Spring 2021
The ancient Romans can seem both unimaginably distant and surprisingly central to our ideas of Western history and culture. This class will give you a better understanding of Roman culture in its own context and also a perspective from which to understand the image of Rome as circulated in later societies. Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature, Historical Studies or Philosophy & Values. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion section. CCN 21786
Broad-based introduction to the archaeology of the ancient Romans. Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature or Historical Studies. CCN 21793
Freshman seminar. An opportunity to analyze the romantic legends, figures, and stereotypes of archaeology and to discover the exciting real elements and adventures of today’s archaeologist. CCN 30581
Freshman seminar. Reading and discussion of a landmark of world literature, the ancient Greek epic poem called the Odyssey. CCN 30582
Telling stories is one way humans make sense of the world and their lives in it. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, these stories were very often in the form of tales of the adventures, triumphs and sufferings of gods and heroes – what we call classical myths. This class examines many of these myths, what they meant to Greeks and Romans, and what they still mean for us. Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature or Philosophy & Values. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion section. CCN 21794
An introduction to some of the most important works of classical antiquity that theorize about literature. Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature or Philosophy & Values. CCN 30583
Was there ever an actual war between two powerful Bronze Age Aegean cultures? Did Hektor and Achilles actually clash on the battlefield? Did the Trojan Horse cause the destruction of a powerful city and its people? Was Helen really "a face that launched 1000 ships?" Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature or Historical Studies. CCN 32476
The second half of a two-semester language sequence equipping students to read ancient Greek, the language of Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, and Plato. CCN 22301
Reading (in Greek) and discussion of Aristophanes' Women at the Thesmophoria. Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature. CCN 30344
The first half of a two-semester language sequence equipping students to read and translate Classical Latin; can be taken independently or in conjunction with Latin 2. CCN 22566
The first half of a two-semester language sequence equipping students to read and translate Classical Latin; can be taken independently or in conjunction with Latin 2. CCN 22565
The second half of a two-semester language sequence equipping students to read and translate Classical Latin. CCN 22567
Readings primarily drawn from Caesar’s own Civil War and from the Alexandrian War, with the focus on Caesar’s activities in Egypt (48‒47 BCE). Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature or Historical Studies. CCN 22568
Reading in Latin of selected poems by Catullus and Horace. Fulfills L&S Breadth in Arts & Literature. CCN 26205
An introduction to the general literature of classical philology, to methods of research, and to textual criticism.
This is the second part of the graduate survey of Latin literature.
An exploration of aspects of Greek Epigraphy from the 8th century BCE to the Roman Imperial period
In this class you will improve your confidence and facility with the Latin language by practicing using it as a means of expression. Graduate-level knowledge of Latin required.
Supervised teaching of lower division Greek, Latin, or Classics or of discussion sections in Classics. Two semesters normally required for Ph.D. candidates.
