The format of the final exam will be much like that of the second exam, with a few important differences: the exam will be approximately twice as long (though you'll have the full three hours) and I will provide a word bank for the fill-in-the-blank sections (as a concession to the vast number of funny-looking names you've encountered this semester). Although I'm aiming for a two-hour exam, you'll have the full three hours available to you, so time shouldn't be an issue.

The exam will give slightly disproportionate weight to the material covered in class since the last exam, but will be very much comprehensive. This study guide focuses on the period since the last exam, so you should consider the study guides for exam one and two to be supplemental to it -- no point in repeating what you already have available.

Let me stress again that if you have not completed the reading assignments for the class on schedule, you should be sure to catch up before the final. There will be, as there was for the first two exams, a fairly large overlap between exam content and lecture content (since I try to stress what I consider most important in lecture, and consider it reasonable to test you on the more important material), but you can expect questions that were covered in the readings but only minimally (or even not at all) in the lectures, and certainly your responses to the essay questions will be much fuller if you have done a good job of reading the required materials.

Below is a list of people, places, things, and events you might find on the exam -- as usual, the list is not meant to be comprehensive. Places marked with an asterisk are ones that I would expect you to be able to locate on a map (in addition to knowing important things that may have happened there).

Aemilius Paulus	Antigonus Monophthalmus	Antipater
Arrian	Cassander	Chaironeia*
Chios*	Chremonidean War	Cleomenes III
Companion Cavalry	Cynoscephalae*	Cypriot Salamis*
Cyszicus	Darius	Delphi*
Demetrius the Besieger	Demosthenes	Dionysios of Syracuse
Eumenes	Flamininus	Gabiene
gastraphetes	Gaugamela*	Gaza
Gordion*	Granicus*	Halicarnassus*
Hellenic League (at Corinth)	Hydaspes	hypaspists
Isocrates	Issus*	Lamia*
Lysimachus	Macedonia	Macedonian phalanx
Magnesia	maniple	Mantinea*
Miletus*	Olynthus*	Paraitacene
Parmenio	Peace of Philocrates	Pergamon*
Perinthos	Philip II	Philip V
Phocis	Porus	Ptolemy I
Pydna*	Pyrrhus	Raphia
Rhodes*	Second Athenian League	Seleucus I
Sellasia*	Social War	Tarsus*
Thebes*	Tyre*

Below I've listed a number of general subjects on which I will base the essay questions for the exam; I'll give you a choice of four or five questions, from which you'll choose two to answer. In the spirit of a comprehensive final, you can expect the essay questions to be a bit broader than those on the previous exam, and will encompass themes that have been persistent through the course of the semester. As usual, though, you should use specific examples as much as possible to illustrate the general points you'll make in your responses.

the development of infantry warfare from earliest times through the Hellenistic period

the strengths, weaknesses, and nature of the hoplite phalanx

the development of siege techniques

the development of navies and naval warfare

the struggles for hegemony in the Greek world from the end of the Persian Wars to Philip II

the struggles for control of Alexander's empire

the professionalization of armies and the use of mercenaries

the importance and development of generalship in Greek warfare

 

Although I will not hold formal office hours during the week between the end of class and the final exam, I will be available for any help you might need. Call my office (471-5742) or e-mail me to talk or set up a time to meet. As a last resort, my home phone number is listed, but please use it only if you are unable to contact me otherwise.

My grades for the class are due on the morning of Thursday, May 21. The final exams will be outside my door by then, and the class grades posted on the wall; I'll also post exam grades and class grades on the class web site as soon as they are available.

Best of luck, and sincere thanks for your participation this semester. Feel free to contact me in the future if I can be of any help.

Rich Pianka-Depew