History of Ancient Greece and Rome

Description

We study the history of classical Greece and Rome from the founding of the first Olympic games and the city of Rome in the 8th century BCE through the Christianization of the Roman empire in the 4th century CE.  Major themes include the development of the city state, Athenian democracy, class struggle, slavery, warfare, religion and the state, and the rise of empires.  We read secondary and primary texts, including Herodotus, Thucydides, and Tacitus.