Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean societies in the Near East, Greece and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Fall of Rome, with a focus on citizenship. Students will compare notions of citizenship in empires and authoritarian regimes with smaller, more egalitarian city-states and republics, and analyze the ideological similarities and differences between antiquity and today.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for History 1211 or 2201. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in History 2201.