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090032 VO Urbanisation and the Birth of the Greek City (2026S)
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Language: English
Examination dates
- Tuesday 30.06.2026 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- N Tuesday 06.10.2026 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
- Tuesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
AIM: The city in the ancient Greek world was not only a physical space, but it was also an ideology, and a structuring principle for social, cultural, and political life. This course explores how the Greek city came into being between the ninth and the fifth centuries BCE (Geometric, Archaic, and Classical periods).CONTENTS: This course examines the development of Greek cities in different parts of the ancient Greek world, from southern Italy to Anatolia, including of course the Aegean. From this comparative perspective, we will examine what features were common across different Greek cities, and how their urban forms also diverged. Key factors will be discerning processes of settlement nucleation and urbanisation, using landscape and settlement archaeology; but also the nature of the urban fabric and domestic archaeology; and finally how monumentality in architecture and art shaped public spaces and emergent civic identities.METHODS: This course will take the form of lectures. These will be fully hybrid, with recordings available online for one week after each lecture.
Assessment and permitted materials
Performance is assessed in the form of a take-home exam. For this purpose, participants are provided with an exam paper to complete within a THREE (3) hour period on the specified exam dates.The exam paper consists of TWO (2) segments to be completed. In the first segment, participants are expected to discuss TWO (2) of four (4) sets of maps and plans provided. In the second segment, participants are expected to write a short essay on ONE (1) of four (4) questions to be selected.The recommended time for completing the paper is a total of ONE AND A HALF (1.5) hours. Submission (in digital form) is possible at any time between the release of the paper and the closure of the three hour exam period.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The segments of the paper are weighted in a ratio of 50:50 and graded on the standard grading scale (from 1 = very good to 5 = poor). The overall grade is calculated from the arithmetic mean (rounded if necessary).The following two conditions must be met for a positive assessment: (i) an OVERALL grade of at least 4 must be achieved in the take-home exam, and (ii) neither of the two segments of the take-home exam may have been graded 5.
Examination topics
The questions, sources, and research contributions covered in the lectures are relevant for the exam.Independent, in-depth reading of the material covered in the course is required: Relevant information will be provided in the first session, and further reading suggestions will be given throughout the course.
Reading list
Accessible on Moodle
Association in the course directory
Anrechenbar: Schwerpunkt Griechisch:
im BA: M2, M13;
im MA: PM1, PM3, PM4, PM5;
im BA: M2, M13;
im MA: PM1, PM3, PM4, PM5;
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