Age of Empires: Ancient Anatolia

This subject is not offered in 2016.

170 hours

Admission to fourth-year Honours or Graduate Diploma (Advanced) in Ancient World Studies or Classics; or admission to Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, or Graduate Certificate (Advanced) in Classical Studies and Archaeology; or, permission of the subject coordinator.

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The subject is concerned with the variety of Anatolian cultures that occupied the highlands of modern-day Turkey and the territories beyond between 1200 and 400 BC. It will encompass, among others, the worlds of Troy, Asia Minor (Ionia), Anatolia (Urartu, Phrygia, Lydia), Iran (Media, Persia) and Transcaucasia (Colchis, Iberia, Armenia). Located north and east of lowland Mesopotamia, these cultures provide a refreshingly new perspective on cultural developments in the ancient Near East in those centuries before Alexander the Great. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between these areas and mainland Greece, and how such links shaped the whole of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds.

Students who successfully complete this subject should

• demonstrate knowledge of the history and culture of ancient Anatolia.
• appreciate the complexities of ancient societies.
• gain an understanding of relationships between the cultures of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds.

• A seminar paper of 2000 words, due during the semester (40%)
• an essay of 3000 words, due at the end of the semester (60%)

Hurdle Requirement:

• Students must attend a minimum of 75% of classes in order to pass this subject.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per day. After five working days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Subject readings will be available on line

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.