HIST 210History of Ancient Law
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- History
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
A historical introduction to law in the ancient world. Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, and Roman law, legal practices, and concepts will be examined.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3418 | 20 / 20 | MW 14:30–15:50 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
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From 6 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Super straightforward and fun course. Years later I still remember so much from this class, using it as fun facts to freak out my friends.
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The course is straightforward and not boring. The professor tries to make the history come to life so it isn't about a bunch of old dead white guys with beards. Pretty cool course. But if you're in between this class and middle ages/medieval law, choose middle ages. Same prof but slightly more interesting.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
9 posts and comments in 9 threads mention HIST 210, March 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
Policy 71 - need advice please 4 points, 3 comments
u/Sea-Serve-2436: “STV/HIST 210?”
Fall 2021
how to make the best bird course ever? 197 points, 75 comments
“So, I’m a prof here at UW and I want to design a fun, hopefully high-enrolment bird course. I used to be against such courses but after a few years here I can see that people need a fun, low-stakes …”
u/sentfromtrash: “sorry for the lengthy response here; I think some of my favourite courses I’ve taken that could be labelled as bird courses are CLAS 104, EASIA 100, LS 235/CLAS 210/HIST 210 and FINE 102. …”
Electives to take in 1B as a math student 2 points, 11 comments
“Any recommendations? Preferably non time consuming and a bit interesting.”
u/fang_ying: “Class 104 Hist 210”
Fall 2020
Was there a class in UW that you took and you were sad that it was over? 11 points, 35 comments
u/paige_out_of_my_book: “LS 235 w/ Hutter (crosslisted CLAS/HIST 210)”
legal studies major bird courses 0 points, 2 comments
“I'm an upper year student just looking to fulfill my requirements with a few courses. What would be easy courses to take for someone with an LS major background?”
[deleted]: “I'm currently taking History of Ancient Law (LS 235; also cross-listed as CLAS 210 and HIST 210) taught by Daniel Hutter. It has 4 multiple-choice tests and no papers, midterm nor final. For me it's quite easy since I hate writing essays, but some may disagree with me on that.”
Clas 201/Hist 210/LS 235 2 points, 0 comments
u/Noct_98: “Anyone taken this course in the past with Dan Hutter? How are the tests? I've taken Clas 202 with him, and its structured the same, are the tests similar in level of difficulty?”
Syllabus for any of these courses currently? 4 points, 0 comments
u/New_99: “I'm still on the fence about deciding between which of these courses I want to add/drop, Does anyone have the syllabus currently (Fall 2020 online) for any of these courses that they would be willing to share? Courses: Biol 225, Japan 101r, Clas 252, Hist 210, Hist 256, Clas 104”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “HIST 210 HIST 220W HIST 221 HIST 225 HIST 230 HIST 239 HIST 250 HIST 252 HIST 257 HIST 271 HIST 275 HIST 291 HIST 305 HIST 311 HIST 313 HIST 351 HIST 389 HIST 391 HIST 397 HIST 398 HIST 422 HIST 450 HIST 491 HIST 601 HIST 604 HIST 605 HIST 607 HIST 612 HIST 632 HIST 691A HIST …”
Winter 2015
What is a good HIST course to take based on how interesting it is, its evaluations, and workload. 7 points, 14 comments
“So far, I am interested in HIST 262. Any comments on that course?”
u/harrigan55: “HIST 210 - History of Ancient Law Babylonian, Assyrian, Hebrew, and Roman law. Pros: Two tests - very easy - interpret a choice of 10 laws out of 15. I.e. what is the context of the law, the purpose of the law, etc. Prof is very nice and his lectures are interesting. …”
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