HS 324 - Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean from Troy to Iraq

(3.00 cr.)

From the siege of Troy – which has proven real, although embellished by legend – to the current Iraqi and Syrian conflicts, the Eastern Mediterranean has rarely been at peace. The Trojans/Wilusians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Muslims, Crusaders, Fatamid Egyptians, Mongols, Europeans, Turks – Seljuks and Ottomans – Iranians, Iraqis, British, French, Germans, Americans, and many others have fought in and over what is actually a very small area of land – the world's battlefield, it could be called. That is the historical record; what is less well understood, or studied, is why there has been so much warfare, more than any other region on earth.

Prerequisite: One HS 100-level course.
Restrictions: Closed to students with catalogue year 2022-2023 or beyond.

Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Varies

Interdisciplinary Studies: CU/GT/ICL