Course syllabus Fall Quarter - 2016

Instructor: Dr. Andromache KARANIKA

University of California, Irvine- Department of
Classics
Office: 400A Murray Krieger Hall, Irvine CA 926972000
E-mail: karanika@uci.edu
Days and Times: MWF 1:00pm to 1:50pm
Room: Humanities Hall 178
Professor Karanikas Office Hours: Mondays
9:30-11:30am and by appointment
Course web page:
https://eee.uci.edu/16f/22220
Course Description: This course examines fourth
century Greece, Philip II, Alexander the Great and
the Hellenistic period. The readings will focus on the
rise of Macedon, and the formation of Alexanders
Empire and the Hellenistic kingdoms and, ultimately,
the early rise of Rome and the legacy of the
Hellenistic world. This course is a continuation of 36B
and completes the series, however, students may
begin the series with 36C. It is also suited for
students generally interested in Classical Greek and
Hellenistic History.
Course goals: This course explores the history,
culture and art of post-classical Greek antiquity,
focusing especially on the time frame between two of
the most studied figures of the ancient world:
Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII. We will learn

and analyze how the ancient world changed with

Alexander and his successors with a special interest
on the political, social and cultural transformations,
changes in the religious landscape, gender roles, and
state formation.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
1) Ancient Greece. A Political, Social and Cultural
History (3rd edition). Pomeroy, S., Donlan, W., et al.
Oxford UP. (ISBN: 978-0-19-984604-7)
Note: We will only cover roughly one fourth of this
book (the last part) and will cover roughly p. 404503
2) Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian,
Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius. Publisher:
Hackett, 2005. (ISBN: 0872207277)
3) The Hellenistic Age: A Short History (Publisher:
Modern Library) by Peter Green (Author), ISBN-10:
0812967402
Additional
provided.

scanned/xeroxed

materials

will

be

READINGS: All the required readings should be

available at the University Bookstore. If not, please
order them. Please make sure you use these
particular editions above, to facilitate class
discussion.
Do the assigned reading before the
lecture. If anyone uses a different edition be aware
that there might be differences in page numbers. It
is ENTIRELY YOUR responsibility to make sure all
readings are followed properly, follow the headings
and themes below, as we will not provide page

numbers for earlier editions (nor should you ask

about those).
ATTENDANCE AND PATTERN OF THE COURSE

The class meets three times a week on

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dr. Karanika
will give the lectures and lead the discussion.
Visual materials will be used during lectures. All
the power-point presentations will be posted on
the web at the class website on time for the
lecture.
Visual materials will be tightly
coordinated with the assigned readings for a
more comprehensive presentation of the issues
discussed at lectures.

Attendance at both lecture and

discussion
section
is
very
highly
recommended in order to do well in this course.

Please read the assigned material

before coming to class and be ready to
participate in class, and to ask questions at any
time.

Nature of power-point slides: they are

NOT meant as substitute for readings in the
textbook.
Instead, they will be highlighting
some material in the textbook and will
supplement heavily the textbook with additional
material, themes for discussion etc. Do not
expect summaries or reading guides, other than
what is on the powerpoint slides- and DO NOT
ASK about study guides or what and how to read
less.
We will be happy to give extra
bibliography for things you are interested in or, if
you want to follow additional readings, there is
a bibliography for further readings in the

textbooks as well. College is a time to expand

your knowledge, not contract it, so do not ever
ask about minimizing the material!
Please
follow the readings in your textbooks carefully!

Daily reading assignments are listed on

the schedule. Do the assigned reading before
the lecture in question since the lectures and
readings are closely coordinated. The lectures
will relate to the day's reading, but often to only
part of it or to a different aspect from that
emphasized in the textbooks. Again, part of the
college experience is to go beyond specific
textbooks: EXPLORE FURTHER and IN DEPTH
the material you study with a critical
perspective. Be very CAUTIOUS when reading
non peer-reviewed internet resources.

Some ask about the different names,

yes, you are asked to remember factual
information about names, dates, sources and
further interpretation.
Transliteration from
Greek might give slight variations for the same
names (e.g. Cassander and Kassandros, or
Kassander, all refer to the same person). We
will go over such matters in class. Knowing and
understanding the historical context and the
sources is important before proceeding to
further analysis. Professor Karanika will highlight
all materials at lecture.
TEACHING
ASSISTANTS
and
DISCUSSION
SECTIONS- For discussion sections schedule
see weekly calendar of lecture materials below.
Discussion sections meet every week except for

