Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Institute of Historical Studies
- Code
- MA-ERA-IHS-S-o3
- Title
- Peloponnese
- Usual semester
- Spring
- ECTS
- 8
- Language
- Description
- Learning outcomes
- The scope of the course is to introduce the students to the history and the archaeology of the Peloponnese.
- Course content
- Chronologically the course covers the period from the Bronze Age to the Roman Imperial period. Topics will be selected according to the interests of the participants but will most probably include Olympia, Mycenae, Sparta, Messene, Corinth, Argos. At the end of the semester (May-June), we are planning a trip to the Peloponnese in order to visit the most important sites. Participants are free to join, but everyone has to cover the costs of travelling and accommodation.
- Assessment method
- An oral presentation of a site/topic will be used to determine the score.
- Bibliography
- Hammond, N. G. L. 1982. The Peloponnese, in J. Boardman – N. G.L. Hammond (eds.), Cambridge Ancient History (Second edition) Vol. III Part 3, 321-359.
- Recommended bibliography
- Cartledge, P. 2002. Sparta and Lakonia. A regional history from 1300 to 362 BC (2nd edition), London – New York; Welwei, K. W. 2004 a. Sparta. Aufstieg und Niedergang einer antiken Grossmacht, Stuttgart; Wolff, Chr. 2010. Sparta und die peloponnesische Staatenwelt in archaischer un klassischer Zeit, München