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Discuss the nature of the rise of the Macedonian kingdom under Philip II and Alexander the Great, and the subsequent wars of succession;
Explain the political situation in the eastern Mediterranean region from the late fourth century BCE to the first century CE;
Analyse the literary, intellectual, and political culture emerging across the "Hellenistic" world;
Evaluate the complex and changing nature of Egyptian culture as a result of the introduction of Hellenism and the development of the Ptolemaic state;
Critically appraise ancient sources and modern scholarship and combine a variety of types of evidence in the analysis of ancient cultures;
Use independent and group research skills to prepare and present a group project and an individual research project.
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Within semester assessment: 100%