weeks 0 and 1.
Our offices are located on the 3rd or 4th floor or
Murray Krieger Hall. Prof. Karanikas Office (400A) is
inside the Classics module, 4th floor or Murray
Krieger Hall, straight ahead from the elevator, or to
the left as you come in the building from the stairs,
the TAs offices on the corridor (to the right as you
come in the building from the stairs).
Names of TAs (in alphabetical order) and emails
Chris Edmonston
(edmonstc@uci.edu) Office
hours: Wednesdays 10:45am-12:45pm
Murray Krieger Hall
374
Discussion Section: Tuesdays 4:00 pm 4:50 pm
and 5:00pm -5:50pm in HICF 100Q
Robin Murray
(rmurray@uci.edu)
Office
hours: Wednesdays 11am-1pm
TUE
Discussion Section: Tuesdays 2:00 pm 2:50 pm
and 3:00pm -3:50pm in HICF 100Q
COMPUTER USE during LECTURE.
Computers and use of electronics will only be allowed
for taking notes at lecture.
Prof. Karanika will
explain at lecture the reasons for this new policy. If
a student uses electronic devices in a manner
incompatible with the learning goals (such as web
browsing, twittering, instagram, facebook, e-mailing,
games etc) he/she will be asked to immediately

leave the classroom.

VIDEOTAPING and RECORDING of lectures.
No videotaping or recording of lectures and or
discussion sections will be allowed without Prof.
Karanikas written approval.
EXAMS AND GRADING

All exams will be held in the regular

lecture location and time (see schedule below).
They will include multiple-choice, short-answer,
and brief essay questions and will ask for critical
analysis.
There will always be a section on
sources, textual and archaeological evidence.
Extensive analysis will be offered at lecture, so
please come to lecture.

Exams are not comprehensive, but each

exam will focus on the material taught at lecture
and in discussion sections during the period
preceding each exam. However, as the material
builds up, your critical skills should expand and
you should be able to re-think some of the
earlier material.

There will be two midterm exams, one

final exam during Finals Week and one brief
writing assignment or creative project due
at the beginning of week 10, right after the
thanksgiving break (see syllabus and
schedule below). Each exam will be graded
towards a maximum of 100 points scale, and will
count towards the following percentage of the
final course grade. Each exam will cover the
material taught at the respective time.

Grading will depend on the courses three exams and

one
writing
assignment/creative
option
and
participation.
Exam 1 (Midterm): 30% of the grade
Exam 2 (Midterm): 30 % of the grade
Exam 3 (Final): 30 % of the grade
Writing Assignment OR Creative Project: 10% of the
grade
A
AB+
B
B93.00 -100
90.00-92.99
87.00-89.99
83.00-86.99
80.00-82.99
C+
C
CD+
D
F
77.00-79.99

73.00-76.99
70.00-72.99
65.00-69.99
60.00-64.99
59 NOTES:

I do NOT give A+

Students who take this with a P/NP

option should refer themselves to the registrars
website Grading Policies, transcript notation and
the
P/NP
option,
see
https://www.reg.uci.edu/services/transcripts/not
ations.html
For those taking it for P/NP option the system
automatically calculates grades C-and below as NP.

There will be NO make-ups for missed

exams. NO EXCEPTIONS.
In the event of a medical situation, proper
documentation will be required, and permission
should be sought prior to the absence.
Only
students with a valid excuse and signed medical
documentation may be allowed to take an alternate
exam and after proper communication with Prof.
Karanika at the end of the course to substitute a
missed exam.
Personal, social, athletic and other academic
commitments and obligations do not constitute valid
excuses for failing to take the course exams as
scheduled. Students who miss an exam without
prior valid medical documentation will simply lose
the points.

No one, under ANY circumstances, can ever take any

of the exams before their scheduled time.
Important Notes: Grades reflect performance during
exam not desires for good grades (although if you do
put good effort and work, this is usually reflected
well). Do NOT ever email me with haggling or
unprofessional e-mails telling me how you may think
you deserve a better grade. I have a collection of
such completely unprofessional e-mails. I RESERVE
THE RIGHT TO ANSWER TO THE ENTIRE CLASS
to any e-mail that will be relevant to all in my
opinion.
TAs grade the exam with utmost caution and all
grades are double-checked. If someone wants their
exam re-graded by me (Prof. Karanika) my grade will
be FINAL. For your information, any re-grading by
me in my past experience has only resulted to equal
or lesser grade than the one assigned by the TAs.
Should there be a question on grading you may ask
them only during the five days following the posting
of the results on the EEE gradebook to your TAs
during their office hours.
No questions will be
answered after that period.
Questions about
individual grades can only be answered in person
during office hours, after class, and NOT by e-mail
or phone. Under federal guidelines, we are not
permitted to release grades over the telephone or email.
QUESTIONS and COMMUNICATIONS with the
Instructor on record and Teaching Assistants:
Please refrain from e-mailing as this is a large

