojan War	6
ANCH2015	Travellers and Geographers in Antiquity	6
ANCH2016	Bad neighbours: Law and life in ancient Athens	6
ANCH2017	Emperors and Madmen: The Early Roman Empire	6
ANCH2020	A region in antiquity: Gallipoli and western Turkey	12
ANCH2021	Ancient World in Film	6
ANCH2022	Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World	6
ANCH2023	State, sanctuary and community: archaeology of settlement and memory in ancient Greece	12
ANCH2101	Cultures in conflict: Greeks, Romans and others in southern Italy and Sicily	12
ANCH2024	Dark Age to democracy: early Greek history, 1000-480 BC	6
ANCH2025	Imperialism, Conquest and Colonisation in the Ancient Mediterranean World	6
ANCH2026	Rome: After Empire (Europe 400–800 AD)	6

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
CLAS2011	Traditional Grammar (L)	6
GREK2101	Intermediate Ancient Greek	6
GREK2117	Advanced Ancient Greek P - Reading course	6
GREK2118	Advanced Ancient Greek Q - Reading Course	6
GREK2119	Continuing Ancient Greek (L)	6
GREK2125	Advanced Ancient Greek	6
LATN2101	Intermediate Latin	6
LATN2118	Advanced Latin Q - Reading Course	6
LATN2119	Continuing Latin (L)	6
LATN2125	Advanced Latin	6

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
HIST2110	Approaches to History	6
ARCH2037	Post-Roman Archaeology of Britain: Arthur and the Anglo Saxons	6
ARCH2056	Britons and Romans: Archaeology of the Western Roman Empire	6

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