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Dr Maria Pretzler

Athro Cyswllt, Classics

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m.pretzler@abertawe.ac.uk

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Dolenni Ymchwil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-6373

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Trosolwg

Rwy’n hanesydd Groegaidd, ac yn dysgu modiwlau sy'n gysylltiedig â hanes Gwlad Groeg a dwyrain Môr y Canoldir o'r Oes Haearn gynnar i'r cyfnod Rhufeinig. Yn ogystal, mae gen i ddiddordeb mawr mewn mytholeg Roegaidd a daearyddiaeth yr henfyd.

Prif ddiddordebau ymchwil:

Dinas-wladwriaethau bach

Cymunedau bach, yn enwedig dinas-wladwriaethau Gwlad Groeg, sy’n ganolog i lawer o'm gwaith. Mae hyn yn golygu mynd y tu hwnt i'r ychydig ddinasoedd hynafol enwog (Athen, Sparta), a cheisio deall sut yr oedd y rhan fwyaf o Roegiaid yn byw, yn y cannoedd o ddinasoedd llai a fodolai yn y byd Groegaidd. Arweiniodd hyn at weithio ar Aeneas Tacticus, awdur milwrol o’r 4 ganrif Cyn yr Oes Gyffredin – gweler fy ngwefan www.aeneastacticus.net

Y Peloponnesus

Mae llawer o'm gwaith yn canolbwyntio ar y rhan ddeheuol hon o dir mawr Gwlad Groeg, tiriogaeth fynyddig iawn gyda llawer o ddinasoedd bach oedd â rhan bwysig ym maes polisi tramor Sparta. Ar hyn o bryd rwy’n ysgrifennu ar gynghrair Sparta, cynghrair Peloponnesus, gan ganolbwyntio ar rôl yr aelod-wladwriaethau.

Daearyddiaeth yr Henfyd ac Ysgrifennu Teithio

Roedd fy nhraethawd doethuriaeth ar lyfr Arcadia (VIII) Description of Greece Pausanias. Ers hynny rydw i wedi gweithio ar wahanol agweddau ar ddaearyddiaeth hynafol ac ysgrifennu teithio (ffeithiol a ffuglennol).

Mythau a Mythograffeg

Mae fy niddordeb yn y maes hwn yn canolbwyntio'n benodol ar fythau yn eu cyd-destun cymunedol: pam oedd y Groegiaid yn adrodd y straeon hyn, pa ddiben oedd iddynt o fewn y gymuned ac yn y cyfathrebu rhwng gwladwriaethau?

Yr Ail Soffydd

Bu’r gwaith ar Pausanias yn gyfrwng i’m harwain i wneud ymchwil bellach ar ddiwylliant a llenyddiaeth Roeg yn ystod cyfnod yr Ymerodraeth Rufeinig (yr Ail Soffydd). Yn ogystal â Pausanias, rydw i wedi bod yn gweithio ar Lucian, Aelius Aristeides, Lucian a Polyaenus.

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Dinas Wladwriaethau Gwlad Groeg
Peloponnesus
Pausanias
Ysgrifennu Taith Hynafol
Daearyddiaeth yr Henfyd
Yr Ail Soffydd
Hunaniaeth Polis
Traddodiadau Llafar Lleol
Tirluniau Coffa

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Pretzler, M. (2017). Philip, Alexander and Macedonia: Between Greek Virtue and Barbarian Pleasure. Of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture: Beauty, Bravery, Blood and Glory (pp. 257-280). Brill
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31787
Pretzler, M. & Barley, N. (Eds.). (2017). Brill’s Companion to Aineias Tacticus. Brill.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31784
Pretzler, M. (2017). Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika. In Maria Pretzler and Nick Barley (Ed.), Brill's Companion to Aineias Tacticus (pp. 68-95). BRILL
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004352858_006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31785
Pretzler, M. (2017). ‘The polis falling apart: Aeneas Tacticus and stasis’. Brill’s Companion to Aineias Tacticus (pp. 146-165). Brill
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31786
Pretzler, M. & Pretzler, M. (2010). From one connoisseur to another: Pausanias as Winckelmann's guide to analysing Greek art. Classical Receptions Journal, 2(2), 197-218.
https://doi.org/10.1093/crj/clq014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11509

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Pretzler, M. & Pretzler, M. (2010). From one connoisseur to another: Pausanias as Winckelmann's guide to analysing Greek art. Classical Receptions Journal, 2(2), 197-218.
https://doi.org/10.1093/crj/clq014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11509
Pretzler, M. (2005). Pausanias and oral tradition. Classical Quarterly (New Series), 55(1), 235-249.
https://doi.org/10.1093/cq/bmi017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa2530

