Ancient History at the University of Oregon:
Academic Years, 2011-13
NOTICE:
Professor Nicols was awarded Emeritus status on 1 July 2011.
Nicols will continue to teach 'half time' through the end of the fall term, 2014;
hence the full repetoire of classes outlined here may not be available each academic year.
The History Department is currently [fall 2011 to winter 2012]
searching for an ancient historian.
This page will be updated in the spring term, 2012, to reflect the results of that search .
A collection of maps and
images illustrating primarily Greek and Roman history. A collaborative project
with historians at the Universtät Münster and supported by major grants
from the University of Oregon and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Fall Terms,
2011: HC 431H: The City (Ancient Athens, Renaissance Florence, 20thCent Berlin). J.
Nicols. This course considers the role of culture, political freedom and
urban development [aka HUM 354: TheCity]
2012: HUM 354 The City, see above, and/or HIST101 Western Civilization
Winter Terms:
2012: HIST 412: Classical Greece. Survey of Greek history from the Bronze Age to the fourth century BC. We will be examining major political, social and economic developments that marked this highly dynamic and innovative period. Such developments include the transition from Mycenaean kingdoms to city-states, the colonization of the Mediterranean, economic expansion and the advent of coinage, the age of the tyrants, the emergence of democracy, the Persian Wars, the Athenian empire, the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath until the rise of Macedonia as the dominant power in the Greek world.
2013: HIST 414: Ancient Rome, The Republic. History and culture of Ancient Rome from the foundation until the end of the Republic (the death of Caesar). Major themes include: the foundation of Rome (literature, archaeology and history), the constitution of the Roman Republic, imperialism, Roman religion and politics, the fall of the republican constitution, Julius Caesar and his competitor.
Spring Terms:
Nicols may be teaching in Tübingen during this term spring of 2013 as part of the exchange that brings Kolb to Eugene; if not he will offer some combination of these classes.
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HIST 414/514 : Ancient Rome: The Principate and Empire J. Nicols The history and culture of Rome and its Empire from the death of Caesar until the 5th century, AD. Major themes include: the Augustan Principate (art, literature, politics), Christianity and classical culture, the process of Romanization, the fall of the Roman Empire. Lecture and discussion.
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