College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Classics Courses

Classics in English for Undergraduates

20E:009 Classics and Cinema	3 s.h.
Cinematic depictions of the classical world compared with scholarly views; selected films and primary ancient sources of the same period.

20E:014 Hero, God, Mortal: Literature of Greece	3 s.h.
Ancient Greek literature and culture as it responded to Homer; may include genre (e.g., epic to tragedy), religion, changing concept of hero, interaction with Mediterranean cultures, myth versus history. GE: foreign civilization and culture or humanities.

20E:015 Love and Glory: Literature of Rome	3 s.h.
Main themes and works of ancient Roman literature; works reflecting conflict of personal desire and public self in Rome. GE: foreign civilization and culture or humanities.

20E:026 Introduction to Ancient Art	3 s.h.
Art and architecture of Mediterranean civilization from Minoan times to the age of Constantine. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same as 01H:026.

20E:029 First-Year Seminar	2 s.h.
Small discussion class taught by a faculty member; topics chosen by instructor; may include outside activities (e.g., films, lectures, performances, readings, visits to research facilities). Prerequisite: first- or second-semester standing.

20E:030 Greek Civilization	3 s.h.
History, literature, art, architecture, religion, social life ca. 3000 B.C.E. to second century B.C.E. GE: historical perspectives.

20E:031 Roman Civilization	3 s.h.
History, literature, politics, religion, social structure from eighth century B.C.E. to second century C.E. GE: historical perspectives.

20E:050 Word Power: Building English Vocabulary	3 s.h.
Analysis of unfamiliar English words through knowledge of the history and meaning of word parts. Prerequisite: one semester of rhetoric. Same as 08N:050.

20E:071 The Middle East and Mediterranean Alexander to Suleiman	3 s.h.
GE: foreign civilization and culture. Same as 016:045, 032:061.

20E:075 Ancient Sports and Leisure	3 s.h.
Sports, games, and hobbies in the ancient world, primarily Greece and Rome, 1500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.; ancient Olympic games, Roman festival games; anthropology of sport.

20E:076 The Olympics: Ancient and Modern	3 s.h.
Origins and development of the ancient and modern Olympics; the Olympic spirit, political and religious contexts, and athletics through literature and material culture. Same as 028:072.

20E:090 Education in Classical Antiquity	3 s.h.
Education in the Greek and Roman worlds from Homer into late antiquity.

Classics in English for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

20E:101 Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East	3 s.h.
Same as 16E:101.

20E:103 Medical and Technical Terminology	2 s.h.
Memorization of word stems and basic medical terms, practice on computer terminal; no formal classes.

20E:106 Warfare in Ancient Mediterranean Society	3 s.h.
Same as 16E:106.

20E:109 Women in Antiquity	3 s.h.
Attitudes toward women and the role of women in ancient Greek and Roman society; ancient authors, male and female, and modern critics. Same as 131:109.

20E:110 First-Year Sanskrit: First Semester	4 s.h.
GE: foreign language. Same as 039:110.

20E:111 First-Year Sanskrit: Second Semester	4 s.h.
GE: foreign language. Same as 039:111.

20E:112 Classical Mythology	3 s.h.
Ancient Greek and Roman myths, their interpretation by Western civilization; emphasis on flexibility of myth and its importance for art, literature, anthropological, psychological studies. GE: humanities. Same as 008:125.

20E:115 Greek Religion and Society	3 s.h.
From Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period, in context of Mediterranean culture; evidence such as choral hymn, inscribed prayers, magical curses inscribed on lead, architecture, sculpted offerings to the gods. GE: humanities. Same as 032:164.

20E:116 Roman Religion and Society	3 s.h.
Religious beliefs, practices and writings of Romans from eighth century B.C.E. to second century C.E. GE: humanities. Same as 032:118.

20E:117 Concepts of the City: Rome	3 s.h.
Physical and cultural development of the city of Rome from early republic to emperor Constantine and rise of Christianity in fourth century C.E.

20E:118 Greek Archaeology and Ethnohistory	3 s.h.
Archaeology and ethnology of the Greek World, from the end of the Bronze Age to the late Roman Empire; sociocultural processes that influence development and persistence of Greek civilization. Prerequisite: introductory archaeology course or consent of instructor. Same as 113:192.

20E:119 Roman Archaeology	3 s.h.
Archaeology, ethnology of Roman Civilization from Iron Age eighth-century occupation of Palatine Hill to end of Roman empire in the West, C.E. 476. Same as 113:194.

20E:120 Concepts of the City: Athens	3 s.h.
Athens from Bronze Age to present; city's role in development of political democracy and religion.

20E:121 Second-Year Sanskrit: First Semester	3 s.h.
GE: foreign language. Same as 039:112.

20E:122 Second-Year Sanskrit: Second Semester	3 s.h.
GE: foreign language. Same as 039:113.

