HISE 110: Ancient Historians

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour

Catalog page 303

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: The historical development of historiography as evidenced in ancient historical writings from Near Eastern king lists and biblical histories to the narrative histories of Greece and Rome. Focuses on the ideas of history in the various cultures of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean and their relation to modern historical thought.

Cross-listing: Cross- listed with CLA 100.