090035 UE Exercise in Greek Historiography: Selected passages from Polybius' Histories (2015S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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- Registration is open from Mo 16.02.2015 06:00 to Th 26.02.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.03.2015 23:59
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max. 25 participants
Language: English
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Monday
09.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
16.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
23.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
13.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
20.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
27.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
04.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
11.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
18.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
01.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
08.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
15.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
22.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
Monday
29.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum Alte Geschichte Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 2
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students are requested to participate in classes actively by commenting and interpreting the proposed passages, which will be weekly read both in English and in original language.
Furthermore, the students will be requested either to translate into German or into English a series of excerpts from Polybius or, alternatively, to prepare a written essay on a selected topic. Further details will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Furthermore, the students will be requested either to translate into German or into English a series of excerpts from Polybius or, alternatively, to prepare a written essay on a selected topic. Further details will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
On successful completion of the module, the students will demonstrate:
· An ability to engage with primary evidence provided by two of the most distinguished historians of antiquity, Polybius and Livy, and to analyze their approach to Roman imperialism critically.
· An appreciation of the historiographical and analytical skills needed to handle historical sources.
· An ability to use and to compare different sources in order to assess the main issues in the interpretation of Roman imperialism in the second century BC.
· An ability to discuss historical questions in oral and/or written work with coherent and logical arguments.
· An ability to present the positions of other scholars and to convey their own ideas clearly and correctly.
· An ability to engage with primary evidence provided by two of the most distinguished historians of antiquity, Polybius and Livy, and to analyze their approach to Roman imperialism critically.
· An appreciation of the historiographical and analytical skills needed to handle historical sources.
· An ability to use and to compare different sources in order to assess the main issues in the interpretation of Roman imperialism in the second century BC.
· An ability to discuss historical questions in oral and/or written work with coherent and logical arguments.
· An ability to present the positions of other scholars and to convey their own ideas clearly and correctly.
Examination topics
The students will be required to read, either in translation or in original language, and comment a selection of excerpts from Polybius text alongside passages of other Latin and Greek writers. In addition, they will be required to survey current scholarship in order to outline the cultural-political context in which Polybius elaborated his work.
Reading list
Polybius Text (only Greek):
T. Büttner-Wobst, PolybiiHistoriae, 5 vols.,Leipzig 1889-1905.English Translation:
Polybius, The Histories, with English Translation by W. R. Paton Cambridge, MA
Vol. 1, revised by F. W. Walbank and C. Habicht
Vol. 2, revised by F. W. Walbank and C. Habicht
Vol. 3
Vol. 4
Vol. 5 & 6, containing the fragments of books 16-39
The English text of Patons Translation [first ed. without the revisions by Walbank and Habicht] is available athttp://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.htmlCommentary on Polybius Work:
F. W. Walbank, A Historical Commentary on Polybius, 3 vols., Oxford 1957-1979.Recommended reading (further suggestions will be provided during the course and according to the students specific interests):A) Polybius Craft
H. Beister, Pragmatische Geschichtsschreibung und zeitliche Dimension, in Ch. Schubert, ed., Rom und der griechische Osten. Festschrift für Hatto H. Schmitt zum 65. Geburtstag, Stuttgart 1995, 329-349.
K. Clarke, Universal Perspectives in Historiography, in C. Kraus, ed., The Limits of Historiography, Leiden 1999, 249-279.
P. S. Derow, Historical explanation: Polybius and His Predecessors, in S. Hornblower, ed., Greek historiography, Oxford, 1994, 73-90.
B. C. McGing, Polybius' Histories, Oxford 2010
F. W. Walbank, Polybius, Berkeley 1972.B) Understanding Rome
D. W. Baronowski, Polybius and Roman imperialism, Bristol 2011.
C. B. Champion, Cultural Politics in Polybius Histories, Berkeley 2004.
A. Erskine, How to Rule the World: Polybius Book 6 Reconsidered, in B. Gibson, ed., Polybius and His World, Oxford 2013, 231-246.
