Classics

Adjunct Faculty: Kontaridis, N.; Kraut, B.; Turner, J.; Undergraduate Coordinators: J. Rea, D. Young; Graduate Coordinator: K. Hartigan; Distance Learning Coordinator: H.F. Mueller

All courses indicated CLA or CLT are taught in English.

A broad cultural view of the classical Greek world. Greek sources read in translation. (H, I)

Provides a multi-faceted introduction to the culture of Rome. Primary source material read in translation. (H, I)

An interdisciplinary course examining various aspects of ancient and modern Greek life and culture. (H, I) GR-E†

Study of the material remains of a Roman town through an examination of the excavated finds: architecture, wall-paintings, and inscriptions. (H, I)

Study of the civilization, culture and monuments of ancient Egypt from prehistoric times to the New Kingdom and Late period.(H, I)

A beginner’s course in Egyptian hieroglyphics of the Middle Kingdom. Also designed for students with no former instruction in ancient languages.

Examination and discussion of sport and recreation in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, with emphasis on archaeological and ancient literary sources. (H, I)

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†

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)

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†

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†

An examination of various aspects of Greek and Roman culture based on the ancient sources, literary and archaeological.(H, I)

An introduction to the history of Roman law (sources and evolution) as well as to basic concepts (person, property, succession, contract) and judicial procedure.

Reading, conference and reports. All work in translation.

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.

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.

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)

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†

The development, importance, and influence of Graeco-Roman mythology. The main Greek and Latin literary sources read in translation. (H, I)

The development, importance and influence of Greek and Roman religion and cult practice. The main literary and epigraphical sources read in translation. (H, I)

This course deals in a comparative way with the shared elements and influences found in the mythological traditions of selected cultures (e.g., Indian, Sumerian, Egyptian, Roman, Aztec).

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.

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)

Reading (in translation) plays from Greek and contemporary authors based on Greek myths and seeing films based on these ancient legends.

Reading, conference and reports. All work done in translation.

Review of grammar and forms. Readings from several books of the New Testament. (H, I)

Study of representative texts from various periods of Greek literature. (H, I)

Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles or Euripides. (H, I)

Study of Plato’s Meno and Apology. (H, I)

Translation and analysis of Greek lyric poetry from Archilochus to Bacchylides. (H, I)

Translation and analysis of selections from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. (H, I)

Translation and analysis of selections of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon and Plutarch. (H, I)

Translation and analysis of selections from Lysias, Demosthenes and Isocrates. (H, I)

Reading, conference and reports. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 9 credits.

Readings in modern Greek literature, history and culture. (H, I)

Readings in modern Greek literature, history and culture. (H, I)

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.

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.

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.

Suitable for students with some high school Latin.

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.

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)

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)

Translation and interpretation of selected poems of Catullus and a thorough review of Latin grammar. (H, I)

Readings from Petronius, Apuleius or the Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri. (H, I)

Translation and analysis of the comedies of Plautus and Terence or the tragedies of Seneca. (H)

Selected poems of Catullus, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius or Ovid. (H, I)

Translation and analysis of the Roman satirists Horace, Persius, Juvenal or Martial. (H, I)

Readings in Latin from one of the following Roman historians: Sallust, Caesar, Livy or Tacitus. (H, I)

Readings from Medieval Latin 350 to 1200 A.D. (H, I)

Essays, speeches and letters of Cicero. (H, I)

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)

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).

Readings, conferences and reports.