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Department of Ancient History
Welcome to the Department of Ancient History
Ancient History offers over forty units for study at undergraduate level and covers the antecedents of western civilisation in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world.Greek history is studied from Homer to the Hellenistic cultures under the Roman empire (including Judaism and early Christianity) and Roman history from the Republic to the Late Empire, the Silk Road and the Medieval and Byzantine period. Egyptian history is taught from the Predynastic period up to that of the Ramesside period. Egypt's later history merges with the Greek, Roman and Coptic streams.
Department of Ancient History
W6A 540,
Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9850 8833
Send comments to ancienthistory@mq.edu.au
Undergraduate Unit Information - 2010
Unit descriptions (all Ancient History 100 to 300 level undergraduate units)
Reference list
Cross reference from the previous AHST unit codes to the new AHIS unit codes. Includes information on semester/year of offering.
(all Ancient History 100 to 300 level undergraduate units )
News
Ancient History Teacher's Conference
1 May 2010 - click here for further information
Are you a new Ancient History student?
Come to our meeting on 12 March. Details here
Ancient History Scholarships NEW
The Real Jesus - Text and Image
8 May 2010
For further information, please visit the SSEC Conference website here
To download the brochure, click here and the registration form, here
Macquarie Ancient Languages School Winter School
5-9 July 2010
Click on Athena's owl logo above for further information
The Edwin Judge Chair of Ancient History Fund (pdf) 84KB
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MU3366, red-figure Kylix by the painter of Heidelberg 209, Attic, c. 440 BC. Museum of Ancient Cultures, Macquarie University (Given by Dr & Mrs W.L. Gale)