Have you ever heard of the riches of the Lydian king Croesus? Or of the gold-digging ants of India? In this unit of study you will encounter these and other famous aspects of Herodotus Histories, a text that blends history, literature, ethnography, geography and religion. You will explore the different intellectual worlds Herodotus inhabited and relate them to the world he created in his Histories - a key source for the study of the transition between the archaic and the classical periods in the history of ancient Greece.
Unit details and rules
Unit code | ANHS2622 |
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Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
Credit points | 6 |
Prohibitions
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ANHS3609 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History or History or (6 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History and 6 credit points at 1000 level in either Latin, Greek (Ancient), History, or Archaeology) |
Corequisites
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Julia Kindt, julia.kindt@sydney.edu.au |
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