CLCS 380: ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND THE
HELLENISTIC WORLD SPRING, 2023
Prof. Nicholas K. Rauh
SLC/SC 211
OFFICE HOURS: Tues. & Thurs. 3:00-4:00 pm;
and by appt.
Phone: 496-6079
email: rauhn@purdue.edu
MIDTERM
PAPER REWRITE ASSIGNMENT
Final Exam is
Tues. 5/02, 10:30 AM, RHPH 172
Available Video Lectures on You Tube
WHO KILLED PHILIP DEBATE MATERIALS
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Required Readings in the
Alexander text and four essential primary sources:
1. Rauh, CLCS 181 Website: Classical
World Civilizations
2. A.B. Bosworth, Conquest
and Empire. The Reign of Alexander the Great. Cambridge, 1988
(recommended, not required)
3. Plutarch, Life of Alexander.
4. Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander
5. Quintus Curtius Rufus, The History of Alexander
6. "Who Killed Philip
II?" On Line Sourcepack (for midterm take home exam) and Related Materials
ADDITIONAL ON LINE TEXTS:
DIODORUS OF SICILY
UNIVERSAL HISTORY