2019-2020 Academic Bulletin 
    
    May 14, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 320 - Writing Ancient History


Credits: 4
An examination of the methodological objectives and practices of ancient historians. Students read extensively in primary sources and analyze historiographical strategies. Among the topics considered are the different effects of discursive and analytical styles, the relation between personal memoir and history, biography as history, divergent chronological frameworks, how Greeks and Romans viewed each other, and Roman innovations on Greek traditions. Students may not earn credit for both HIST 320 and HIST 550 .

Prerequisite: HIST 101  or HIST 103  or permission of the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.