20E:124 Classical Greek Art	3 s.h.
Same as 01H:127.

20E:126 Hellenistic Art	3 s.h.
Same as 01H:129.

20E:128 Art of Early Rome: Patrons and Politics	3 s.h.
Roman architecture, sculpture, painting, mosaics of republican, imperial, late antique periods. Same as 01H:132.

20E:129 Art and Culture in Ancient Pompeii	3 s.h.
Art and architecture as documents of ancient society and religion in cities destroyed by Vesuvius in C.E. 79. Same as 01H:134.

20E:130 Later Roman Art	3 s.h.
Same as 01H:133.

20E:134 Soul and the Afterlife in the Ancient World	3 s.h.
The concept of soul and its fate in the ancient classical world, Homer's Odyssey through writings of the Presocratic philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics.

20E:150 Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World	3 s.h.
Thematic survey of gender and sexuality issues in the social, political, and religious life of ancient Greece and Rome; evidence from literature, the visual arts, archaeology. GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisites: 20E:030 or consent of instructor, completion of rhetoric requirement, and sophomore standing. Same as 131:152, 154:121.

20E:190 Honors Readings	arr.
Discussion, readings, research for a paper on ancient civilization.

20E:196 The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt	3 s.h.
Same as 113:196.

20E:198 Postbaccalaureate Seminar	0 s.h.
Current work of postbaccalaureate students; preparation of writing sample and portfolio. Prerequisite: postbaccalaureate certificate enrollment.

20E:199 Private Assignments	arr.
Readings in classical literature in translation.

Classics in English for Graduate Students

Greek for Undergraduates

Greek for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Greek for Graduate Students

Courses numbered 20G:222, 20G:223, and 20G:228 cover authors, genres, and topics of the major periods of Greek history. Specific topics are determined by the instructor's expertise and research interests. Ph.D. students are exposed to topics in all major periods at least once in four years of course work.

20G:202 Advanced Reading	arr.
Prerequisite: classics graduate standing.

20G:204 Archaic Greek Literature	3 s.h.
Introductory survey of Greek literature and language from Homer to end of the fifth century.

20G:205 Classical and Hellenistic Literature	3 s.h.
Introductory survey of Greek literature and language in and after the fourth century B.C.E.

20G:209 Roman Greece	3 s.h.
Greek authors of the Second Sophistic, including Plutarch, Lucian, and Philostratus; seminar.

20G:220 Greek and Roman Literary Criticism	3 s.h.
Early literary criticism in the fifth century B.C.E.; Aristophanes' critiques of his fellow poets, prose theory through Plato and Aristotle, Hellenistic and Roman treatises by "Longinus" (On the Sublime) and Horace (Ars Poetica); readings of Greek and Latin texts.

20G:222 Archaic Poetry	3 s.h.
Topics chosen from Homer, Hesiod, Homeric hymns or lyric poetry. Repeatable.

20G:223 Hellenistic Literature	3 s.h.
Authors, genres, and topics from the death of Alexander to the accession of Augustus. Repeatable.

20G:228 Classical Greece	3 s.h.
Authors, genres, and topics from the fourth and fifth centuries B.C.E. Repeatable.

20G:291 Greek Thesis	arr.
For Ph.D. students writing a dissertation. Repeatable. Prerequisite: Ph.D. candidacy.

Latin for Undergraduates

Latin for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Latin for Graduate Students

Courses numbered 20L:220, 20L:228, and 20L:229 cover authors, genres, and topics of the major periods of Roman history. Specific topics are determined by the instructor's expertise and research interests. Ph.D. students are exposed to topics in all major periods at least once in four years of course work.

20L:202 Advanced Reading	arr.
Repeatable. Prerequisite: classics graduate standing.

20L:204 Republican Literature	3 s.h.
Introductory survey of Latin literature and language from the early Republic to the end of the first century B.C.E.

20L:205 Imperial Literature	3 s.h.
Introductory survey of Latin literature and language from the Augustan age through the second century C.E.

20L:217 Accelerated Elementary Latin/Graduate	4 s.h.
One year of Latin in one semester. Offered summer session.

20L:220 Republican Rome	3 s.h.
Authors and topics from the beginnings of Roman literature to the death of Julius Caesar. Repeatable.

20L:222 Augustan Poetry	3 s.h.
Authors and topics from the death of Caesar to the accession of Tiberius. Repeatable.

20L:228 Late Roman Empire	3 s.h.
Authors and topics from the first and second centuries C.E. Repeatable.

20L:229 High Empire: Apuleius	3 s.h.
Authors and topics from the third through fifth centuries C.E. Repeatable.

20L:272 Advanced Latin Composition	3 s.h.
Writing of extended prose passages in Latin.

20L:291 Latin Thesis	arr.
For Ph.D. students writing a dissertation. Repeatable. Prerequisite: Ph.D. candidacy.