Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use and develop your time management skills
- Research and communicate your findings convincingly and concisely in written reports
- Locate and use effectively textual, visual, and material culture sources in the library and online
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse relevant primary sources relating to Ptolemaic Egypt and the life and reception of Cleopatra VII, referring to their history, interpretation and representation
- Communicate accurately and clearly a range of knowledge and critical reflection
- Engage with scholarship (secondary literature) on Ptolemaic Egypt and Cleopatra VII, their history and interpretation
- Critically evaluate the different ways in which scholars have constructed Ptolemaic Egypt and Cleopatra VII
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the different ways in which scholars interpret the interaction of Greek and Egyptian culture
- the impact of Rome
- the role of Cleopatra
- the history, society and culture of Ptolemaic Egypt
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 260 |
Teaching | 40 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
The Diotima website.
Internet Resources
Textbooks
N. Lewis (1986). Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt.
J. Rowlandson (1998). Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt: A Sourcebook.
A. Hirst and M. Silk (eds) (2004). Alexandria,Real and Imagined.
M.M.Austin (2006). The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest: a Selection of Ancient Sources in Translation.
M. Chauveau (2000). Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society under the Ptolemies.
F. Dunand and C. Zivie-Coche (2004). Gods and Men in Egypt: 3000 BCE to 395 CE.
F.W. Walbank (1992). The Hellenistic World.
A. Erskine (ed.) (2003). A Companion to the Hellenistic World.
J. Mélèze-Modrzejewski (1995). The Jews of Egypt: from Rameses II to Emperor Hadrian.
S. Walker and P. Higgs (eds) (2001). Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth.
G. Shipley (2000). The Greek World after Alexander.
A.K.Bowman (1996). Egypt after the Pharaohs 332 BC – AD 642.
R.S. Bianchi (1988). Cleopatra’s Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies.
P. Green (1996). Alexander to Actium.
N. Lewis (1986). Life in Egypt under Roman Rule.
G. Hölbl (2001). A History of the Ptolemaic Empire.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback - You will receive written feedback on one non-assessed essay - You will present one short oral presentation in one seminar and have it informally assessed by the tutor - The tutor will be available to advise you on planning essay work and the oral presentationSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Timed Assignment | 40% |
Essay | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 60% |
Timed Assignment | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External