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This course will explore the ancient Greek, Roman and Near attitudes towards creation, cosmology and world view. Download Course Guide
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will take a thematic approach towards ancient Greek, Roman and Near Eastern approaches to understanding the world, how it is formed, cosmology, cosmogony – whether the earth is flat, the universe a void filled with immortal and mortal entities, and whether there is such a thing as a divine ‘mover and shaker’.
The course will explore a range of materials: from ancient Greek poetic texts from the 8th century BCE to the philosophical epic of 1st century BCE Republican Rome. This course will investigate evidence from the ancient Near East dating from 1200 BCE and how the East influenced Greece and Rome.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: 3 assignments, each with equal weighting: One literature review of 500 words, One source analysis of 500 words, and one essay of 3000 words (100%)
Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (100%)
There are no assessments for this course.
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