Fall 2019

Achievements of the near East, Greece, and Rome with emphasis on the development of ideas, arts, and institutions which have influenced modern man.

Introduction to the culture of ancient Greece and its influence on contemporary ideas, institutions, values, and literary and artistic works of the imagination.

Archaeology as the means of investigating our shared human past, from the origins of humanity to the foundations of current civilization.

Classical Greek and Roman mythology as inspiration for literature, art, music, and film in various historical contexts.

Theoretical approaches to women's history; evidence for the daily life, legal status, and religion of ancient Greek and Roman women; the female in literature and art.

History and elements of Roman law, including persons, property, obligations, and inheritance, in context of social structure (family, gender, class, slavery, empire). Recommended preparation: CLAS 151g or HIST 101.

Political, ethical, and ideological aspects of classical WesternAttitudes towards human diversity. Relationship between classicaltradition and contemporary discussions of diversity and unity.

Survey of artistic works and monuments of ancient Greece from the Geometric through the Hellenistic period (c. 1000 - 30 BCE.).

Representative epics of the Greek and Roman world; development of the character of the hero; later influences.

Current approaches to study of the ancient world. Research methods and resources. Open only to Classics majors.

Supervised independent research and writing of project developed in CLAS-410a. Open only to Classics majors.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Individual research for honors in the major leading to a substantial paper or other project. Not open to graduate students.

Intensive study of individual authors, genres, periods, or areas of classical scholarship. Recommended preparation: knowledge of Greek or Latin.

Develops a historical framework for Greek culture from the Mycenaean period through the Hellenistic world. Emphasis on prose texts: historians, philosophers, orators.

Early Latin literature through Virgil.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.