Penodau Llyfrau

Pretzler, M. (2017). ‘The polis falling apart: Aeneas Tacticus and stasis’. Brill’s Companion to Aineias Tacticus (pp. 146-165). Brill
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31786
Pretzler, M. (2017). Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika. In Maria Pretzler and Nick Barley (Ed.), Brill's Companion to Aineias Tacticus (pp. 68-95). BRILL
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004352858_006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31785
Pretzler, M. (2017). Philip, Alexander and Macedonia: Between Greek Virtue and Barbarian Pleasure. Of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture: Beauty, Bravery, Blood and Glory (pp. 257-280). Brill
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31787
Pretzler, M. (2009). Arcadia: Ethnicity and Politics in the fifth and fourth centuries in N. Luraghi, P. Funke (Eds.), The Politics of Ethnicity and the Crisis of the Peloponnesian League. Harvard UP
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11510
Pretzler, M. (2009). Form over Substance? Deconstructing Ecphrasis in Lucian’s Zeuxis and Eikones. A Lucian for our Times (pp. 157-172). Cambridge Scholars
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11242

Llyfrau wedi'u Golygu

Pretzler, M. & Barley, N. (Eds.). (2017). Brill’s Companion to Aineias Tacticus. Brill.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31784

Goruchwyliaeth

How Athens used Myth in literature and art to define its identity and to communicate it to others and how others understood Athens based on this. (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Ersin Hussein
The Partition of the Roman Empire From Diocletian to Theodosius II (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Mark Humphries
Marriage as a public institution in the Imperial period seen through the medium of the five 'ideal' ancient Greek novels«br /»«br /» The title will remain largely the same, with the exception of; '..... through the medium of four of the five 'ideal' ancient Greek novel. (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Ian Repath
Evaluating Seleucid Imperialism, resistance, and cooperation (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Stephen Harrison
An assumption of identity in the archaic Greek-speaking Sicilian Megarian community.An examination of the validity of Megara in her role as a mother-city on the roots and influences on the communities of Megara Hyblaia and subsequently, jointly, on Selinous. (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Mark Humphries
From Phocis to Aetolia: Ethnicity and Federalism in Greek Antiquity. (dyfarnwyd 2023)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Stephen Harrison

Modiwlau a Addysgir

CL-M08 Research Methodologies in Ancient History

This module is designed to develop academic research skills, an understanding of the methods used in the advanced study of Classics and Ancient History, and a grasp of appropriate ways of presenting the results of such study.
CL-M09 Dissertation in Ancient History and or Classical Literature

Dissertation in Ancient History or an approved Classical subject.
CLD300 Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation

Dissertation module for students doing single honours or joint honours degrees in Classics, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History or Egyptology. The aim is for students to do detailed research, to work on a project for several months and to produce a scholarly study of c. 8000-10000 words. The dissertation topic can be chosen freely, in consultation with a member of academic staff and subject to compatibility with a student's degree scheme and availability of supervisors and library material. This is a chance for students to pursue an area in which they are especially interested, and to deal with it in depth. Students may choose to do museum-based research. There are two preparatory pieces of assessment: an abstract, outline and bibliography, and an analysis of crucial source material and/or secondary literature. Work on the dissertation itself takes up most of the two semesters. Students are expected to do research independently, but there is a series of lectures in the first semester to provide advice on research and scholarly writing, Every student will be assigned a supervisor who will be organising group sessions with his/her supervisees and who will also be available for one-to-one supervision sessions.
CLH100 Greek History and Society

The module introduces Greek history, focusing principally on the Classical period. The chronological limits of the course are provided by the Persian War and the conquests of Alexander the Great, so essentially covers c.499 to 323, though some sessions will range beyond these limits to provide appropriate context. While the module is framed by political narrative, the module will pay due heed to social and cultural concerns, such as gender. It will also introduce the principal sources for Greek history, especially Herodotus and Thucydides. Potential Topics Main topics in Political History ¿ Herodotus and the Persian War ¿ Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War ¿ The early fourth century ¿ Philip II and Alexander the Great Main topics in Social and Cultural History ¿ Social organisation ¿ Slavery ¿ Religion ¿ Daily life ¿ Gender, Sexuality ¿ Identity; Greeks and others ¿ Warfare
CLH2008 Myths and Society in the Greek World

