Ancient Mediterranean
Greece Ancient Mediterranean : Greece
  CLAS104 :: Ancient Mediterranean :: Greece
  Digital Humanities :: Experiential LearninG 

T E X T S



You should do all assigned reading before each class meeting. Be aware are complicated readings assigned each week. This task is not daunting if you can actively read ca.20 pages before each class (ca.1.5 hr). Most readings for this course derive from the textbook and sourcebook (or CR), with additional primary (ancient) texts found on Blackboard and the course website.


REQUIRED
AMC
R. W. Mathisen. 2014. Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations from Prehistory to 640 CE.
Oxford University Press. [ISBN-13: 978-0199384457] - new $75 - rent $21
• textbook for the course
SUGGESTED
SAMC
R. W. Mathisen. 2016. Sources in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations.
Oxford University Press. [ISBN-13: 978-0190280918] - new $60 - rent $32
• supplementary for the course (replaced by the CR)
REQUIRED • ON-LINE VERSIONS
CR
Course Reader posted weekly on BlackBoard, with links in extended outline
DtrH
Deuteronomistic Historian (Joshua through II Kings) in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
• early narrative history
Hdt
Herodotus of Halicarnassus History
• “Father of History” and “Father of Lies” - history as entertainment
Thuc
Thucydides of Athens History
• early “scientific” history for political and military specialists
Pol
Polybius of Megalopolis History
• further example of “scientific” history
RECOMMENDED - PRINT VERSIONS
DtrH
M. D. Cogan, et al., eds (2010) New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha.
New Revised Standard Version, 4th edition. Oxford University Press.
[ISBN 978-0195289602]
Hdt
A. Purvis, trans. (2009) Herodotus. The Histories. Landmark/Anchor.
[ISBN 978-1400031146]
Thuc
R. Crawley, trans. (1998) Thucydides. The Histories. Landmark/Anchor.
[ISBN 978-0684827902]
Polyb
C. Champion, trans. (2022) Polybius. The Histories. Landmark/Anchor.
[ISBN 978-##########]
REQUIRED • SOFTWARE, HARDWARE & INCIDENTALS
GoogleEarth Pro
  download and install desktop version (free)
    NB will not work on ChromeBook
WiFi
  either use the HU network on campus (free), otherwise contact Office of the Provost or broadband providers for discounts
Camera
  either use built-in camera (free) or purchase a webcam (ca.$20.00-$40.00)
    NB check with your department or the Office of the Provost about equipment funds
DC-Xp & FT-Xp
  round trip bus fares (ca.$15.00)
    NB this does not apply to virtual (free) scavenger hunts (DC) or museum/site visits (FT)
ON-LINE RESOURCES
A set of free, open-source, primary-text course readings (CR) are posted on the course site; weekly digital humanities projects relate to those readings; both derive from the following varied sites, among others:
Digital Humanities
  R. Atanassova et al. The Digital Classicist
  E. Barker, V. Vitale et. al. Pelagios Consortium and Recogito
  R. Scaife† The Stoa Consortium
Mapping
  J. Åhlfeldt Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (DARE)
  R. Bagnall et al. Pleiades Gazetteer of the Ancient World (Pleiades)
  M. Depaux Trismegistos (TMGeo)
  R. J. A. Talbert Peutinger Table (TPPlace)
Herodotus
  B. D. Joseph, C. G. Brown et al. Herodotos Project
  E. Barker et al. Hestia and Open Learn
Persia
  P. Briant AchemeNet
  E. Herzfeld Papers
  E. Herzfeld and E. F. Schmidt Persepolis Terrace
Pausanias
  A. Foka et al. Digital Periegesis
Numistmatics
  R. Ackermann. et al. Nomisma
General
  A. J. Atsma Theoi
  S. Benner and S. Kershaw Oremus Bible Browser
  G. R. Crane et al. Perseus Project
  P. Hallsal Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
  J. Lendering Livius: Sources on Ancient History
  A. Smith Attalus
  W. Thayer Lacus Curtius
Reference
  H. Cancik and H. Schneider, eds. (2002- ) Brills New Pauly
  S. Hornblower and A. Spawforth, eds. (1996) Oxford Classical Dictionary
STYLE GUIDES
Hacker Pocket Style Manual
see also her related list of resources specific to Classical Studies
The Economist
Chicago Manual of Style