| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| CLASSIC 5 | LATIN/GREEK ROOTS IN ENGLISH | STAFF | Studies in the formation and use of English words from Greek and Latin derivatives. Particularly useful for first-year students who wish to augment their vocabulary systematically. No prerequisites. |
| CLASSIC 37A | EARLY ROME | ZISSOS, P. | The course is a survey of some of the highlights of Roman civilization from its 8th century BCE. beginnings to the civil wars of the first century BCE. We will look not only at political history, but also at social history, literature, art and architecture, and religion. The course will consider a number of questions , including the various factors underwriting Rome\'s rise to global dominion. We will also consider how the Romans were able to develop stable principles of government, and how these principles were eventually transformed by the actions of figures like the bloodthirsty dictator Sulla. Although Rome was, like America, a relatively inclusive mix of different ethnic groups and peoples, it maintained a fundamental cultural continuity throughout much of its history. The Roman achievement is undeniably impressive, but it was not without a great cost in human suffering. We will examine the Roman system of slavery (which was non-racial in character), the patriarchal nature of Roman society, and the plight of the poor and underprivileged. In brief, beside providing the students with a solid factual basis for Roman history, the course will also identify some of the issues that have made Roman civilization an abiding fascination, a source of both admiration and loathing for almost all subsequent ages, including our own.
Classics 37A is the first part of the Roman Civilization series (37ABC), which satisfies the Humanistic Inquiry Breadth requirement. |
| CLASSIC 45A | THE GODS | PANTELIA, M. | Classics 45A is the first part of a three-quarter course on Classical Mythology. This class will be an introduction to the most important Greek and Roman myths, their historical and religious context, various interpretations and influence upon ancient and modern art, film and literature. Some of the topics we will discuss are: the creation of the universe, relations between gods and mortals, gender and sexuality, love, marriage, death and afterlife. We will use a standard textbook, but we will also read selected passages from primary sources such as Hesiod\'s Theogony, Ovid\'s Metamorphoses and selections from Greek tragedy. The course will make regular use of ancillary visual materials, especially computer resources. The grade for this course will be based on a combination of multiple-choice quizzes and short essay exams. |
| CLASSIC 160 | ANCIENT TRAGEDY | SUTTON, D. | Reading (in English translation) and discussion of tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca. No prerequisites for admission to the course. Grade based on midterm and final examination and on class participation. |
| CLASSIC 170 | UTOPIAS | SUTTON, D. | Ancient Greek speculations about an ideal human society are an important source for modern social and political thought. In this course we shall first study Greek folk beliefs about an ideal existence as reflected in Hesiod and the Greek comic poets. We shall then turn to Sparta, both as it actually existed and as it was idealized by misguided intellectuals such as Xenophon and Plutarch. The second half of the course will be devoted to a close reading of Plato’s Republic and exploration of Plato’s political and philosophical thought. Grade based on midterm and final examinations and class performance. |
| CLASSIC 200B | POMPEII/RECEPTION | MILES, M.M. | |
| CLASSIC 220 | GRADUATE SEMINAR | STAFF | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | CLAXTON, C. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | LAPE, S. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | PANTELIA, M. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | SUTTON, D. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | ZISSOS, P. | |
| CLASSIC 299 | DISSERTATN RESEARCH | ZISSOS, P. | |