C. Nicolet, Polybe et les institutions romaines, in E. Gabba, ed., Polybe, Entretiens Hardt 20, Geneva 1974, 209-265.
S. Podes, Polybius and the theory of anacyclosis: problems of not just ancient theory, HPTh 12, 1991, 577-587.
F. W. Walbank, Polybius perception of the one and the many, in I. Malkin, ed., Leaders and Masses in the Roman World, Leiden 1995, 201-222.
F. W. Walbank, A Greek looks at Rome: Polybius VI revisited, SCI 17, 1998, 45-59.C) Roman Imperialism
P. J. Burton, Friendship and Empire. Roman Diplomacy and Imperialism in the Middle Republic (353 - 146 BC), Cambridge 2011.
C. B. Champion, Roman Imperialism. Readings and Sources, Oxford 2004.
A. M. Eckstein, Rome Enters the Greek East. From Anarchy to Hierarchy in the Hellenistic Mediterranean 230 - 170 BC, Malden 2008.
A. Erskine, Roman Imperialism, Edinburgh 2010.
T. Büttner-Wobst, PolybiiHistoriae, 5 vols.,Leipzig 1889-1905.English Translation:
Polybius, The Histories, with English Translation by W. R. Paton Cambridge, MA
Vol. 1, revised by F. W. Walbank and C. Habicht
Vol. 2, revised by F. W. Walbank and C. Habicht
Vol. 3
Vol. 4
Vol. 5 & 6, containing the fragments of books 16-39
The English text of Patons Translation [first ed. without the revisions by Walbank and Habicht] is available athttp://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.htmlCommentary on Polybius Work:
F. W. Walbank, A Historical Commentary on Polybius, 3 vols., Oxford 1957-1979.Recommended reading (further suggestions will be provided during the course and according to the students specific interests):A) Polybius Craft
H. Beister, Pragmatische Geschichtsschreibung und zeitliche Dimension, in Ch. Schubert, ed., Rom und der griechische Osten. Festschrift für Hatto H. Schmitt zum 65. Geburtstag, Stuttgart 1995, 329-349.
K. Clarke, Universal Perspectives in Historiography, in C. Kraus, ed., The Limits of Historiography, Leiden 1999, 249-279.
P. S. Derow, Historical explanation: Polybius and His Predecessors, in S. Hornblower, ed., Greek historiography, Oxford, 1994, 73-90.
B. C. McGing, Polybius' Histories, Oxford 2010
F. W. Walbank, Polybius, Berkeley 1972.B) Understanding Rome
D. W. Baronowski, Polybius and Roman imperialism, Bristol 2011.
C. B. Champion, Cultural Politics in Polybius Histories, Berkeley 2004.
A. Erskine, How to Rule the World: Polybius Book 6 Reconsidered, in B. Gibson, ed., Polybius and His World, Oxford 2013, 231-246.
C. Nicolet, Polybe et les institutions romaines, in E. Gabba, ed., Polybe, Entretiens Hardt 20, Geneva 1974, 209-265.
S. Podes, Polybius and the theory of anacyclosis: problems of not just ancient theory, HPTh 12, 1991, 577-587.
F. W. Walbank, Polybius perception of the one and the many, in I. Malkin, ed., Leaders and Masses in the Roman World, Leiden 1995, 201-222.
F. W. Walbank, A Greek looks at Rome: Polybius VI revisited, SCI 17, 1998, 45-59.C) Roman Imperialism
P. J. Burton, Friendship and Empire. Roman Diplomacy and Imperialism in the Middle Republic (353 - 146 BC), Cambridge 2011.
C. B. Champion, Roman Imperialism. Readings and Sources, Oxford 2004.
A. M. Eckstein, Rome Enters the Greek East. From Anarchy to Hierarchy in the Hellenistic Mediterranean 230 - 170 BC, Malden 2008.
A. Erskine, Roman Imperialism, Edinburgh 2010.
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This course will examine Polybiuss analysis and interpretation of Roman expansion in the Mediterranean area between the 3rd and the 2nd century BC, by focusing in particular on Romes relationships with Carthage and Hellenistic kingdoms.