{"id":2203,"date":"2026-07-31T19:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/classics-courses-syllabi\/calendar\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:01:12","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/classics-courses-syllabi\/calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n DR. SIEGEL
\n IH 51 Section 032
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UNIT ONE:\n CLASSICAL GREEK FOUNDATIONS
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Tuesday\n January 16<\/strong><\/b>\n Introduction\n to the Course<\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Thursday\n January 18<\/strong><\/b>\n Greek\n History Lecture
\n recommended reading:
\n Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Archaic Age<\/a>
\n <\/a>Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Classical Age<\/a>
\n Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Persian Wars<\/a><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n January 23\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>\n Pericles’\n Funeral Oration<\/em><\/b><\/strong>
\n <\/em><\/strong><\/b>Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Pericles’ Funeral Oration<\/a>
\n Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Pericles’ Funeral Oration and America<\/a>
\n Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Pericles’ Funeral Oration and Philadelphia<\/a>
\n OUTLINE of Pericles’ speech: not paragraphs or sentences, just\n main points<\/em><\/b><\/strong>\n \n \n \n Thursday\n January 25
\n <\/strong><\/b>January 29: <\/b>last\n day to drop!<\/a><\/strong>\n Pericles’\n Funeral Oration<\/em><\/b><\/strong>
\n introduction to the plague
\n Dr.\n Tompkins’ notes on the plague<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n January <\/strong><\/b>30
\n <\/b><\/strong>\n Introduction\n to <\/em>Greek Theater
\n Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Greek Theater<\/a>
\n Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Greek Drama<\/a><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Thursday\n February 1<\/strong><\/b>\n Sophocles’\n Oedipus the King
\n <\/i>Dr.\n Mitchell-Boyask’s Oedipus <\/i>Study Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n February 6<\/strong><\/b>\n Sophocles’\n Oedipus the King<\/i><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Thursday\n February 8<\/strong><\/b>\n Sophocles’\n Oedipus the King<\/i><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n February 13<\/strong><\/b>\n Sophocles’\n Antigone<\/i>
\n Dr. Mitchell-Boyask’s Antigone<\/i> Study Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Thursday\n February 15<\/strong><\/b>\n Sophocles’\n Antigone<\/i><\/b>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n February 20<\/strong><\/b>\n Introduction\n to Plato
\n Dr.\n J’s Background Lecture on Greek Philosophy<\/a><\/strong><\/b>
\n An Outline of Plato’s <\/a><\/b>Apology<\/b><\/a>\n <\/i>by Professor Daniel Tompkins\n \n \n Thursday\n February 22<\/strong>\n Plato’s\n Apology<\/em>
\n <\/b><\/strong>Dr.\n J’s Illustrated Plato’s Apology<\/a><\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n February 27<\/strong><\/b>\n Plato’s\n Apology<\/em>
\n <\/strong>\n Dr. J’s Socrates Lecture
\n <\/a><\/strong><\/b>Sappho’s poetry<\/b>\n \n \n \n Thursday\n March 1<\/b><\/strong>\n Midterm\n Examination (review<\/a>)<\/b>
\n Paper #1 DUE (topics<\/a>)
\n <\/b>Introduction to the Bible<\/strong>\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/b>UNIT TWO:\n RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS<\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n March\n 4-11<\/b><\/strong>\n \n \n Spring\n Break – NO CLASS<\/strong>\n \n \n \n Tuesday\n March 13<\/strong><\/b>\n to be re-done from here down\n (2\/15\/01)Introduction to the Bible, Genesis\n chapters 1-4<\/strong>\n Dr.\n J’s explanatory notes on the Old Testament<\/a>
\n Dr. Ward’s most excellent introduction to the Bible and IH
\n <\/a>The Old Testament: Genesis chapters 1-4, 6-9
\n The Old Testament: Genesis chapters 12, 15-23<\/strong>\n \n \n \n Thursday <\/strong><\/b>March<\/b>\n 15<\/strong>\n The Old\n Testament: Exodus 1-17<\/strong>\n \n \n Tuesday\n March 20<\/strong><\/b>\n The Old\n Testament: Exodus 18-35
\n Paper #1 rewrite DUE<\/strong>\n \n \n Thursday <\/strong><\/b>March\n 22<\/b><\/strong>\n The New\n Testament: Gospel of Matthew 1-14<\/strong>\n \n \n Tuesday\n March 27<\/strong><\/b>\n The New\n Testament: Gospel of Matthew 15-28<\/strong>\n \n \n Thursday <\/strong><\/b>March\n 29<\/b><\/strong>\n Qur’an: Surah\n 2, 4, 81, 83, 84<\/strong>\n \n \n \u00a0\n \u00a0\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/b>UNIT\n THREE: HUMANIST FOUNDATIONS<\/strong><\/b>\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 3<\/b><\/strong>\n Sundiata:\n An Epic of Old Mali
\n <\/em>Dr.\n J’s Guide to the Sundiata<\/a><\/strong>\n \n \n Thursday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 5<\/b><\/strong>\n Sundiata:\n An Epic of Old Mali <\/em>quiz!
\n AND Koran, surah 2\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\n \n \n Tuesday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 10<\/b><\/strong>\n Introduction\n to Humanism
\n Galileo’s Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
\n Dr. J’s\n Galileo Lecture<\/a><\/strong>\n \n \n Thursday <\/strong><\/b>April<\/b>\n 12
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\n April 16: last\n day to withdraw!<\/a><\/strong>\n Machiavelli’s\n Prince:<\/em> introduction
\n Machiavelli, chapters 8, 12-17
\n <\/em>Dr.\n J’s Machiavelli’s The Prince <\/em>study guide<\/a><\/strong>\n \n \n Tuesday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 17
\n <\/b><\/strong>\n Machiavelli’s\n Prince,<\/em> chapters 18, 19, 25, 26
\n Paper #2 DUE\u00a0 (topics<\/a>)<\/strong>\n \n \n Thursday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 19<\/b><\/strong>\n Shakespeare’s\n Othello<\/em> Acts I<\/strong>
\n <\/em>Dr.\n J’s Shakespeare’s Othello <\/em>study guide<\/a><\/strong>\n \n \n Tuesday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 23<\/b><\/strong>\n Shakespeare’s\n Othello <\/em>Act II and III<\/strong>\n \n \n Thursday\n <\/strong><\/b>April 26<\/b><\/strong>\n Shakespeare’s\n Othello, <\/em>Acts IV and V<\/strong>\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n FINAL\n EXAMINATION
\n Thursday, May 3, 11:00-1:00
\n Tuttleman 301
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