UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Fall, 2008; GREEK 4033: HERODOTUS
Professor D. B. LEVINE
SYLLABUS/REQUIRED TEXTS
Louvre G 197. Croesus on the Pyre. (Late Archaic
Period, by Myson)
Welcome to the world of archaic Greece
(and Europe, Asia, and Africa), as described by the ancient world’s most
entertaining expounder. This semester we will learn a lot from him by reading
from Book 1 of the Histories in Greek, and all of the Histories
in English.
The goals of this course include:
- To read as much of Herodotus in Greek as possible;
- To read all of Herodotus in English; and
- To examine the world of Greece and the Near East in the 6th and the
early 5th Century BCE.
Assignments.
Students will:
1. Read and translate Greek in class;
2. Write questions and answers to
each book of the Histories, and discuss them in class
3. Give oral presentations on three
important People in Histories Book 1;
5. Present “Secret Words”
to the class, and learn new words and their etymologies from one another.
7. Write a Final Examination, translating Herodotus’ Greek into English,
and showing an understanding of the Ionic dialect.
Grades.
Grades will be based on class participation and preparation (25%), Oral
Presentations (25%), Secret Word Presentations (10%), Study Questions and
Quotations (25%), Final Examination (15%).
Required Texts:
Herodotus Histories (Translated by Robin Waterfield) Oxford
University Press.
Herodotus Book I and Commentary. George Sheets. Bryn Mawr
Commentaries.
For those interested, Mullins Library has the following lexical aid:
A Lexicon to Herodotus, by J. Enoch Powell. Cambridge [Eng.] The
University Press, 1938. This contains all words in Herodotus, each translated
according to its specific context. It is a useful tool. I might check this
book out and bring it to class when we translate, in case we need to consult
it.
Inclement Weather Policy
Students may make up work missed if they cannot come to class because
of inclement weather. If the University is open, we will hold scheduled
classes. Please do not call to find out if we will hold class; if the University
is open, class will go on.
The Professor
Daniel Levine
Professor, Classical Studies
Kimpel Hall 425, University of Arkansas
dlevine@uark.edu; tel.: (479) 575-5937, 575-2951
Fall Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10:20 am. and by appointment.
www.uark.edu/campus-resources/dlevine/Vita.html
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