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1101. Greek Civilization
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
A survey of classical Greece, with emphasis on literature, thought, and influence on contemporary culture. Taught in English. CA 1.
View Classes »1102. Roman Civilization
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
A survey of classical Rome, with emphasis on literature, thought, and influence on contemporary culture. Taught in English. CA 1.
View Classes »1103. Classical Mythology
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Origin, nature, and function of myth in the literature and art of Greece and Rome and the re-interpretation of classical myth in modern art forms. Taught in English. CA 1.
View Classes »1121. Elementary Latin I
4.00 credits
Prerequisites: May not be taken out of sequence after passing CAMS 1122, 1123, 1124. May not be taken for credit after passing any 2000-level or above course taught in Latin, or three or more years of high school Latin.
Grading Basis: Graded
A study of the essentials of Latin grammar designed to prepare the student to read simple classical Latin prose.
View Classes »1122. Elementary Latin II
4.00 credits
Prerequisites: CAMS 1121 or one year of Latin in high school. May not be taken out of sequence after passing CAMS 1123, 1124. May not be taken for credit after passing any 2000-level or above course taught in Latin, or three or more years of high school Latin.
Grading Basis: Graded
Further study of the essentials of Latin grammar designed to prepare the student to read simple classical Latin prose.
View Classes »1123. Intermediate Latin I
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: CAMS 1122, two years of Latin in high school, or instructor consent. May not be taken out of sequence after passing CAMS 1124.
Grading Basis: Graded
Review of the essentials of grammar. Reading of classical Latin prose and poetry with emphasis on Cicero and Ovid or Vergil.
View Classes »1124. Intermediate Latin II
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: CAMS 1123 or instructor consent.
Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to the reading of classical Latin prose and poetry with emphasis on Cicero, Ovid or Virgil, with particular attention given to a review of the essentials of grammar.
View Classes »1171. Intensive Elementary Ancient Greek
4.00 credits
Prerequisites: Not open to students who have had three or more years of Greek in high school. May not be taken out of sequence after passing CAMS 1172.
Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive introduction to ancient Greek. Basic morphology, syntax, and vocabulary through simple readings from the New Testament.
View Classes »1172. Intensive Intermediate Ancient Greek
4.00 credits
Prerequisites: CAMS 1171. Not open to students who have had three or more years of high school Greek. May not be taken out of sequence after passing CAMS 3101.
Grading Basis: Graded
Transition to classical Greek through selections from Xenophon, reading of Plato's Apology complete.
View Classes »1193. Foreign Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Department Head consent, normally before the student's departure.
Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program.
View Classes »2020. Pyramids, Pirates, and the Polis: The Ancient Mediterranean
Political and intellectual history of the civilizations that emerged around the ancient Mediterranean, including the Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, with emphasis on their interactions and influences. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3101. Topics in Advanced Greek
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: CAMS 1172.
Grading Basis: Graded
Reading of Ancient Greek texts in the original. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Involves reading in Greek.
View Classes »3102. Topics in Advanced Latin
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: CAMS 1124 or 3 years or more of high school Latin.
Grading Basis: Graded
Reading of Latin texts in the original. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Involves reading in Latin.
View Classes »3207. Greek Philosophical Writings
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selections from Plato and Aristotle.
View Classes »3208. Homer
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selections from the Iliad or Odyssey. Taught in English.
View Classes »3211. Greek Drama
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
View Classes »3212. Greek Historical Writings
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selections from Herodotus and Thucydides.
View Classes »3213. Ovid and Mythology
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selections from Ovid, mainly from the Metamorphoses, and a study of the myths of Greece and Rome.
View Classes »3221. Survey of Classical Latin Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Extensive reading of a relatively wide range of authors of representative classical Latin prose and poetry.
View Classes »3224. Vergil and the Roman Epic
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Books VII-XII of the Aeneid and a study of the relation of the Aeneid to earlier Greek epic and to the later epic tradition.
View Classes »3225. Latin Drama
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selected plays of Plautus, Terence, and Seneca, with lectures on Roman theatre and the development of drama.
View Classes »3226. Latin Lyric Poetry
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selections from the lyrics of Horace and Catullus, with lectures on metrical patterns and the influence of Greek lyrics.
View Classes »3227. Latin Historical Prose
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selections from Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus.
View Classes »3232. Medieval Latin
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: CAMS 1124 or 3 years or more of high school Latin.
Grading Basis: Graded
Reading of texts from a number of periods and in a variety of styles, with consideration of morphological, syntactical, and semantic developments. Taught in Latin.
