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Great Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor

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Languages

English
Duration & workload

11 hours 57 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Intermediate

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The peninsula of Asian Turkey, known to the Greeks as Anatolia and to the Romans as Asia Minor, is about the size of Texas. This small subcontinent has arguably seen more history than any other comparably sized patch of Earth anywhere. Professor Kenneth W. Harl discusses Asia Minor's pivotal role in history in this engaging, original presentation.

Syllabus

01: Introduction to Anatolia
02: First Civilizations in Anatolia
03: The Hittite Empire
04: Hattušaš and Imperial Hittite Culture
05: Origins of Greek Civilization
06: The Legend of Troy
07: Iron Age Kingdoms of Asia Minor
08: Emergence of the Polis
09: Ionia and Early Greek Civilization
10: The Persian Conquest
11: Athenian Empire and Spartan Hegemony
12: Alexander the Great and the Diadochoi
13: The Hellenization of Asia Minor
14: Rome versus the Kings of the East
15: Prosperity and Roman Patronage
16: Gods and Sanctuaries of Roman Asia Minor
17: Jews and Early Christians
18: From Rome to Byzantium
19: Constantinople, Queen of Cities
20: The Byzantine Dark Age
21: Byzantine Cultural Revival
22: Crusaders and Seljuk Turks
23: Muslim Transformation
24: The Ottoman Empire
By This Professor

Taught by

Kenneth W. Harl

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