<p>Seminar, three hours. Designed for College Honors students. Examination of multiple encounters between Greeks and Persians in antiquity, from origins of Achaemenid Empire through its conflicts with Greek world of Mediterranean, to Alexander’s defeat of Darius III. Consideration of mutual constructions of other in antiquity, Near Eastern versus Greek testimonia, and art and archaeological evidence of these two civilizations. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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Greeks and Persians: Ancient Encounters from Herodotus to Alexander

HNRS 77

5 units