The Coming of the Sea Peoples: The Trojan War in the context of Mycenaean Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age is a story of collapse, from New Kingdom Egyptian to Hittite Anatolia, from the Assyrian Empire to Babylonian turmoil. Mycenaean Greece is a part of this and the Coming of the Sea Peoples is a terror that echoes through the pages of history. Come learn about how the world as we knew it ended!
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The purpose of this course is to explore these civilisations and the nature of their fall. Who were these mysterious Sea People? Why did this world came to a sudden and probably simultaneous end? What caused this? Was it climate change or disease? Was it the impact of war or internal struggle?
What will we cover?
The Trojan War as Known to the Greeks and until the 19th Century
Egypt: From the Mists of Time to the Akhenaten Revolution and the Great Reaction
Babylon and Its Many Waters
The Hittites and the Coming of the Indo-Europeans
Crete and Mycenae
Economy and Trade in the Bronze Age: Polanyi v Morris Silver
The Collapse: An Overview
Complexity and the Nature of the Hydraulic Civilisation
Evidence for Climate Change in the Late Bronze Age
Who Were the “Sea Peoples”?
What Happened Next?
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
have some understanding – perfect understanding is not and cannot be on offer! – of the Trojan War in the context of later Greek speculation and in its own terms
have a grasp of the great powers of the Bronze Age, and
have some understanding of the coming of the “Sea Peoples.”
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
No particular skills required. The course will be taught assuming no or little knowledge of the subject.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The class will be taught on-line by a combination of lectures and student presentations. All necessary research will be in English and on-line. Students will be expected to do some reading between classes.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No. Electronic copies of most material will be made available via Google Classroom. But, for those who are interested in reading further, these books are a good start: Cline, Eric H., 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, 2015 Polanyi Karl, The Limits of the Market, 2010 Silver, Morris, Economic Structures of Antiquity, 1995 Tainter, Joseph A., The Collapse of Complex Societies, 1990 Wittfogel, Karl., Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total Power, 1957
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Why not investigate our Summer School for courses on the Ancient World and longer courses from September.
Sean has been teaching Greek, Latin, and History for over thirty-five years. He has taught in England, America, Europe, and Asia, working with students of all ages and backgrounds. Despite all this, he remains as captivated by the Ancient World as when, aged seven, he first stumbled across a retelling of the Iliad and Odyssey. Alongside his teaching, he has published over forty books, including translations, textbooks, and historical fiction. He is, by general agreement, a rather good second-rate novelist — which is not a bad thing to be.
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Come learn about how the world as we knew it ended!<ol><li>The Trojan War as Known to the Greeks and until the 19th Century</li><li>Egypt: From the Mists of Time to the Akhenaten Revolution and the Great Reaction</li><li>Babylon and Its Many Waters</li><li>The Hittites and the Coming of the Indo-Europeans</li><li>Crete and Mycenae</li><li>Economy and Trade in the Bronze Age: Polanyi v Morris Silver</li><li>The Collapse: An Overview</li><li>Complexity and the Nature of the Hydraulic Civilisation</li><li>Evidence for Climate Change in the Late Bronze Age</li><li>Who Were the “Sea Peoples”?</li><li>What Happened Next?</li></ol><ul><li>have some understanding – perfect understanding is not and cannot be on offer! – of the Trojan War in the context of later Greek speculation and in its own terms</li><li>have a grasp of the great powers of the Bronze Age, and</li><li>have some understanding of the coming of the “Sea Peoples.”</li></ul>No particular skills required. The course will be taught assuming no or little knowledge of the subject.The class will be taught on-line by a combination of lectures and student presentations. All necessary research will be in English and on-line. Students will be expected to do some reading between classes.<p>No. Electronic copies of most material will be made available via Google Classroom. But, for those who are interested in reading further, these books are a good start:<br/>Cline, Eric H., 1177 B.C.: <em>The Year Civilization Collapsed</em>, 2015<br/>Polanyi Karl, <em>The Limits of the Market</em>, 2010<br/>Silver, Morris, <em>Economic Structures of Antiquity</em>, 1995<br/>Tainter, Joseph A., <em>The Collapse of Complex Societies</em>, 1990<br/>Wittfogel, Karl., <em>Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total Power</em>, 1957</p>Why not investigate our Summer School for courses on the Ancient World and longer courses from September.Ancient civilisationsClassical literatureconfigurable
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