Reading List

The works listed below should be read prior to taking the doctoral examination in question. In the case of secondary literature (sections 1, 2, and 3), the student is advised to use the most recent edition. It is a matter of program policy that items for the Greek and Latin Translation Exams are to be taken from the lists provided below (sections 4 and 5). Special arrangements for limited modifications to the Greek and/or Latin reading lists may be made for individual students with the approval of the Graduate Advisor. Please see the Student Handbook for specific rules that concern these modifications as well as for a detailed description of the exams.

1. ROMAN HISTORY READING LIST

• M. T. Boatwright et al., The Romans from Village to Empire (New York, 2004).
• T. J. Cornell, The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars, 1000-264 BCE (London and New York, 1995).
• M. Crawford, The Roman Republic (Cambridge MA, 1993).
• C. Wells, The Roman Empire (Cambridge MA, 1992).
• P. Brown, The World of Late Antiquity from Marcus Aurelius to Muhammad (London, 1971).

2. GREEK HISTORY READING LIST

• S. Pomeroy et al., Ancient Greece. A Political, Social, and Cultural History (New York, 2004).
• R. Osborne, Greece in the Making, 1200-479 (London and New York, 1996).
• S. Hornblower, The Greek World (London and New York, 2002).
• G. Shipley, The Greek World after Alexander (London and New York, 2000).

3. HISTORY OF GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE
The History of Greek and Roman Literature Examination tests the student's grasp of both primary materials and critical analysis. The Examination will presuppose,inter alia, knowledge of the Greek and Latin reading lists, and is normally taken only after those exams have been passed. For critical analysis, the following secondary sources are highly recommended.

• A. Diehle, A History of Greek Literature from Homer to the Hellenistic Period (New York, 1994).
• O. Taplin, Literature in the Greek World (New York, 2001).
• G. B. Conte, Latin Literature: A History (Baltimore, 1994).
• S. J. Harrison (ed.), A Companion to Latin Literature (Malden MA, 2005).

4. GREEK LANGUAGE READING LIST

5. LATIN LANGUAGE READING LIST