ARHS215: Ancient Art

The origins of art and the civilizations of the ancient world; Paleolithic man and the Sumerian, Hittite, Assyrian, Phoenician and Egyptian civilizations. 3 sh.

GNHU182: English Vocabulary: Classical Roots

Systematic development of the student's knowledge of English vocabulary through study of the most important Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, and other elements and the ways in which they are used to form words in English. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GNHU201: General Humanities I (to 1400)

A broadly historical introduction to important themes and topics in the humanities as seen through literature, philosophy, and the arts from the ancient world to the Middle Ages. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in General Humanities. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GNHU211: Classicism and American Culture

Through the critical analysis of texts ranging from translations of Greco-Roman authors to works on the nature of Western and non-Western culture, the course examines how politicians, novelists, critics, and educators from the 17th century to the present have interpreted the classical past and have viewed it as reflecting their own values or ideals. The course considers classicism both as it has been appropriated and elaborated by Americans specifically and as a phenomenon common to many cultures. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GNHU281: Greek Civilization

The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to the Roman conquest as seen through literary, documentary and archaeological sources. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, American or European History. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in Classics. Cross listed with History, HIST 281. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Not for History Majors/Minors.

GNHU282: Roman Civilization

The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Roman world from the Regal period to Justinian as seen through literary, documentary, and archaeological sources. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, American or European History. Cross listed with History, HIST 282. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Not for History Majors/Minors.

GNHU283: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World

This course uses women, gender, and sexuality to model a broad, cross-disciplinary, and issue-oriented approach to ancient societies. Students will examine cultural and historical objects, such as historical and philosophical works, inscriptions, and graffiti. They will view monuments and artifacts. They will learn how to approach complex cultural objects and understand how social constructions of gender affected and reflected the lives of women and men in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Near East. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GNHU285: Mythology

The nature and interpretation of mythology, primarily as seen through the myths of Greece and Rome. Selected comparative study of myths of the Near East, Iran, India and other cultures. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GNHU290: Selected Topics in Greek and Roman Literature and Culture

This course will examine topics that involve the interrelationships between the literature and the culture of Greece and Rome, including that of the Roman Empire broadly understood. It will focus on how literary texts arise from, interact with, explain and critique their cultures and the productions of those cultures, such as art, architecture, rhetoric, sports, politics. This course may be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GNHU332: Selected Topics in Ancient History (Greece, Rome, W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe

Courses offered under this selected topics rubric examine specific periods and issues concerning Mediterranean, Western Asian, and European political, cultural, social and economic history from the Bronze Age to the late Antique. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GNHU 201 and HIST/GNHU 281 or 282; OR HIST 100 and either HIST 117 or HIST 118.

GNHU351: The City in Antiquity

Cities and city-based culture in the Greek and Roman world seen through the evidence of archaeology, literary sources, and contemporary documents such as inscriptions. Town planning, economic life, social groups, and population patterns in selected ancient cities. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or GNHU 201 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GNHU361: Selected Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology

The course consists of in-depth study of the archaeological evidence for a selected period, region, or other thematic topic within the ancient Mediterranean world broadly defined. Special attention will be given to the role which archaeology plays in reconstructing the history of past cultures and to the Mediterranean archaeologist's frequent need to reconcile ancient written evidence with archaeologically obtained data. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GNHU 201, GNHU 281, HIST 281, GNHU 282, HIST 282, GNHU 285 or GNHU 181.

GNHU362: Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology

This course is a practical introduction to how archaeology is conducted in the field at an ancient site in the Mediterranean world. Students learn basic techniques of surveying, digging, artifact removal and processing, and on-site record keeping as well as the overall organization of an archaeological project in the field. The course is given on-site at an appropriate excavation location. () 3 - 6 sh.

Prerequisites: One of the following: A previous course in some aspect of Mediterranean archaeology; previous archaeological fieldwork experience; or permission of the instructor.

GNHU384: Introduction to Roman Law

The role of law in Roman history and society. Social structure and family law. The law and slavery. Property, contracts, and delicts. Legal forms, legal fictions, and the response of law to new conditions. Roman law in the Medieval and Modern periods. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GNHU385: Greek Tragedy

Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides read in English translation; origins of Greek drama, religion and myth in tragedy, the tragic hero, stage production, influence on modern literature. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GNHU 285 or departmental approval.

GNHU470: Seminar in Classical Humanities

Topic to be selected according to faculty and student interest and developed through an interdisciplinary approach. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. (3 hours seminar.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GREK101: Beginning Greek I

The fundamentals of ancient Greek grammar. Reading of simple texts. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

GREK102: Beginning Greek II

The continuation of Beginning Greek I. The fundamentals of grammar and reading of selected texts. Meets World Languages and Cultured Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 101 or departmental approval.

GREK201: Intermediate Greek I

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Greek prose and poetry. Meets World Languages and Cultured Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 102 or departmental approval.

GREK202: Intermediate Greek II

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Greek prose and poetry. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 201 or departmental approval.