course. Ask you questions IN PERSON before or

after lecture or during office hours to your TA
or Professor.
If you absolutely have to send an e-mail, do so
during regular business hours (NOT during weekends
or holidays, please respect those for your instructors
and USE your UCI address ONLY). Emails from other
accounts will simply NOT be answered
(Sorry
cowgirl200@yahoo.com
or
starwarscrazyfan@gmail.com.
When e-mailing,
please address and always sign with your name and
proper etiquette and politeness your instructors. Do
not EVER write in texting style.
If you write to
your professor, do not use first name, and use their
title (in my case: Dr. Karanika), and yes, I am not
fond of being called Mrs Karanika, DO not do that).
You are citizens and students of a premier University
and are taught by professors who are active
researchers in their field with a research agenda that
manifests itself in their publications, conference
participation etc. Please respect their time and
behave accordingly. 95% of student e-mails that I
get ask things that are already addressed in the
syllabus. If you dont get an answer that means,
you already have the answer in your syllabus. Come
to class and ask any question there! Get to know
your instructors, we are here to help you learn in
depth, develop critical skills and be professionals!
You are asked to go to the discussion section you
have signed up for to facilitate space constraints. In
the event you might require a change, please talk to
us in person before or after class or at lecture (and
not by e-mail).

Disability: Students with disabilities who believe

they may need accommodations in this class are
encouraged to contact the Disability Services Center
at (949) 824-7494 as soon as possible to better
ensure that such accommodations are implemented
in a timely fashion.
Academic Honesty: Academic dishonesty is
unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Cheating,
forgery, dishonest conduct, plagiarism, and collusion
in dishonest activities erode the University's
educational, research, and social roles. Anyone
caught cheating or in any other way in violation of
the university policy on academic honesty will
receive an F in the class. There are no exceptions to
this rule.
Add/Drop Policy: Refer yourselves to Add/Drop
Policy of School of Humanities. You may add or drop
a course through 5:00pm of Friday of the SECOND
week of classes.
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/undergrad/students/
add_drop.php
Classics at UCI: This course could launch you as a
major and minor in Classics. Did you know that by
the end of the first year of Ancient Greek you can
start reading sources on Greek and Roman history in
the original language, in original sources, in Greek?
See me for details. For Classics at UCI refer to:
http://www.hnet.uci.edu/classics/
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Week 1, Sept. 26-30: No sessions with

the TAs this week. Discussion sections begin

week 2, for every week thereafter.

Week 4, Monday, October 17, 2016:

MIDTERM EXAM 1

Week 6, Friday, November 4, 2016:

MIDTERM EXAM 2

Week 10, November 28: Writing

Assignment
and
Creative
projects
Presentations DUE.

FINAL EXAM during FINALS WEEK,

Wednesday December 7, 1:30-3:30.
SCHEDULE OF READINGS-TOPICS OF LECTURES
NOTE: Syllabus of readings and lecture topics always
subject to ongoing refinement and change.
Expect updates! Last time, the update
happened because of a major archaeological
discovery, you never know!
Week 0 PHILIP II- MACEDONIA
NOTE: NO REVIEW/DISCUSSION SESSIONS
with the TAs this week.
Friday,
September
23,
2016:
General
Introduction to the Course, its goals, requirements
and the material. Overview of Ancient Greek history.
Social structures, major events, sources. Chapter 10
Ancient Greece main textbook- Begin. Philip II and
the Rise of Macedon.
Week 1 PHILIP II- MACEDONIA
NOTE: NO REVIEW/DISCUSSION SESSIONS
with the TAs this week.

Monday, September 26, 2016: Sources for

Macedonian History, Early Macedonia. Macedonian
Society and Kingship, Predecessors of Philip II.
Philip II and the Rise of Macedon. Read Ancient
Greece, chapter 10 p. 409-415.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016: Reign of Philip
II and Macedonian Domination in Greece. Read,
Ancient Greece, p. 415-428. Work well on chapter
10 (Please read entire chapter by Monday January
11).
Friday, September 30, 2016: Corinthian League,
Death of Philip and Introduction to Alexander the
Great. Finish Ancient Greece chapter 10 completely
(read in its entirety) Read Ancient Greece p. 428
438, Green, The Hellenistic Age, read Introduction,
p. i-xxxiii.
Week 2: ALEXANDER THE GREAT part I
Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, October 3, 2016: Sources for the Reign
of Alexander; Alexanders Consolidation of Power.
Read: Green p. 1-18, Ancient Greece, chapter 11,
pages 434-438, Alexander the Great, Chapter I (p.
1-16).
Wednesday, October 5, 2016: Alexander in AsiaBattle of Granicus, Greek Reaction- Battle of Issus,
Ancient Greece, 493-445. Alexander the Great,
chapter III, p. 33-69.

