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| CLASSIC 1A | LATIN FUNDAMENTALS | PARKER, E. | This course is the first quarter of instruction in first-year Latin language. We will cover the rudiments of Latin grammar, syntax and vocabulary and will translate simple passages and sentences. Instruction and practice in grammar and vocabulary will alternate every week with reading of Latin passages. No prerequisites. Daily homework, weekly quizzes, midterm and a final examination. No prerequisites. Non-majors are most welcome. |
| CLASSIC 1A | GREEK FUNDAMENTALS | CLAXTON, C. | Have you ever wanted to read Homer or Sophocles or Plato in the original Greek? Are you curious about why a single Greek text can produce so many different translations? Do you want to improve your understanding of English grammar and syntax? Increase your English vocabulary? If so, this course is for you! This course will help you to begin to understand the complexities of the ancient Greek and will improve your understanding of English at the same time. We will cover the rudiments of Greek grammar, syntax and vocabulary and will translate simple passages and sentences. Greek 1A is the first quarter of a year-long course dedicated to the study of beginning Classical Greek. Weekly quizzes, midterm and a final examination. No prerequisites. Non-majors are most welcome. |
| CLASSIC 37A | EARLY ROME | KARANIKA, A. | This course is a survey of some of the highlights of Roman civilization from its 8th century 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 domination. We will also consider how the Romans were able to develop stable principles of government, and how these principals 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 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, 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 Humanities General Education Requirement (IV) and is the same as History 37A. |
| CLASSIC 45A | THE GODS | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | 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. Classics 45A is the first part of the Classical Mythology series (45ABC), which satisfies the Humanities General Education Requirement IV. |
| CLASSIC 99 | SPEC STDS:CLASSICS | STAFF | |
| CLASSIC 100 | LATIN 100: CLASSICAL LATIN | SNYDER, R. | |
| CLASSIC 100 | ANCIENT GREEK | CLAXTON, C. | This course provides an introduction to the reading of Greek prose and poetry. We will read selections from Xenophon's Hellenica and Euripides' Iphigeneia at Aulis. We will emphasize accurate translation, increasing students' working vocabulary, and grammatical understanding. We will also systematically review the more difficult grammatical constructions encountered in first-year Greek (conditions, indirect statement, etc.) and will complete various exercises to strengthen grammatical mastery. Weekly quizzes, two midterms, and a final examination. Prerequisite: one year of college-level ancient Greek or equivalent. |
| CLASSIC 160W | EURIPIDES & WOMEN | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | |
| CLASSIC 176 | ANCIENT EMPIRES | MOUSVI, A. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | JARRATT, S. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | ZISSOS, P. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | CLAXTON, C. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | KARANIKA, A. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | PANTELIA, M. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | ZISSOS, P. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | PANTELIA, M. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | KARANIKA, A. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | CLAXTON, C. | |