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department Classical Studies (X) |
Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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The course traces the political, cultural, and social history of ancient Greece from the end of the 'Dark Age' in the eighth century B.C. through the conquests of Alexander the Great. The course focuses upon the development of the religious, political, military, and social institutions of Athens and Sparta, but we consider the more widespread phenomena of colonization and the influence of Hellenic institutions. Reading assignments include selections from Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and the Attic orators, as well as secondary source material. Texts are supplemented by presentations of the archaeological evidence for Greek history. (Formerly CLAS-225)
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This course surveys ancient Greek literature from the Archaic period down to the Roman period (ca. 750 B.C. to A.D. 400), with special attention to authors such as Hesiod, Homer, Sappho, Pindar, Aeschylus, Euripides, Callimachus and Theocritus. In particular, the course will focus on the features of various prose and poetic genres such as epic, hymn, tragedy, comedy, history, dialgue and pastoral. A central theme of the course will be the profound importance of the Homeric poems (both the Iliad and the Odyssey) as both works of art in their own right and culturally definitive artifacts, and we will consider in detail what various Greek reactions to and interpretations of these poems reveal about the culture and literary history of the ancient world.
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Credits: 3
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Please see the Department of Classics webpage for a course description.
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This course examines the lives of women in the ancient Greek and Roman world as these can be reconstructed through ancient literary, historical, and philosophic sources, as well as natural remains. Since very little of this evidence is from women themselves, we also consider the problem of a reconstruction that must be based on the perceptions and biases of (male) others. Readings include ancient texts in translation and critical theory.
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Please see the Department of Classics webpage for a course description.
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Credits: 3
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In this course, we will read literature about the Trojan War, beginning with Homerâs Iliad and Odyssey, selections of lyric poetry, and several tragedies; we will then consider how Roman authors, including Vergil, Ovid, and Seneca, adopted and adapted the myth to their own cultural and aesthetic purposes. We will consider such themes as heroism, love, betrayal, suffering, memory, identity that define this mythical war as we investigate the relationship between divinity and humanity, history and mythology, the authority and flexibility of myth, and why the Trojan War has been such a popular subject for so many artists and writers.
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Credits: 3
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In April 44 BC the eighteen-year-old Gaius Octavius landed in Italy and launched his take-over of the Roman world. Defeating first Caesarâs assassins, then the son of Pompey the Great, and finally Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, he dismantled the old Republic, took on the new name âAugustus,â and ruled forty years more with his equally remarkable wife Livia. This class explores in depth Augustusâ rise to power and the ways in which Romeâs first emperor used monumental works of art, architecture, portraits, coins, literature, religious ceremonies, law, and public inscriptions to express his political and social vision; it also examines how these sweeping changes were greeted by men and women in the city of Rome, Italy, and the provinces of the empire. Students will study a range of contemporary visual material and literature as well as two seminal works of modern scholarship, Symeâs Roman Revolution and Zankerâs Power of Images in the Age of Augustus.
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The Romans developed a pragmatic, flexible, and efficient legal system that was capable of managing a complex and evolving empire. In this class we will examine the historical development of the Roman legal system through its primary source texts. We will focus on two major areas: the constitution of the Roman Republic and the Roman laws governing the relations between individuals (especially personal status, damages, and obligations). Additionally, we will turn, toward the end of the course, to the extension of Roman citizenship and law to the Roman provinces as a way of exploring the role of law in imperial interactions. Readings will include Justinianâs Digest. Assignments will include response papers and a research paper.
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Credits: 3
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Literature in the age of Nero was marked by particular vibrancy and inventiveness. Exaggerated linguistic effects and mannered rhetoric lend a stylized brilliance to the representations of the exotic, the grotesque, the spectacular that characterize the literature of this period. We will read Lucanâs epic Civil War, Petroniusâ novel Satyricon, Persiusâ satires, a variety of Senecaâs works including selections of his tragedies, letters, and philosophical works, as well as accounts of Neroâs life with particular attention to the historical, cultural context, the representation of cruelty and excess balanced by Stoic moralizing, the self-conscious engagement with literary tradition. We will contextualize our investigations with readings of contemporary scholarship.
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Credits: 3
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The course focuses on the relationship of Greek tragedy to politics. It discusses how closely the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides mirror the political culture of the polis. Students will read a number of tragedies in English translation. Additional readings from historiography and philosophy will introduce students to the history of the city-state of Athens in the fifth century B.C.
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Credits: 3
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In recent decades a fierce debate has raged on how best to describe the âancient economy.â Students read and discuss selections from some of this recent scholarship, focused on societies of the Near East, Greece, and Rome, and will then pursue research in a topic of their choosing. Any inquiry with an economic aspect is welcome (e.g., coinage and the state, the finances of temples, strategies for investment, banking, prostitution and the sex trade). The class is aimed for those with no knowledge of the subject, ready to ask questions rather than receive orthodoxies. Some background in ancient history is recommended.
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For advanced students of Latin only. Selections from the Annales are read and discussed. Students also read the entire work in English. Selected readings on Tacitus as an historian are also discussed. (Formerly CLAS-271)
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Credits: 3
Score: 10.51356 Details | Listing | Web page
Please see the Department of Classics webpage for a course description.
Score: 10.51356 Details | Listing | Web page