Problems in Greek History

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This course introduces students to the cultural, political, military, social, economic and intellectual history of the ancient Greek world by centering discussions and explorations of major controversies and theories that have shaped modern understandings of the history of the Greek world and its neighbors. Students will survey the broader history of ancient Greece, ca. 3000-30 BCE as the background to a focus on narrower themes like, but not limited to, civil war, environmental history, gender, identity and colonization. The course is a mixture of lectures, discussions, and collaborations in class. Students will read primary sources and modern scholarship.