Friday, October 7, 2016: From Issus to Egypt:

Conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean and to
Persepolis. Ancient Greece, p. 446-452. Alexander
the Great, chapter IV, on the Egyptian Interlude, p.
70-74.
Discussion Sections this week will focus on
literary sources, contextualization of ancient
sources. Bring your textbooks (Ancient Greece
and Alexander the Great. Readings will include
selections from chapter I from the Alexander
the Great book, especially pages 1-10 with
emphasis on section b on the battle of
Chaeronea. Ancient authors will include
Plutarch and Diodorus of Sicily.
Week 3: ALEXANDER the GREAT- part II, and of
Alexander, end of an era
NOTE: Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly
this week. For your TA sections: Emphasis on
Sources. Read the proskynesis crisis from Arrian,
Alexander the Great, p. 75-113; Sources Alexander
the Great Sourcebook, pages 164-173, Readings
from Arrian on the death of Hephaestion (d) and
illness and death of Alexander (e).
Monday, October 10, 2016: From Alexandria to
Persepolis: The King of Asia (331-330 BC). The
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BC).
Destruction of
Persepolis. Ancient Greece 452-455. Documentary
Screening

Wednesday, October 12, 2016:

Alexander in
Central Asia, Death of Darius- Macedonian UnrestIndian Campaign, Ancient Greece, p. 455-463;
Alexander the Great, chapter V, War with Darius
Phase II. p. 75-93.
Friday, October 14, 2016: Alexander the Final
Phase, Ancient Greece finish chapter 11, pages 463
(Return to the West) to 468. Also read Alexander
the Great p. 160-173. read Alexander the Great
chapter VIII
Week 4: FROM POLIS TO COSMOPOLIS
Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, October 17, 2016:

MIDTERM EXAM 1

Wednesday, October 19, 2016: Special topic on

Alexanders Tactics and Administration. Alexanders
Death and its aftermath Emphasis on Sources.
Read Peter Green, 21-26 (first paragraph). Also
Begin Chapter 12 from Ancient Greece, p. 469-473
Friday, October
21, 2016:
Alexanders
Successors and the Cosmopolis, Ancient Greece.
Begin the Struggle for the Succession Chapter 12 on
473-478.
Week 5: A NEW COLONIAL WORLD?
Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, October 24, 2016:
The Successors
New Kingdoms, new Cities, Ancient Greece, 478-484.

Polis and the Cosmopolis.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016:
Athens and
Sparta Demetrios Poliorcetes Ancient Greece.
485-489. Green 28-41 (finish chapter 2)
Friday, October 28, 2016: The newly discovered
Amphipolis tomb.
Week 6: RISE OF ROME- POWER STRUGGLES
Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday,
October
31,
2016:
Macedonian
Kingdoms, Case of Egypt and the beginnings of a
Colonial World, Ancient Greece 489493.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016: Focus on
Pergamon (also Pergamum), Green, chapter 3,
Kings, Cities, and Culture p 45-50.
Friday, November 4, 2016:

EXAM 2

Week 7: HELLENISTIC CULTURE and SCIENCE

Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, November 7, 2016: Alexandria and the
Hellenistic Culture, Ancient Greece. p. 494-502. New
Directions in Literature. The Visual Arts.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016:
Hellenistic
Science- Medicine.
Ancient Greece. p. 502-506,
Green, p. 95-100.
Friday,

November

11,

2016:

NO

CLASS

VETERANS DAY
Week 8.
RISE OF ROME and HELLENISTIC
KINGDOMS
Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, November 14, 2016: Social Relations
and Hellenistic Religion, Ancient Greece. p. 506-511.
Wednesday, November
Religions and Art.

16,

2016:

Friday, November 18, 2016:

Solution, Green p. 111-120.

Hellenistic

Romes

Final

Week 9: RELIGION. MITHRADATES of PONTUS

Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, November 21, 2016: Mithradates of
Pontus- Dealings with Rome. Green. p. 120-124
Wednesday, November 23, 2016: Mithradates of
Pontus- Dealings with Rome. Green. p. 120-124.
Hellenistic
Religions,
Changes
in
Religious
Landscape.
Friday, November 25: No class, Thanksgiving
Holiday.
Week 10: CLEOPATRA
Review Sessions with TAs meet regularly this
week
Monday, November 28, 2016: Cleopatra and the

End of the Hellenistic World. Green, p. 124-130.

Student Presentations. Writing Assignment and
Creative projects Presentations DUE.
Wednesday, November
Sources.

30, 2016:

Cleopatra-

Friday, December 2, 2016:

FINAL REVIEWQuestions, Essays, Preparation for Final EXAM.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULED (per registrars office)
Wed, Dec 7
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.