ANHS3608: Semester 2, 2021

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Units ANHS3608 Semester 2 2021 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

ANHS3608: The Long Fifth Century BCE: 546-371 BCE

Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

The 'long 5th century BCE' (546-371 BCE) is a great watershed in the history of the Ancient World. During this period 'Classical' Greek thought and society established the terms around which European culture and civilisation would define itself for 2500 years. This unit examines the historical contexts of this transformation from its beginnings in the late 6th century BCE-including the Persian crisis, the hegemony of Sparta, the rise and fall of the Athenian Empire and the role of the Western Greeks-to the catastrophe and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) and the eclipse of Athens and Sparta as the determining poles of Greek history in the first half of the 4th century BCE.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	ANHS3608
Academic unit	Classics and Ancient History
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Ben Brown, benjamin.brown@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Participation n/a	10%	-	Across semester
Outcomes assessed:
Dissertation	Seminar Analysis Exercise Close review and analysis for a given seminar topic	25%	Multiple weeks	1000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Presentation Taking the lead and setting the agenda for seminar discussion	25%	Progressive	15-20 mins (1000 words equivalent)
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Research essay n/a	40%	STUVAC Due date: 15 Nov 2021 at 23:59	2500 words
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	The scope and aims of this unit; Why the 'long' 5th century and why is it important? History as culture; 546-479 BCE: why this period was important to Herodotus and why he was right	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Persia and Greece across the Long 5th century: patterns of influence and interaction, 546-371 BCE	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Does culture organize history or vice versa? Archaic vs. Modern: is the 5th century the 'Modernity' of Greek History? The evidence and its challenges: what are the lenses of the 'long 5th century'?	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 03	'Delian League' and Athenian Empire: a sea change? Structure, function, economy, hegemony (499)/478-431 BCE	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Persia and the Greeks across the 'long' 5th century	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 04	Peloponnesian War(s)? Where is the conflict and why? 462-431 BCE	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	The Athenian Empire, its character and motives: is this the determining historical agency of the 'long' 5th century?	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 05	The 'Pentakontaetia' ('50 Years') and the Origins of the Peloponnesian War	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 06	'The greatest upheaval ever among the Greeks': The war between Athens and Sparta and its importance, 431-404 BCE	Lecture (1 hr)
	'Larger Greece' (Magna Graecia): the Western Greeks and Others in Sicily and Italy, 546-371 BCE	Lecture (1 hr)
	The transformation of the polis across the 'long' 5th century; Was the Peloponnesian War an ideological war?	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 07	Thinking about a post-war landscape 403-371 BCE; is the 4th century 'short'?	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	'Once upon a time in Sicily': how different is the history of the Western Greeks from that of mainland Greece across the 'long' 5th century ?	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 08	Forms of Society/Forms of Thought: Money, Law, Drama and Philosophy—why link these together?	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Revolutions in justice? From 'prédroit' to Law in the 'long' 5th century	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 09	The political economy of the long 5th century—patterns of production, distribution and consumption	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 09	Money and Philosophy: the relationship between exchange and ideas in the 'long' 5th century	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 10	The city and cities in the long 5th century: patterns of internal and external civic relationships	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Economy and Ideology in Classical Greece	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 11	Elite reaction and dissent in the long 5th century—coups, contests, myth and Socrates	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Tragic subjectivity: could Athenian tragedy be the defining genre of the 'long' 5th century?	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 12	Cultural Revolution and the 'Shock of the New': Sophists, Specialists, New Music and the Professional Citizen	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	Elites in retreat? The epinician universe and the recuperation of aristocratic identity	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 13	A long echo: the place of the long 5th century in European history and thought to the present day	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	If we weren't laughing, we'd be crying: reading 'history of mentalities' through comedy in late 5th century Athens	Seminar (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: According to Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are expected to attend 90% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.
Lecture recording: Most lectures (in recording-equipped venues) will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.
Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours’ preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed on the Canvas site.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the dominant trends in the history of the Greek world in the 5th century BCE
LO2. Demonstrate the capacity for critical, analytical and conceptual thinking about the historiography of the Greek world in the 5th century BCE
LO3. Demonstrate the capacity to communicate, articulate and explain complex ancient historical problems
LO4. Demonstrate a wide knowledge of the types of evidence and their challenges for this period
LO5. Demonstrate a good working knowledge of the current scholarship on this period and its major trends

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

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Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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