Weeks | Topics |
1 |
Introduction, Observations on topics and sources
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2 |
The Literature sources of Ancient Greek History: Herdotus, Thucydides, Ksenophon
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3 |
Ancient Ehypt and History: Manetho
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4 |
The emergence of Historiography in Rome
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5 |
Polybius and Strabo
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6 |
Historians of the Helenistic age: Arrianus and Plutarchus
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7 |
Ancient Jewish Historiography: Josephus
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8 |
The Latin Writers of the Roman History: Sallustius, Tacitus, Ammianus Marcellinus
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9 |
Biography in Rome: Suetonius and Scriptore Augusta
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10 |
Mid Term exam
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11 |
Christianity and Historiography: Eusebius, Socrates, Sozomenus
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12 |
Christian philosophy of History: Augustinus, Orosius
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13 |
Early Byzantine Chronicles: Malalas, Chronicon Paschale
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14 |
Historiography in early Byzantium: Procopius and Agathias
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