Classics

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

Eaverly, M.A., Chair; Dickison, S.; Hartigan, K.; Johnson, T.; Kappanis, K.; Kontaridis, N.; Mueller, H.; Rea, J.; Schmeling, G.L.; Sussman, L.; Turner, J.; Wagman, R.; Young, D.

Adjunct Faculty: Kontaridis, N.; Kraut, B.; Turner, J.

Undergraduate Coordinator: L. Sussman

Graduate Coordinator: K. Hartigan

All courses indicated CLA or CLT are taught in English.

CLA 2100 The Glory that was Greece.
Credits: 3.
A broad cultural view of the classical Greek world. Greek sources read in translation. (H, I)

CLA 2120 The Grandeur that was Rome.
Credits: 3.
Provides a multi-faceted introduction to the culture of Rome. Primary source material read in translation. (H, I)

CLA 3111 Athens: Its Topography and Monuments.
Credits: 3.
An examination of the topography and monuments of ancient Athens emphasizing material remains and literary evidence. (H, I)

CLA 3114 Greece Today and Yesterday.
Credits: 3.
An interdisciplinary course examining various aspects of ancient and modern Greek life and culture. (H, I) GR-E†

CLA 3151 Pompeii: An Archaeological Laboratory.
Credits: 3.
Study of the material remains of a Roman town through an examination of the excavated finds: architecture, wall-paintings, and inscriptions. (H, I)

CLA 3160 Ancient Egypt.
Credits: 3.
Study of the civilization, culture and monuments of ancient Egypt from prehistoric times to the New Kingdom and Late period.(H, I)

CLA 3500 Sport and Recreation in the Ancient World.
Credits: 3.
Examination and discussion of sport and recreation in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, with emphasis on archaeological and ancient literary sources. (H, I)

CLA 3501 Women in Classical Antiquity.
Credits: 3.
The status of women in antiquity will be examined in light of modern thinking on the subject of women’s roles in society. (H, I)GR-E†

CLA 3700 Classical Archaeology.
Credits: 3.
Illustrated lectures on archaeology, its process of discovery and methods. History of major archaeological exploration in Mediterranean lands compared with extant literary information. (H, I)

CLA 3791 The Ancient City: Greek Cities.
Credits: 3.
The development of the cities of Classical Greece from Minoan centers through Byzantium. All aspects of city life are covered: design, building techniques, culture and ideas. (H, I) GR-E†

CLA 3793 The Ancient City: Roman Cities.
Credits: 3.
A study of the cities of the Roman Empire, from founding of Rome to the establishment of Constantinople as Eastern capital. Emphasis on life in imperial Rome and in European and North African cities. (H, I) GR-E†

CLA 3930 Special Topics in Classical Civilization.
Credits: 3. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.
An examination of various aspects of Greek and Roman culture based on the ancient sources, literary and archaeological.(H, I)

CLA 4173 Studies in Classical Archaeology.
Credits: 3; Prereq: CLA 3700, equivalent work or consent of instructor.

CLA 4905 Individual Study.
Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated with a change of content up 9 credits.
Reading, conference and reports. All work in translation.

CLT 2042 Health and Life Sciences Terminology.
Credits: 3.
An intensive study of Greek and Latin word roots, suffixes and prefixes, and how they are used and combined to form the specialized vocabulary of the various health and life sciences.

CLT 3041 Greek and Latin Elements in English Vocabulary.
Credits: 3; Prereq: One semester of a foreign language (recommended).
An introduction to the study of Greek and Latin roots and affixes, whether borrowed from Latin/Greek directly or by way of French or native English cognates.

CLT 3102 Survey of Roman Literature.
Credits: 3.
Critical study of the development of Roman literature. Includes readings in such authors as Plautus, Cicero, Catullus, Vergil, Ovid and Tacitus, read in translation. (H, I)

CLT 3230 Ancient Novel.
Credits: 3.
The development and influence of the ancient novel. All sources are read in translation and compared with saints’ lives, medieval romances and the earliest English novel. (H, I) GR-E†

CLT 3291 Greek Drama.
Credits: 3.
The classical Greek theater. Archaeological remains of important theaters. Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and Menander read in translation. (H, I) GR-E†

CLT 3370 Myths of the Greeks and Romans.
Credits: 3.
The development, importance, and influence of Graeco-Roman mythology. The main Greek and Latin literary sources read in translation. (H, I)

CLT 3371 Religions of the Graeco-Roman World.
Credits: 3.
The development, importance and influence of Greek and Roman religion and cult practice. The main literary and epigraphical sources read in translation. (H, I)

CLT 3510 Ancient World in Film.
Credits: 4.
The course examines the film and television characterizations of the ancient world and how these accord with the facts, as we know them through historical and archaeological evidence. Viewing of selected movies along with background readings, lectures and discussion.

CLT 3930 Special Topics in Classical Literature.
Credits: 3. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.
An examination of various aspects of Greek and Roman literature, with focus on either special genres (e.g., historiography), periods (e.g., the age of Augustus), or subjects (e.g., slavery).(H)

CLT 4374 Ancient Myth in Modern Drama and Film.
Credits: 4; Prereq: CLT 3370 or equivalent.
Reading (in translation) plays from Greek and contemporary authors based on Greek myths and seeing films based on these ancient legends.

CLT 4905 Individual Study.
Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.
Reading, conference and reports. All work done in translation.

GRE 1122 Beginning Ancient Greek 3.
Credits: 3.

GRE 1130 Accelerated Beginning Ancient Greek 1.
Credits: 5.

GRE 1131 Accelerated Beginning Ancient Greek 2.
Credits: 5; Prereq: GRE 1130 or equivalent.

