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Polis, Empire & Constitutional Revolutions

Classical Greek citizenship, Roman transformation, and early modern statecraft

Synthesizes Yale ancient, medieval, revolutionary, and political-philosophy courses to trace how republics, empires, and constitutions rise and fracture.

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Curriculum sequence

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Step 1·Yale University·Donald Kagan·CLCV 205· 33:03

1. Introduction

Introduces the Greek polis as a radical experiment in self-governing civic life.

Step 2·Yale University·Steven B. Smith·PLSC 114· 45:35

2. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology

Probes philosophical dissent and civic obligation through Socrates' trial in Athens.

Step 3·Yale University·Paul Freedman·HIST 210· 40:08

01. Course Introduction: Rome's Greatness and First Crises

Examines Roman imperial scale and the structural pressures of late antiquity.

Step 4·Yale University·Paul Freedman·HIST 210· 45:17

03. Constantine and the Early Church

Analyzes Constantine's institutional and religious remaking of the Mediterranean world.

Step 5·Yale University·Joanne B. Freeman·HIST 116· 40:23

1. Introduction: Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the Revolution

Reconstructs the contingencies and pamphlets of eighteenth-century revolutionary politics.

Step 6·Yale University·Joanne B. Freeman·HIST 116· 39:29

2. Being a British Colonist

Shows how British constitutional ideals mutated into colonial resistance and republicanism.