Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic Age

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will:

  1. demonstrate  awareness of a variety of ancient text types and other ancient sources relevant to the aftermath of the career of Alexander the Great, and the political, social and cultural history of the subsequent Hellenistic period.

     2.demonstrate an awareness of the differing kinds of ancient evidence (including textual, epigraphic, numismatic and archaeological evidence) and appropriate methods for dealing with them.

     3.contextualise particular ancient documents and other sources of information within their wider cultural environment.

     4.demonstrate a comprehension of ancient world-views and cultural concepts

     5.express an awareness of the complexity of ancient accounts of past events and experiences

     6. conduct independent research on a chosen topic

     7. engage with and respond critically to a variety of scholarly opinions

     8. formulate an independent view in dialogue with both ancient evidence and modern interpretations

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• Description

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• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-AHIX241-Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age (no longer available)

• MAQ-HST225 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-AHIX341-The Hellenistic Age (no longer available)

Others

You must complete Level 1 and 2 studies in Ancient History before starting this subject.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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