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I. [T01-L01] LESSON 01: Introduction
1. 1. T01-L01-V01: What Is This Course?
  Elizabeth Thill
2. 2. T01-L01-V02: What Is the “Classical World”?
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Cultural / Geographic boundaries
  2. Chronological boundaries
3. 3. T01-L01-V03: The Realm of the Dead
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Burial Rites
4. 4. T01-L01-V04: Reaching the Realm of the Dead
  Elizabeth Thill
II. [T01-L02] LESSON 02: Conceptions of Death and Life
1. 5. T01-L02-V01: Lesson Introduction
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. This lesson: What we cover and why
  2. The Olympic Generation
2. 6. T01-L02-V02: Etiological Myths
  Elizabeth Thill
3. 7. T01-L02-V03: Folktale Motifs
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. What is a Folktale?
  2. Folktale Elements
4. 8. T01-L02-V04: Intro to the God of the Dead (Hades/Pluto)
  Elizabeth Thill
5. 9. T01-L02-V05: Intro to the Harvest Goddess (Demeter/Ceres)
  Elizabeth Thill
6. 10. T01-L02-V06: Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Rape of Persephone
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Summary
  2. Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Summary
7. 11. T01-L02-V07: Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Eleusis Interlude
  Elizabeth Thill
8. 12. T01-L02-V08: Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Resolution
  Elizabeth Thill
9. 13. T01-L02-V09: Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Interpretation
  Elizabeth Thill
10. 14. T01-L02-V10: Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Folklore Motif
  Elizabeth Thill
11. 15. [Reading] T01-L02-A0: Homeric Hymn to Demeter
  1. II – TO DEMETER
III. [T02-L03] LESSON 03: Death and War in Homer: The Battle for Troy
IV. [T02-L04] LESSON 04: Death and War in Homer: War's Aftermath
V. [T02-L05] LESSON 05: The Late Bronze Age Collapse
1. 29. T02-L05-V01: Introduction to the LBA Collapse
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Late Bronze Age (LBA) Collapse
2. 30. T02-L05-V02: Causes: Eruption at Thera
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Causes of Collapse?
3. 31. T02-L05-V03: Causes: Population Movements (the "Sea Peoples")
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Causes of Collapse?
4. 32. T02-L05-V04: Causes: Climate Change
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Causes of Collapse?
5. 33. T02-L05-V05: Questioning Collapse
  Elizabeth Thill
VI. [T02-L06] LESSON 06: The Athenian Plague
1. 34. T02-L06-V01: Introduction to the Athenian Plague
  Elizabeth Thill
2. 35. T02-L06-V02: Background to the Plague (Persian Wars)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Persian Wars and Their Fallout
3. 36. T02-L06-V03: Background to the Plague (Pericles' Acropolis)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Athens under Pericles
  2. PEOPLE TO KNOW: Pericles
4. 37. T02-L06-V04: Background to the Plague (Pericles' Parthenon)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Athens under Pericles
5. 38. T02-L06-V05: Peloponnesian Wars (Beginning)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Peloponnesian Wars
6. 39. T02-L06-V06: Peloponnesian Wars (Plague)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Peloponnesian Wars
7. 40. T02-L06-V07: Peloponnesian Wars (Syracuse Expedition)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Peloponnesian Wars
8. 41. [Reading] T02-L06-A1: Thucydides on the Plague
  1. Thucydides: THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
  2. Book 02
VII. [T03-L07] LESSON 07
1. 42. T03-L07-V01: Introduction to the AD 64 Fire
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Great Fire of AD 64
  2. PEOPLE TO KNOW: Emperor Nero
2. 43. T03-L07-V02: Living with Fire (Public Life)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Living with Fire
3. 44. T03-L07-V03: Living with Fire (Domestic Life)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Living with Fire
4. 45. T03-L07-V04: Dealing with Fire (Augustus)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Dealing with Fire in Rome
5. 46. T03-L07-V05: The Great Fire (AD 64)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Great Fire of AD 64
  2. PEOPLE TO REMEMBER: Emperor Nero
6. 47. T03-L07-V06: The Aftermath (Domus Aurea)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. AftermatH
7. 48. T03-L07-V07: The Aftermath (Colosseum)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. AftermatH
  2. PEOPLE TO KNOW: Emperor Vespasian
VIII. [T03-L08] LESSON 08: The Eruption of Mt Vesuvius (AD 79)
IX. [T03-L09] LESSON 09: The Antonine Plague
1. 57. T03-L09-V01: Introduction to the Antonine Plague
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. The Antonine Plague
  2. Emperor Marcus Aurelius
2. 58. T03-L09-V02: The Antonine Plague
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Galen
3. 59. T03-L09-V03: The Antonine Plague (Complications)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Galen
  2. Thucydides
4. 60. T03-L09-V04: Invasions and Reactions
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Column of Marcus Aurelius
5. 61. T03-L09-V05: Reactions (The Role of Christianity)
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. Emperor Marcus Aurelius
X. [T03-L10] LESSON 10: What Do We Owe the Past?
1. 62. T03-L10-V01: Introduction to the Dilemma of Dealing with Disasters
  Elizabeth Thill
  1. How Modern People Interact with Ancient Disasters
2. 63. T03-L10-V02: Preservation (Goals)
  Elizabeth Thill
3. 64. T03-L10-V03: Preservation (Difficulties)
  Elizabeth Thill
4. 65. T03-L10-V04: Preservation (Tourism)
  Elizabeth Thill
5. 66. T03-L10-V05: Pompeii in the Movies
  Elizabeth Thill
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