CLASC-309 Ancient Greek Economies
The study of ancient economics has long been considered a “battlefield” for historians, as many theories and little consensus abound. In this course, we will be viewing some of the many arguments for how the ancient Greek economy functioned and focusing on the roles played by men and women, citizens and non-citizens, free and enslaved, locals and foreigners. Readings and lectures will draw on theories from sociology, anthropology, and New Institutional Economics (NIE), and evidence from archaeology, literature, numismatics, and epigraphy to gain an understanding of the complex economic interactions in the ancient Greek world.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
One course in GREEK, LATIN, CLASC, Economics (ECON), or History (HIST)