Classical Studies
GRE 1-334-2004

Ancient Greek Society, Politics, and Culture


Daily Schedule


Alexander on horseback attacking the Persians, Alexander sarcophagus, Istanbul Archaeological Museum

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Numbers in parentheses after grammar topics refer to the chapter and section of Athenaze in which the topic is discussed.

Week 1 In-Class At home
Day 1

uses of the definite article (9.6; 23.5);
uses of autos (5.9)

Reading: Arrian, Preface of the Anabasis 1-2


2nd declension;
personal and reflexive pronouns (5.6-8; 7.4);
present and future tenses (10.1-4),
active and middle, indicative, subjunctive, and optative, regular and contract verbs

Homework: decline ho Thebaios, to neoterismon; conjugate grapho, machomai, and poieo; Supplementary Ex 2; handout on personal and reflexive pronouns (odd).
Read in Greek Arrian 1.1.1-3, 1.7.1-3
English Reading: "Alexander the Great," Ch 11 of Ancient Greece, A Political, Social, and Cultural History (handout)

Day 2

Accusative Case (Adam);
Expressions of time, place, and space (David);
Time clauses

Reading: Arrian Preface 3; 1.1.1-3

1st declension;
demonstratives (14.5);
imperfect and aorist tenses,
active and middle (11-12)

Homework: conjugate the same verbs in the imperfect and aorist; decline he gnome "opinion" and ho stratiotes "soldier"; write 4 sentences using the different types of the accusative (Adam); sentences on expressions of time and place (David); in the first paragraph of tonight's reading, underline prepositional phrases, bracket the participial phrases and put parentheses around subordinate clauses
Reading: Arrian 1.7.1-6

Day 3

Genitive case (Evan);
Direct and Indirect questions (Jen);
Relative Clauses (13.3; 23.6) (Andrew)

Reading: Arrian 1.1.3; 1.7.1-3

3rd declension;
interrogative (7.8; 14.6), indefinite (7.9; 14.6), and relative pronouns (13.3);
perfect and pluperfect tenses (27-28)

Homework: decline he polis and ho presbeus "ambassador"; conjugate teleutao and aggelo; find the genitives and identify what use in Arrian 1.7.4-5 (Evan); learn vocab on pp. 172-73 of Supplementary Grammar handout; Supplementary Ex 4, sentences 1-4 (Jen); Relative clauses, sentences 2,4,6 (handout-Andrew);
Read Arrian 1.7.4-9

Day 4

Dative case (Adam);
Uses of the participle (Supplementary Ex 8)(Jen);
Indirect Statement (David and Evan)

Reading: Arrian 1.7.3-9

aorist and future passive (17.1-3)
optative mood (25.1-4)

Homework: prepare for quiz;
Read Plutarch's Life of Alexander;
prepare report topic

Day 5

Quiz;

Reports:
Alexander's Family and Accession to the throne (Adam)
Alexander as General (Evan)
Alexander in Art (David)
Alexander and Women (Jen)

Homework: read the rest of Plutarch's Life of Alexander;
read Arrian 1.11.3-8

Day 6

sequence of moods;
subordinate clauses: because, purpose, result, fearing, indefinite clauses

Reading: Arrian 1.11

didomi and tithemi

Homework: conjugate didomi and tithemi in the present and aorist; work on your vocabulary presentation
Reading: Arrian 1.13

Day 7

uses of hos (Supplementary Ex 6);
negatives (Supplementary Ex 7)

Reading: Arrian 1.13

histemi and hiemi

Homework: Conjugate kathistemi and aphiemi in the present and aorist; work on your vocabulary presentation:
religious vocabulary (Andrew)
travel (Evan)
geographical and topographical features (Jen)
military (Adam)
space and size (David)
Review today's reading and read Arrian 1.14

Day 8

Reading: Arrian 1.14

Homework: read another account of the Battle of Granicus and compare it to Arrian's account:
Diodorus Siculus (Jen and David)
Plutarch (Adam)
Justin's epitome of Pompeius Trogus (Evan)
Quintus Curtius Rufus (Andrew);
Continue reading reading Arrian 1.15

Day 9

Reading: Arrian 1.15

To prepare for the midterm:
Review all principal parts of fero, erchomai, baino, and tatto;
Review uses of the article and the relative pronoun;
Practice recognizing participial phrases and indirect statement;
Review vocabulary presentations;
Review the passages we have read, in English and Greek

 

Day 10

Midterm on Arrian

Homework: read Outline of Acts;
read Praxeis (Acts), Chapter 9, esp. verses 1-19 in English and Greek (don't forget to use your commentary on Acts!);
Read Bruce Metzger, The Text of the New Testament, Chapter 1 (on the table in our classroom)

Reading: Jay Treat, Differences between Classical and Hellenistic Greek: A Quick Introduction

Day 11

Acts 9: 1-19

Read Acts 9:20-43 in English and Acts 10: 1-23 in Greek;

Read Metzger, Ch 2, (36-51; skim 52-67; read 67-68; skim 68-71; read 72-79; skim 79-92)

Day 12

Acts 10: 1-16

Read Acts 10: 17-48

Read Metzger Chs 3-4, pp. 95-106, 124-46

Day 13

Acts 10: 17-33

Read Acts 11 in English and Acts 12:1-24 in Greek

Read Metzger, Ch 7, 186-206

Day 14

Acts 10: 34-48, 12: 1-18

Read Acts 13

Read Metzger, Ch 8, pp. 207-30

Day 15

Visit University of Iowa Special Collections to view early printed books and manuscripts of the Bible and Arrian

Read Acts 13 as far as you can get

Work on the Textual Criticism Project

Day 16  

Read Acts 15

Finish Textual Criticism Project

Day 17

Textual Criticism Project due

 
Day 18

Final Exam on Acts

 


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