HIST 3190 - Rise and Fall of Athenian Democracy

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Development and decline of Athenian democracy from the early 6th to the late 4th century B.C.E. While students will trace the evolution of the Delian League from its origins through the emergence of the Athenian Empire, defeat in the Peloponnesian War and absorption by the Hellenistic Empire, special attention will be given to the development of the Athenian constitution and the principal socio-political institutions.