ARY1020

Origins of Western civilisation 2: the Mediterranean world from 1200 BCE - 313CE

(ART)

Gillian Bowen and Colin Hope

6 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: An overview of the cultures of the Mediterranean from the end of the Bronze Age to the triumph of Christianity. The major focus is upon the classical cultures: Greece and Macedon, Hellenism and Rome; also surveyed are Egypt, Israel, Iraq and Persia, the impact of the Bible and Christianity. Themes and source material as ARY1010.

Assessment: Map assignment: 10% + Two tutorial essays (1000 and 1500 words respectively): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 40%