CLAR 3650 - Technology in Greek and Roman Society

Examines technological developments in Graeco-Roman world within a chronological framework so that the advances in technology can be related directly to broader changes in the Mediterranean world from the 7th century BC to the 4th century AD. Examines a variety of different types of technology including coinage, building construction, water management, agricultural/food production, terracotta, glass, metallurgy, shipbuilding, and warfare. Students look at ways in which the societal needs framed technological developmental at different times and places, as well as ways that new technologies affected the societies in which they occurred. A major goal is to examine the role of technology in the Mediterranean basin as the organization of society moved from the Greek city-state to Hellenistic kingdoms to the Roman Empire.

Requisites: WARNING: Not CLAR 364
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

To relate technological developments to the societal influences that prompted them.
To understand the physical and scientific principles behind technological developments.
To explain the interrelationships between different technologies and how they affect each other.
To identify visually the products of different periods and cultures based on details of production.
To understand how the differences between Greek and Roman culture resulted in different technological needs.

Ohio University

Ohio University

CLAR 3650 - Technology in Greek and Roman Society