COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 3044 HISTORY OF THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR FATIH HAKAN KAYA

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

In 330 BC, after the fall of the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great became known as the King of Asia. After Alexander the Great's death, many new kingdoms were established in the lands he ruled. During this period, these kingdoms struggled for dominance among themselves. The Roman Republic, which emerged on the stage of history as a new power and started to dominate the Mediterranean, turned into an empire over time and brought this period to an end in 30 BC. Within the scope of this course, it is aimed to explain this historical process between 330-30 BC.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Thinking independently and being able to show it
2   2. Learning the main literature on the Hellenistic period
3   3. Learning historical events (wars and treaties) affecting hellenistic culture
4   4. Learning main Hellenistic kingdoms and their main settlements
5   5. Learning important political events and formations
6   6. Being able to reason cause and effect between political and social developmets of the period

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course: Scope, importance What are the sources of Greek history Major ancient authors and their works Introduction and review of the course content
2 Alexander the Great Period Reading (Droysen, Büyük Iskender Tarihi)
3 Events after Alexander the Great Reading (O. Tekin, Eski Yunan ve Roma Tarihine Giriş).
4 The Struggles between the Successors (Diadochoi) of Alexander the Great Reading (A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi -R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi)
5 The Struggles between the Successors of Alexander the Great (Diadochoi) Reading (A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi- R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi).
6 Kingdoms Established After Alexander the Great Reading (A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi).
7 Kingdoms Established After Alexander the Great Reading (A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi-R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi).
8 Mid-term exam
9 Anatolia in the Hellenistic period Reading (A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi; O. Tekin, Eski Yunan Tarihi).
10 Anatolia in the Hellenistic period Reading (O. Tekin, Eski Anadolu ve Trakya: Ege Göçlerinden Roma Imparatorluğu'nun Ikiye Ayrılmasına Kadar).
11 Anatolia in the Hellenistic period Reading (R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi - A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi.)
12 Anatolia in the Hellenistic period Reading (R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi - A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi.)
13 Roman rule Reading (R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi- A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi).
14 Roman rule Reading (R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi- A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi).
15 Roman rule Reading (R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi- A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi).
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. A.M. Mansel, Ege ve Yunan Tarihi (1983).
2. J. Boardman, The Oxford History of the Classical World (1993).
3. O. Tekin, Eski Yunan Tarihi, Iletişim Yayınları (1998)
4. J.K. Williams, The Empire of the Ancient Greece (2003).
5. P.J. Rhodes, A History of the Classical Greek Word (2006).
6. O. Tekin, Eski Anadolu ve Trakya: Ege Göçlerinden Roma Imparatorluğu'nun Ikiye Ayrılmasına Kadar (2007).
7. P. Green, Alexander The Great and the Hellenistic Age (2008)
8. L.G. Droysen, Büyük Iskender Tarihi, (2007)
9. O Tekin, Eski Yunan ve Roma Tarihine Giriş, (2008)
10. M.M. Austine, The Hellenistic World From Alexander to the Roman Conquest: A Selection of Ancient Sources In Translation, (1981)
11. A. Erskine, A Companion to the Hellenistic World, (2008)
12. R. M. Errington, Hellenistik Dünya Tarihi, (2017)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-4 will be assessed with Mid-term and final exams
2. LO 5-6 will be evaluated with the term paper report.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of participation of the classes is necessary.
2. Nonattendance in the course not to be regarded as a valid excuse of late homework.
3. Report, mid-term, final exam and participation to activities will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Fatih Hakan Kaya
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Literature
Department of Archaeology,
Campus of Tınaztepe - Buca Izmir, TR-35160 TURKEY
Tel: +90.232.3017746, Fax: +90.232.4534188,
E-mail: fatih.Kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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