View Classes »3241W. Greek and Roman Epic
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Recommended preparation: CAMS 1101 or 1102 or 1103. A knowledge of Latin or Greek is not required.
Grading Basis: Graded
A study of classical epic, with special emphasis on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Vergil's Aeneid, but including also other examples of the genre. Oral and literary epic, their social and political contexts, and the influence of classical epic on later literature. Taught in English.
View Classes »3242W. Greek and Roman Drama
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Recommended preparation: CAMS 1101 or 1102 or 1103. A knowledge of Latin or Greek is not required.
Grading Basis: Graded
Selected plays from the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. The origin and development of Greek drama, its transformation in the Roman period, and the influence of classical drama on later literature. Taught in English.
View Classes »3244. Ancient Fictions
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Examines a range of novels and other fictions from the Greco-Roman world. Works read will include the Greek sentimental novels, the satirical Roman novels of Petronius and Apeleius, and a variety of other pagan, Jewish, and Christian fictions. Taught in English.
View Classes »3245. Ancient World in Cinema
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Representations of the ancient Mediterranean world in contemporary cinema.
View Classes »3251. Greek Art
Also offered as: ARTH 3140
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.
Grading Basis: Graded
Greek art and architecture from the ninth century B.C. to the first-century A.D.
View Classes »3257. Ancient Greek Philosophy
Also offered as: PHIL 2221
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: One from PHIL 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106 or 1107.
Grading Basis: Graded
Greek philosophy from its origin in the Pre-Socratics through its influence on early Christianity. Readings from the works of Plato and Aristotle. May include related ancient philosophical traditions.
View Classes »3257W. Ancient Greek Philosophy
Also offered as: PHIL 2221W
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: One three-credit course in Philosophy at the 1100 level; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.
Grading Basis: Graded
Greek philosophy from its origin in the Pre-Socratics through its influence on early Christianity. Readings from the works of Plato and Aristotle. May include related ancient philosophical traditions.
View Classes »3293. Foreign Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Consent of Department Head required, normally granted prior to the student's departure.
Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor.
View Classes »3295. Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.
Grading Basis: Graded
3298. Variable Topics
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.
Grading Basis: Graded
3299. Independent Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
3301. Ancient Near East
The history of Near Eastern civilization from the Neolithic period to the Persian Empire. The birth of civilization in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The political, economic, social and cultural achievements of ancient Near Eastern peoples. Taught in English.
View Classes »3320. Ancient Greece: Troy to Sparta
The history of Greece from Minoan and Mycenaean times until the Hellenistic Period and Alexander the Great, with special emphasis on the Fifth Century and the "Golden Age" of Athens.
View Classes »3321. Hellenistic World: Alexander to Cleopatra
The Eastern Mediterranean (the Greek east) from Alexander to Cleopatra (336-30 BCE), including historical, cultural, social, and religious developments.
View Classes »3325. Ancient Rome: Aeneas to Augustus
From the beginning of Rome to the growth of the Roman Republic and the onset of Empire. Roman civilization and its influence upon later history.
View Classes »3326. Ancient Rome: Emperors and Barbarians
The Roman Empire, from its beginnings until its transformation (or "fall") under the "barbarian" invasions, and its influence on later history. CA 1.
View Classes »3330. Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans
The political, historical and religious currents in Greco-Roman Palestine. Includes the Jewish Revolts, sectarian developments, the rise of Christianity and the Talmudic academies. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Taught in English. Formerly offered as HEJS 3218.
View Classes »3330W. Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans
Also offered as: HEJS 3330W, HIST 3330W
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.
Grading Basis: Graded
The political, historical and religious currents in Greco-Roman Palestine. Includes the Jewish Revolts, sectarian developments, the rise of Christianity and the Talmudic academies. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Formerly offered as HEJS 3218W/CAMS 3256W.
View Classes »3335. The Early Christian Church
The evolution of Christian institutions, leadership and doctrines in the Roman Empire ca. 50-451 CE. Topics may include gnosticism, prophecy, martyrdom, asceticism, pilgrimage, heresy, orthodoxy. Taught in English.
View Classes »3340. World of the Later Roman Empire
The profound social and cultural changes that redefined the cities, frontiers, and economies of the classical Mediterranean world and led to the Middle Ages. Developments in the eastern and western Mediterranean between the second and seventh centuries.
View Classes »4096W. Senior Thesis in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; 12 credits in CAMS at 2000-level or above, three of which may be taken concurrently.
Grading Basis: Graded