From Alexander the Great to Augustus: The Hellenistic Age

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You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-AHIX1210-Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units): AHIS204 Pre-requisite: AHIX1210 NCCW (2020 and onwards): AHIS2210

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This unit studies the reigns of Philip II of Macedonia (359-336 BC) and especially his son Alexander the Great (336-323 BC) as well as the history of the Hellenistic period to the Roman seizure of Egypt in 30 BC by the future emperor Augustus. Specific areas of study include Alexander the Great as king, general, and man; his Successors and the formation of the Hellenistic kingdoms; Greek and Macedonian inter-state relations; Ptolemaic Egypt; Seleucid Syria; and Roman imperialism in the eastern Mediterranean. As well as political and military matters, we will discuss cultural and intellectual matters in the Hellenistic period. Lessons for today will be considered, including Alexander’s military legacy and the lives of indigenous people in the Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires.

• Poster (25%)
• Esaay (25%)
• Essay (50%)

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