115F. 03. FYS: Women, War, and Human Rights
Gaca, K.
TR 1:10-2:25
Students in the course will study the Greek and Roman military methods of subjugating noncombatants and will elucidate how the dissenting literature constitutes an emergent resistance movement, the conflicting dynamics of which persist in modern society in updated forms. [3]
115F. 04. FYS: The Politics of Gladiator: Representation of Romans in the Cinema
Krauss, A.
TR 11:00-12:15
Historical sources and use thereof; politics of representation; imperialism and the appropriation of Roman identity. Films viewed will include: Cabiria; Spartacus; Gladiator; Ben-Hur; and the new Hannibal (if available). [3]
130. Greek Civilization
Section 1: Solomon, D. TR 11:00-12:15
Section 2: Kitchen, K. MWF 1:10-2:00
A survey of the history and achievements of Greece from its Mycenaean origins to the Roman domination. Topics include literature, art, athletics, Periclean Athens, the conquest of Alexander, and the Hellenistic age. [3] .
146. Roman Civilization
Kitchen, K.
MWF 11:10-12:00
Ancient Roman civilization from mythical foundations to the fall of the empire. A historical survey of topics including art and architecture, city life, agriculture, religion, law, slavery, public entertainment, and literature. [3] .
150. The Greek Myths
Kitchen, K.
MWF 9:10-10:00
A study of the nature of the Greek myths, with consideration of the related Near Eastern myths and the early history of myths in Greece. Both the divine and the heroic myths, with some attention to the development of these myths in Italy and to their influence upon art and literature. [3] .
204. Archaic & Classical Greek Art and Architecture
Tsakirgis, B.
TR 9:35-10:50
Sculpture, vase painting, architecture, and the minor arts from about 1000 B.C. to the late fifth centure B.C. Formal and stylistic developoments in relation to changing cultural background. No credit for students who have completed 227. [3]
209. Greece and the Near East from Alexander to Theodosius.
Hendrick, K.
MWF 10:10-11:00
From Alexander’s conquest of the Persian Empire to the ascendancy of Christianity in the late fourth century.
Emphasis on social, cultural and religious transformations, within the framework of political history. [3]
212. History of the Roman Republic
Hendrick, K.
MWF 2:10-3:00
The growth and evolution of the Roman world, from the foundation of the city in the seventh century B.C. to the reign of Caesar Augustus. The Romans’ unification of Italy, conquest of the Mediterranean and western Europe, adoption
of Hellenism, and overthrow of the Republic. [3]
220. Women, Sexuality, and Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
Krauss, A.
TR 1:10-2:25
The status and role of women, law and the regulation of the private sphere, sexuality and gender roles, demography and family structure, marriage, children, religion, domestic architecture and the household economy, ancient critiques of the family, and the impact of Christianity. [3]
202. Beginning Greek II
Wickkiser, B.
MF 9:10-10:00; TR 9:35-10:25
Continuation of 201. Completion of the elements of classical Greek through readings from classical authors. Introduction to Homeric and Hellenistic Greek. Prerequisite: 201 or departmental placement. [4]
204. Intermediate Greek II: Homer’s Iliad.
Wickkiser, B.
TR 11:00-12:15
Selected reading and interpretation; history and literary characteristics of the Homeric epic; practice in reading of meter. Prerequisite: 203. [3]
313. Seminar in Classical Greek Prose [3]
Gaca, K.
TR 11:00-12:15
102. Beginning Latin II
Section 1: Woods, C. MF 2:10-3:00; TR 2:35-3:25
Section 2: Miller, T. MTRF 1:10-2:00
Designed to enable the student to understand elementary Latin, whether written or oral. Some practice in speaking and writing in Latin. [4]
104. Intermediate Latin II
Section 1: Solomon, D. MWF 9:10-10:00
Section 2: Mundstock, L. MWF 12:10-1:00
Review of Latin grammar and selected reading from major Latin authors. Prerequisite: 100 or 102 or departmental placement. [3]
201. Catullus
Petrain, D.
MWF 1:10-2:00
Reading and interpretation of Catullus' poems; aesthetic, political, and rhetorical contexts; fundamentals of Latin meter. Prerequisite: 104 or departmental placement. [3]
268. Lucretius: De Rerum Natura
Solomon, D.
MWF 11:10-12:00
Lucretius' poem studied both in the tradition of Epicurean philosophy and as a landmark in the development of the Latin didactic epic; backgound material in the fragments of Epicurus and some treatment of the Epicurean movement in Italy and especially in Rome. Prerequisite: 3 hours above 104 or departmental placement. [3]
314. Seminar in Classical Latin Poetry
Petrain, D.
MW 3:10-4:30