HIST 304  ·  Stephenson

Lecture Summaries

Short summaries of each week's lecture, in the same sequence of subjects as the weekly discussions. Each card opens that week's summary. This list is provisional and will be revised as the term goes on.

Weekly lecture summaries. The subjects below follow the order of the course. Use these alongside the overview timeline and the reading list. Summaries are added week by week.
Weekly Lecture Summaries
Week 01
Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Foodways
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Week 02
Mountains and the Sea
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Week 03
Palace Cities, Urbanism, and Long Distance Trade
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Week 04
Gods, Monsters, and the Transmission of Myths: Hesiod
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Week 05
Writing, Scripts, and Alphabets
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Week 06
Heroes, Warriors, and Wanderers: Homer
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Week 07
The Hoplite Revolution and the Rise of the Polis
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Week 08
Nature and Culture: Herodotus
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Week 09
Consolidating Knowledge
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Week 10
Athens and Sparta: Thucydides
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Week 11
Goddesses and Mothers, Hetairai and Wives
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Week 12
Silver and Slaves
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Week 13
Temples, Theaters, and the Sacred City
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Week 14
The Age of Alexander
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Week 15
Wrapping Up
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