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Introduction to the Ancient Greek World
CLS-STDY 97A

Course Information

Description

This course will cover the history of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age Minoan and Mycenaean palace civilizations to the Roman conquest of the East Mediterranean. Attention will be paid to the major political, social, economic, and cultural transformations, all set within their Mediterranean and west Asian environments. Students will explore the wide variety of textual sources (in translation) and archaeological evidence out of which historians seek to understand ancient Greece.

Course Notes

Concentrators are required to take either one or two semesters of Classical Studies 97, depending on their concentration track.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Classics, The
Course Component Tutorial
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 15, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level Primarily for Undergraduate Students