| Spring Term 2018 Warfare in Classical Antiquity - 3609 - HIST 241 |
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Catalog Description : A study of the practice of warfare in classical antiquity from Homeric Greece to the Roman Empire. Topics to be considered include: Homer's Iliad and the warrior ideal, the political implications of hoplite and trireme warfare, the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar, the organization and tactics of the Roman legion, and Roman frontier policy. Emphasis on the close interaction of military, political, and cultural developments in Greek and Roman history. All texts in English. Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Humanities Div, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
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