This module will give you a chance to study Greek myths where they are at home ¿ in Greek communities where people told these stories. We will investigate how mythical traditions developed, and what purposes they served: myths explained people¿s identity, their origins, their relationship with the gods and other people, their role in society, and their community¿s place in the world. The main focus of this module will be the study of myths in a local context, in the places where people kept telling these stories because they had a special meaning to them. During the module, you¿ll get the chance take a closer look at the mythical traditions of specific places. For this purpose, we shall delve into Pausanias¿ Description of Greece which collects many mythical stories in their local context, looking back at almost a thousand years of local traditions in different places. In fact, this module will take in accounts of mythical stories from the eighth century BC to the second century AD, and perhaps occasionally roam outside this period as well. During the semester, as we are looking at specific examples, we shall also consider fundamental questions with wider implications not just for the Greeks: what are myths, and do we still need such stories, or is this a specifically ancient phenomenon? What role did (do?) myths play in people¿s lives? How can we approach such stories in a scholarly way? We shall consider the many ways in which Greek myths come down to us, in literary texts and works of art; you will get a chance to consider how mythical traditions can come full circle: local stories are used to create influential literary works, and in turn influence how these myths are then told in a local context. Myths aren¿t just nice stories: this module will get you to investigate just how much more there is to the Greek mythical tradition, and how important mythology is to understanding the ancient world.
CLH264 Greek City States

An introduction to the world of Greek City states outside Athens and Sparta which offers a look at the variety of societies, political and economic structures, and cultures found in Greek cities of the classical period. The impact of these small states on Greek political history will also be discussed.
CLH3008 Myths and Society in the Greek World

This module will give you a chance to study Greek myths where they are at home ¿ in Greek communities where people told these stories. We will investigate how mythical traditions developed, and what purposes they served: myths explained people¿s identity, their origins, their relationship with the gods and other people, their role in society, and their community¿s place in the world. The main focus of this module will be the study of myths in a local context, in the places where people kept telling these stories because they had a special meaning to them. During the module, you¿ll get the chance take a closer look at the mythical traditions of specific places. For this purpose, we shall delve into Pausanias¿ Description of Greece which collects many mythical stories in their local context, looking back at almost a thousand years of local traditions in different places. In fact, this module will take in accounts of mythical stories from the eighth century BC to the second century AD, and perhaps occasionally roam outside this period as well. During the semester, as we are looking at specific examples, we shall also consider fundamental questions with wider implications not just for the Greeks: what are myths, and do we still need such stories, or is this a specifically ancient phenomenon? What role did (do?) myths play in people¿s lives? How can we approach such stories in a scholarly way? We shall consider the many ways in which Greek myths come down to us, in literary texts and works of art; you will get a chance to consider how mythical traditions can come full circle: local stories are used to create influential literary works, and in turn influence how these myths are then told in a local context. Myths aren¿t just nice stories: this module will get you to investigate just how much more there is to the Greek mythical tradition, and how important mythology is to understanding the ancient world.
CLH364 Greek City States

An introduction to the world of Greek City states outside Athens and Sparta which offers a look at the variety of societies, political and economic structures, and cultures found in Greek cities of the classical period. The impact of these small states on Greek political history will also be discussed.
FY-018 History, Memory and the Creation of Identity

In most human societies, history and memory are important in the creation of identity. For example, consider how recent political debates often involve debates about the relevance of particular strands of history (such as `empire¿) to modern society. This module explores these relationships from the ancient societies of Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the modern world. It is designed to provide Foundation Year students intending to pursue degrees in Classical Studies, Ancient History, Ancient History & Egyptology, American Studies, Medieval Studies, or History with an opportunity to reflect critically on what the past means and how we go about studying it.

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Penodau Llyfrau

Llyfrau wedi'u Golygu

Goruchwyliaeth

How Athens used Myth in literature and art to define its identity and to communicate it to others and how others understood Athens based on this. (cyfredol)

The Partition of the Roman Empire From Diocletian to Theodosius II (cyfredol)

Marriage as a public institution in the Imperial period seen through the medium of the five 'ideal' ancient Greek novels«br /»«br /» The title will remain largely the same, with the exception of; '..... through the medium of four of the five 'ideal' ancient Greek novel. (cyfredol)

Evaluating Seleucid Imperialism, resistance, and cooperation (cyfredol)

An assumption of identity in the archaic Greek-speaking Sicilian Megarian community.An examination of the validity of Megara in her role as a mother-city on the roots and influences on the communities of Megara Hyblaia and subsequently, jointly, on Selinous. (cyfredol)

From Phocis to Aetolia: Ethnicity and Federalism in Greek Antiquity. (dyfarnwyd 2023)

Modiwlau a Addysgir

CL-M08 Research Methodologies in Ancient History

CL-M09 Dissertation in Ancient History and or Classical Literature

CLD300 Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation

CLH100 Greek History and Society

CLH2008 Myths and Society in the Greek World

CLH264 Greek City States

CLH3008 Myths and Society in the Greek World

CLH364 Greek City States

FY-018 History, Memory and the Creation of Identity