Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest:	History

The Ancient History minor focuses on two of the great civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, Greece and Rome. These civilisations have been enormously influential down to modern times: the Greeks invented democracy, history, philosophy and the scientific method, while the Mediterranean has never again been united as it was under Roman rule, and Rome’s legacy continues to resonate in modern oratory, law, urbanization and international relations. Much of Western culture claims descent from Greece and Rome, yet these ancient societies were also exotically different from our own.

The First Year courses in Ancient History treat Classical Greece and Late Republican Rome, while also training students in how to use and read ancient sources (in translation). Later Year courses will cover a range of periods and aspects of Greek and Roman history, including politics, war and imperialism, society and economy, and mythology, art and architecture. 

 

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this minor, students should be able to

1. speak with some authority on ancient Greek and Roman history;
2. think critically and analytically about major issues and controversies in ancient Greek and Roman history;
3. write more effectively and critically, and master oral communication;
4. distinguish between primary and secondary sources and critically evaluate them;
5. demonstrate an ability to manage their time, schedules and deadlines effectively
6. to develop a global perspective by studying the histories of two very different and chronologically distant cultures

Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

A maximum of 12 units from the completion of 1000-level courses from the following list:

ANCH1013 – Ancient Athens: Democracy and Empire (6 units)

ANCH1014 – Rome: Republic to Empire (6 units)

 

A minimum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANCH2009 - Artefacts and Society in the Greco-Roman World (6 units)

ANCH2021 - Ancient World in Film (6 units)

ANCH2016 - Bad neighbours: Law and life in ancient Athens (6 units)

ANCH2017 - Emperors and Madmen: The Early Roman Empire (6 units)

ANCH2019 - Warfare in the Greek and Roman worlds (6 units)

ANCH2020 - A region in antiquity: Gallipoli and western Turkey (12 units)

ANCH2022 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World (6 units)

CLAS2002 - Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (6 units)

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