GRW 2250 New Testament Greek.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Some knowledge of Greek and consent of the instructor.
Review of grammar and forms. Readings from several books of the New Testament. (H, I)

GRW 3102 Survey of Greek Literature 2.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRE 1122 or equivalent.
Study of representative texts from various periods of Greek literature. (H, I)

GRW 3300 Greek Drama.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000-level Greek course or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.
Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles or Euripides. (H, I)

GRW 3501 Plato.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRE 1122, GRE 1131, or equivalent.
Study of Plato’s Meno and Apology. (H, I)

GRW 4330 Greek Lyric Poetry.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Two 3000-level Greek courses or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of Greek lyric poetry from Archilochus to Bacchylides. (H, I)

GRW 4340 Homer and Greek Epic.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Two 3000-level Greek courses or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of selections from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. (H, I)

GRW 4380 Greek Historians.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Two 3000-level Greek courses or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of selections of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon and Plutarch. (H, I)

GRW 4700 Greek Orators.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Two 3000-level Greek courses or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of selections from Lysias, Demosthenes and Isocrates. (H, I)

GRW 4905 Individual Work.
Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: GRE 1122 or GRE 1131 or equivalent.
Reading, conference and reports. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.

GRK 1122 Beginning Modern Greek 3.
Credits: 3.

GRK 1130 Beginning Modern Greek 1.
Credits: 5.

GRK 1131 Beginning Modern Greek 2.
Credits: 5; Prereq: GRK 1130 or equivalent.

GRK 2200 Intermediate Modern Greek 1.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRK 1131, GRK 1122, or equivalent.
Readings in modern Greek literature, history and culture. (H, I)

GRK 2201 Intermediate Modern Greek 2.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRK 2200 or equivalent.
Readings in modern Greek literature, history and culture. (H, I)

GRK 4300 Modern Greek Literature Since 1830.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRK 3201 or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to 9 credits.
Advanced study of representative Modern Greek prose, poetry, and drama in the original from independence (1830) to the present. The course combines the study of the modern Greek language with readings, analysis and discussion of major literary works.

GRK 4905 Individual Work in Modern Greek.
Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: GRK 1122 or GRK 1131. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.

For more detailed information on placement in the appropriate level of Latin courses, please consult the Admissions section of this catalog or the Schedule of Courses. Undergraduates who have taken at least three LNW courses at the 3000 level may be allowed to enroll in graduate level courses (LNW 5000/6000 level) under special circumstances. Please consult the undergraduate coordinator.

LAT 1120 Beginning Latin 1.
Credits: 4.
Intended for students with little or no background in Latin. Others enrolling in the course will be required to take it for an S-U grade.

LAT 1121 Beginning Latin 2.
Credits: 3; Prereq: LAT 1120 (grade of C or better, or S) or equivalent work.

LAT 1122 Beginning Latin 3.
Credits: 3; Prereq: LAT 1121 (grade of C or better, or S) or equivalent work.
Suitable for students with some high school Latin.

LAT 1130 Accelerated Beginning Latin 1.
Credits: 5.
Intended for students with little or no background in Latin. Others enrolling in the course will be required to take it for an S-U grade.

LAT 1131 Accelerated Beginning Latin 2.
Credits: 5; Prereq: LAT 1130 (grade of C or better, of S) or equivalent.

LNW 2321 Introduction to Vergil.
Credits: 3; Prereq: LAT 1122 or LAT 1131 or 2 years of high school Latin. May be repeated with a change of content up to 6 credits.
Readings in Vergil’s Eclogues, Georgics and/or Aeneid, with emphasis on introducing the student to Vergilian style, diction poetic techniques and basic genre differences. Review of Latin grammar and syntax. (H)

LNW 2560 Readings in Latin Literature.
Credits: 3; Prereq: LAT 1122, LAT 1131, or 2 years of high school Latin or permission of instructor. May be repeated with a change of content up to 6 credits.
An examination of various aspects of Roman life through readings in Latin literature (with a focus on either special subjects, authors, genres, or periods) and a review of Latin grammar. (H)

LNW 2630 Latin Love Poetry.
Credits: 3; Prereq: LAT 1122, LAT 1131 or 2 years of high school Latin or permission of instructor.
Translation and interpretation of selected poems of Catullus and a thorough review of Latin grammar. (H, I)

LNW 3220 The Ancient Novel.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Readings from Petronius, Apuleius or the Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri. (H, I)

LNW 3310 Roman Drama.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of the comedies of Plautus and Terence or the tragedies of Seneca. (H)

LNW 3320 Roman Elegy and Lyric.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Selected poems of Catullus, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius or Ovid. (H, I)

LNW 3360 Roman Satire.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of the Roman satirists Horace, Persius, Juvenal or Martial. (H, I)

LNW 3380 The Roman Historians.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Readings in Latin from one of the following Roman historians: Sallust, Caesar, Livy or Tacitus. (H, I)

LNW 3490 Medieval Latin.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Readings from Medieval Latin 350 to 1200 A.D. (H, I)

LNW 3644 Cicero.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, or advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Essays, speeches and letters of Cicero. (H, I)

LNW 3660 Vergil and Roman Epic.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Translation and analysis of selections from Vergil’s Aeneid in the light of his epic techniques and the spirit of the Augustan Age. (H, I)

LNW 3930 Studies in Latin Literature.
Credits: 3; Prereq: A 2000 level Latin course, or advanced placement, or equivalent high school level Latin. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
A variable topics course providing an in-depth study of a particular author (e.g., Suetonius), genre (e.g., didactic poetry), or period (e.g., The Silver Age).

LNW 4905 Special Study in Latin.
Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: LAT 1122, LAT 1132, LAT 2200 or equivalent. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.
Readings, conferences and reports.