Spring 2027

Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece

This course examines urbanism in ancient Greece, covering building forms, technologies, patronage, urban space creation, and the organization of religious sites and rituals.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Nick Cahill

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.68 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.46 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Compare writings by ancient authors such as Aristotle and Plato on Greek politics, including their attitudes towards egalitarianism, democracy, power, and wealth.

  • Describe aspects of ancient Greek cities including their physical organization and social institutions.

  • Synthesize knowledge of Greek urban phenomena such as colonization, stasis, and synoikismos.

  • Describe the practices of construction, finance, and patronage of Greek cities and sanctuaries.

  • Compare literary and archaeological evidence for aspects of ancient Greek private life, houses and households, and the rural landscape of ancient Greece.

  • Employ bibliographic tools such as DYABOLA to research a specific ancient Greek city.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405

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  • Sophomore standing

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Calendar & sections

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.68 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.46 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Urbanism in ancient Greece, including physical organization and social institutions of cities.
  • Building forms, technologies, construction, finance, and patronage in Greek cities and sanctuaries.
  • Creation of urban space and urban phenomena such as colonization, stasis, and synoikismos.
  • Organization of religious sites, rituals, and comparative evidence for private life and rural landscapes.
  • Political theories of ancient authors like Aristotle and Plato regarding democracy, power, and wealth.

Skills

  • Comparing ancient political texts and describing Greek urban organization and social institutions.
  • Synthesizing urban phenomena like colonization and describing construction, finance, and patronage practices.
  • Comparing literary and archaeological evidence for daily life and using bibliographic tools like DYABOLA for research.

Grades

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ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405 · Spring 2027

Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece

Recorded 2026-10-14
ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405 · Spring 2027

Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece

Recorded 2026-10-14
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