Dr Stephen Harrison

• The Evolution and Development of Soft Power within the Inner Courts of Imperial Rome, Achaemenid Persia, and the Hellenistic Kingdoms (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Mark Humphries

• Postcolonial Approaches in the Greco-Roman Near East. Third Space Interactions, Hybrid Cultures and Collective Identities at Dura-Europos, Hatra and Palmyra (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Nigel Pollard

• Evaluating Seleucid Imperialism, resistance, and cooperation (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Maria Pretzler

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

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Maria Pretzler

• 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.

• CL-M35 Royal Space: The King and His Palace in the Ancient World

  From ancient Assyria and Egypt, to Macedonia and the Hellenistic Far East, this course uses palaces as a window for exploring the development of societies in the First Millennium BC. Beyond simply being the residences of kings, palaces were integral in communication between ruler and subject and their design tells us much about royal ideology. Having examined a broad range of palaces ¿ providing students with an introduction to using archaeological remains for historical analysis along the way ¿ we explore how these palaces were used: how did the function of palaces change over time? What was the role of women within royal space? We then turn to consider the way that palaces were represented in literature, exploring ideas of despotism and tyranny, before thinking about how the re-use of existing palaces could function as a means of cultural interchange. By the end of the module, students will have a comprehensive understanding of the role of the palace within the ancient societies studied.

• 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

• CLH268 Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.

  This module explores Asia during the Classical and Hellenistic periods, offering students the opportunity to place Greek history and culture into its wider context. The module focuses on the Achaemenid Persian and Seleucid Empires, covering a period from roughly 550 BCE to 164 BCE. It examines how these imperial powers operated, including issues such as their ideology, their administrative structures, and the local experience of their rule. One of the key elements of this module is the exploration of a wide range of evidence produced by different groups of people within the empire ¿ this includes literary texts, but also material culture like inscriptions, artwork, and coins, as well as some unusual bits of evidence (like astronomical diaries from Babylon) that you might not have encountered before. You¿ll learn how to work with this evidence so you can build your own interpretations of this period.

• CLH368 Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods

  This module explores Asia during the Classical and Hellenistic periods, offering students the opportunity to place Greek history and culture into its wider context. The module focuses on the Achaemenid Persian and Seleucid Empires, covering a period from roughly 550 BCE to 164 BCE. It examines how these imperial powers operated, including issues such as their ideology, their administrative structures, and the local experience of their rule. One of the key elements of this module is the exploration of a wide range of evidence produced by different groups of people within the empire ¿ this includes literary texts, but also material culture like inscriptions, artwork, and coins, as well as some unusual bits of evidence (like astronomical diaries from Babylon) that you might not have encountered before. You¿ll learn how to work with this evidence so you can build your own interpretations of this period.

• CLH372 Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval

  This thematic module explores the institution of monarchy in the ancient and medieval periods. It will address a number of overlapping questions, and take a concerted comparative approach toward comparing the nature of kingship in both eras. What made a king a king? How did a monarch interact with his (or her) subjects? How was royal power reflected in the palaces and buildings constructed by monarchs? Could queens exercise power in the same way as kings? The module draws on modern theoretical observations about monarchy and explores specific examples from across the ancient and medieval world from the Achaemenid kings of Persia and Alexander the Great, to the Carolingians and the monarchs of the new Latin kingdoms founded during the expansion of Europe after 1000, with examples along the way from Egypt and Rome. Students will develop the skills required to work with a range of primary evidence including royal inscriptions, monuments and art, coins, archaeological remains, political treatises, administrative and legal texts, and manuscript illuminations. Students will also gain expertise in modern scholarship on the subject, engaging with key modern debates on the nature of kingship in the ancient and medieval epochs. Ultimately, the module will give students a framework for assessing monarchy which can be applied productively to monarchy in any period of history.

• 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.

• Tiwtor Hanes yr Henfyd, Prifysgol Abertawe

  2016 - Presennol

• Membership Secretary, Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

  2018 - Presennol

Mae Stephen yn angerddol am gyfathrebu â chynulleidfa mor eang â phosibl ac mae wedi cymryd rhan mewn sawl gweithgaredd ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd. Yn fwyaf nodedig, yn 2018-2019, bu'n arwain prosiect ffilm cyffrous ar y cyd â Jo Berry. 'The Ancient World on Film' oedd enw'r prosiect ac fe'i hariannwyd gan grant o £15,000 gan CCAUC. Fel rhan o'r prosiect bu mwy nag ugain o fyfyrwyr yn gweithio gyda gwneuthurwyr ffilm proffesiynol ac aelodau o'r gymuned leol i drawsnewid rhai o'n syniadau academaidd pwysicaf yn ffilmiau diddorol a hygyrch. Gellir gweld y ffilmiau yma, gan gynnwys un am ymchwil Stephen ei hun ("Sisygambis”).