Caesar’s activities in Egypt (48‒47 BCE) are the focus of the course this semester. Our principal readings will come from the end of Caesar’s own Civil War and from the Alexandrian War, a part of the Caesarian corpus whose authorship has been contested. There will be a review of Latin grammar. Sessions on Latin papyri and manuscripts will be included if there is sufficient interest.

Prerequisites: Latin 2 or 15, or by permission of instructor.

Written assessments: 12 grammar quizzes, midterm, final.