History (HIST) - The Age of Empires: From Alexander the Great to the Roman Conquest

HIST 2437  The Age of Empires: From Alexander the Great to the Roman Conquest

Prerequisites:

Six credits of 1000 level History or 24 credits completed

Corequisites:

CLAS 2416, CLAS 2417, CLAS 2437

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students study the history of ancient empires from Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic kingdoms to the expansion of Rome into the Hellenistic world and beyond. Students pay special attention to the factors relating to the growth of imperialism in ancient societies and the impact of imperial histories in shaping ancient and modern histories of Europe and the Near East. This course may be credited towards History.