Information Package / Course Catalogue
Urban History of Asia Minor I
Course Code: ARKE543
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Studies on Urban History.

Course Content

History of city-state is searched on the basis of inscriptions and the ancient authors.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat AYDAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Investigation of settlement date from philological documents.
2.Investigation of the settlement history from epigraphic documents.
3.Comparison of philological and epigraphic documents.
4.Overview of geography.
5.Topography analysis.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Strabon, Antik Anadolu Coğrafyası, XII, XIII, XIV, çev. A. Pekman, İstanbul 1993.
2.Stephanos Byzantinii, Ethnikon, Ed. A. Meineke, Ares Publishers 1992.
3.M. Pappakonstantinou, Hai Tralleis, Atina 1895.
4.F. Poljakov, Die Inschriften von Tralleis und Nysa, IK. 36,1. Bonn 1989.
5.Peter L. Drewett, Field Archaeology: An Introduction, UCL Press 1999.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course description: Scope, importance, subjects and resources.
Week 2 - Theoretical
History of Tralleis.
Week 3 - Theoretical
History of Tralleis.
Week 4 - Theoretical
History of Nysa.
Week 5 - Theoretical
History of Nysa.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tralleis and Nysa Sovereignty.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Tralleis and Nysa Sovereignty.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Messogis Mountain and Büyük Menderes Basin Settlements.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Messogis Mountain and Büyük Menderes Basin Settlements.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Name and Memory.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Name and Memory.
Week 13 - Theoretical
History of the Messogis Mountain and the Cultural History of the Büyük Menderes Basin.
Week 14 - Theoretical
History of the Messogis Mountain and the Cultural History of the Büyük Menderes Basin.
Week 15 - Theoretical
History of the Messogis Mountain and the Cultural History of the Büyük Menderes Basin.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment50525
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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OÇ-2
4
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OÇ-5
4
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026