Course Schedule, William J. Hamblin

History 391R-2: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great

Winter Semester 2002: MWF 2-2:50, 346 MARB

· “Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should . . . obtain a knowledge of history.” D&C 93:53

· Aut disce, aut discede; manet sors tertia, caedi.

=Either learn or depart; a third choice remains—to be flogged.

· Note: You are responsible for the information on this syllabus. Ignore it at your peril.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

1. Objectives:

This class will examine the life and campaigns of Alexander the Great, focusing on military history and reading the major primary texts in translation.

2. Instructor:

Dr. William Hamblin Telephone: 378-6469 Office: 305 KMB

Email: wh4@email.byu.edu, or william_hamblin@byu.edu

Office hours: MWF 10-11, 305 KMB, or by appointment.

(I'll be delighted to see you during my office hours, or by appointment; please don't just drop at other times. I am seldom in my office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

3.1. Required Texts: (From the Bookstore) Note: abbreviated letters are used on the schedule for reading assignments.

· A= Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander, trans. Aubrey de Selincourt, (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1971)

· C = Curtius: Quintus Curtius Rufus, The History of Alexander, tr. John Yardley, (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984)

· G = Green: Peter Green, Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 BC: A Historical Biography, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991)

· P = Plutarch: Plutarch, The Age of Alexander, trans. Ian Scott-Kilvert, (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1973)

3.2. Optional Texts (Bookstore and Web)

· D= Diodorus: Diodorus Siculus, Diodorus of Sicily, vol. 8, trans. C. Bradford Welles, (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1963) Loeb Classical Library, #422

· J= Justin: Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, vol. 1, Books 11-12, Alexander the Great, trans. J. C. Yardley, commentary Waldemar Heckel, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997)

· The Optional texts and other additional materials will be on course reserve in the library.

· Additional course materials will be found at:

http://fhss.byu.edu/history/faculty/hamblin/ALEX/Alex%20home.htm

4. Grading:

Tests will be given at the Testing Center and may include any type of question. Grades will be based on five factors which total 1000 points:

Mid-Term Exam @ 250 pts each, 250 pts

Quizzes and other assignments, (15x20 pts. each = 250 pts) 250 pts

Paper 250 pts

Final Exam, 250 pts 250 pts

Grand total 1000 pts

The percentage of the curve is as follows: A 93‑100; A‑ 90‑92; B+ 87‑89; B 83‑86;

B- 80‑82; C+ 77‑79; C 73‑76; C‑ 70‑72; D+ 67‑69; D 63‑66; D 60‑62; E 59

Note on “Make-up” Quizzes and Tests: There will be regular pop quizzes on the reading assignments for that day. There are no make-up quizzes! Instead, your lowest 2.5 grades (50 points) on the quizzes will be dropped. Thereafter, you take the losses. The dropping of the lowest two quizzes is designed to accommodate legitimate excuses, not so you can fool around. If you know in advance you will miss the days of the test, you must take the test before the scheduled test day. Make-up tests after the exam date will be essay exams. There are no exceptions to these rules, so don’t ask. You may not take the final early except for medical emergency. (The claim that your mom scheduled your airline ticket on the wrong day, or that you are getting married on the day of the final are not medical excuses.)

5. Courtesy: Whispering, flirting, snoring, evil speaking, and other forms of disturbance will not be tolerated. Students causing any form of disturbance (as judged by the professor or teaching assistants) will receive a warning and be docked 10 points. If problems persist, they will be expelled from class. In a class this size it is very important to be considerate of your neighbors who are trying to listen.

6. Cheating: Anyone caught cheating on their tests, papers, or quizzes will fail the course and be sent to the Honor Code office! No exceptions! If you repent and confess before you are caught, mercy may be obtainable. For more information, see: http://www.byu.edu/honorcode

7. Term Paper: 250 points (25 %) of your grade will be based on a term paper with the following requirements.

1. All parts of this assignment must be typed, double spaced, one inch margins. Hand written submissions will be returned ungraded.

2. Papers are due at 2 PM on the days listed below. (This does not mean at the end of class, or later in the day.) Any part of the paper handed in late will be docked 10% for the first period, 20% for the second, and so on. Any parts of the paper will not be accepted if it is more than two weeks late. No part of the paper will be accepted after the following part of the paper is due.

3. Do not plagiarize (copy from sources without attribution)! Plagiarism is cheating, and can lead to failure of the course (see #6 above). If you do not understand plagiarism, ask.

4. Monday 14 January, Paper Topic (5 points): Submit a one paragraph summary of your proposed topic. Select a topic of interest related to the course. It can be anything to do with Alexander the Great or the peoples he conquered. You cannot expand on a paper you have done before, nor write the same paper for two classes. Your topic must be authorized by me in writing.

5. Monday 28 January, Bibliography (15 points): Submit a preliminary bibliography for your paper, divided into primary and secondary sources. One purpose of submitting this bibliography is to determine if the resources needed to do your topic are accessible to you.

6. Monday 11 February, Rough Outline (30 points): Submit a one page outline of the current state of your paper.

7. Monday 25 March, Final Draft (200 points): Ten pages of text, with footnotes and a final bibliography divided into primary and secondary sources.