GREEK CIVILIZATION

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The History of Greece. A survey of Hellenic history and culture from prehistoric origins to the creation of the Graeco-Oriental or "Hellenistic" civilization. A study will be made both of the political experience of the Greeks and of their intellectual and artistic contribution to Western civilization. Topics include the formation of the Polis, Greek Imperialism, the heroic and tragic world-view and the development of philosophic method.