Course Outcomes
Understanding History of Greece
By approaching primary historiographical texts and secondary scholarship treating the Rise and Fall of Athens in the 5th Century BC, students will come to understand the history of Greece from the Persian Wars through the end of the Peloponnesian War.
Historical Evaluation
Students will consider availabe primary sources—both prose and verse literature—treating the Rise and Fall of Athens, and learn how to evaluate the reliabilty of those sources.