GREK301: Greek New Testament

Selected readings from the New Testament with attention to historical context and to the nature and development of Koine Greek. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 202 or departmental approval.

GREK302: Greek Epic Poetry

Representative selections from the Iliad and Odyssey. Homer as an oral poet. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 202 or departmental approval.

GREK351: Attic Orators

Representative works of Lysias, Isocrates, Demosthenes, and others. The orators as stylists and as a source for political and social history. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 102 or departmental approval.

GREK352: Greek Tragedy

Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. The metrics, style, themes, and structure of Attic tragedy. The influence of the Greeks on Western drama. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 102 or departmental approval.

GREK361: Greek Historians

Readings from Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. The development of Greek historiography as a literary genre and as a medium for reporting events. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 102 or departmental approval.

GREK371: Greek Philosophers

Selected readings, especially from Plato's Dialogues concerning the trial and death of Socrates. The Greek philosophical tradition and its development in the archaic and classical periods. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 202 or departmental approval.

GREK372: Greek Lyric Poets

Readings from the principal lyric, iambic, and elegiac poets, primarily those of the archaic period. The development of theme, structure, and metre. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 202 or departmental approval.

GREK374: Hesoid

Readings from the Theogony and the Works and Days. Study of the archaic period of Greek civilization. The structure and meaning of the Hesiodic literature. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 202 or departmental approval.

GREK390: Selected Readings in Ancient Greek

Intensive reading and critical study of one or more selected authors, genres, texts or periods of ancient Greek that is not covered by a regular course. With different topics may be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 102 or departmental approval.

GREK410: Greek Composition

The finer points of style and grammar and an ability to handle the Greek idiom, as much as possible, in a non-translation situation; readings of selected Greek literary and non-literary models. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Any 300-level GREK course or departmental approval.

HIST281: Greek Civilization

The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest as seen through literary, documentary, and archaeological sources. Cross listed with Classics and General Humanities,GNHU 281. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, American or European History. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

HIST282: Roman Civilization

The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Roman world from the Regal Period to Justinian as seen through literary, documentary and archaeological sources. Cross listed with Classics and General Humanities, GNHU 282. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, American or European History. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

LATN101: Beginning Latin I

The fundamentals of classical Latin grammar. Reading of simple Latin texts. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

LATN102: Beginning Latin II

The continuation of Beginning Latin I. Fundamentals of Latin grammar and reading of selected texts. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 101 or departmental approval.

LATN205: Intermediate Latin I

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Latin prose and poetry. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 102 or departmental approval.

LATN206: Intermediate Latin II

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Latin prose and poetry. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN301: Latin Literature of the Republic

A historical survey of the highlights of Latin literature from its beginnings to the death of Cicero. Selections from prose and poetry will be read with attention to style, form, outlook, and cultural context. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in Latin. (3 hour lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 206 or department approval.

LATN302: Latin Literature of the Golden Age

A historical survey of the highlights of Latin literature from the second triumvirate through the early Julio-Claudian period. Selections from prose and poetry will be read with attention to style, form, outlook, and cultural context. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in Latin. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 206 or departmental approval.

LATN303: Latin Literature of the Silver Age

A historical survey of the highlights of Latin literature from the Neronian period through the second century of the Christian era. Selections from prose and poetry will be read with attention to style, form, outlook, and cultural context. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in Latin. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 206 or departmental approval.

LATN304: Latin Literature of the Middle Ages

The highlights of Latin literature from the disintegration of the Roman Empire in the West to the beginning of the Renaissance. Selections from poetry, history, philosophy, theology, and popular literature will be read with attention to style, development of the language, and historical context. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in Latin. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 206 or departmental approval.

LATN401: Latin Composition

Practice in writing Latin prose in conjunction with review of grammar. Readings in selected Latin authors with a view toward acquiring familiarity with different prose styles. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN410: Advanced Latin Grammar

Linguistic analysis of Latin grammar based on examples from classical authors. Practice in writing Latin prose. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN411: Roman Letter Writing

The public figure and the private citizen seen through the letters of Cicero and Pliny. The letters as evidence for Roman political and social history. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN412: Roman Drama

Selected comedies of Plautus and Terence with attention to style, form, dramatic technique, and literary ancestry. The influence of Roman comedy on subsequent European drama. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN414: Roman Lyric Poetry

Readings from the lyrics of Catullus and Horace, with particular emphasis on style, themes, and metrics. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN415: Roman Biography

The biography as a genre: selected passages from Sallust, Tacitus, Suetonius; contrasting these works with autobiographical evidence from the letters and excerpts of other Latin authors. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN419: Methods of Teaching Latin

The history of methodology together with new approaches and techniques. The development of a Latin curriculum, including evaluation of textbooks and construction of lesson plans, reviews, and tests. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN445: Linguistic History of the Latin Language

Latin and its position in the Indo-European family; the evolution from the spoken to the literary, to the vulgar, to the Christian; characteristics of the periods exemplified in the language; transitional features in the phonology, morphology, and syntax. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN451: Roman Historians

Selected readings from Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. The development of Roman historiography in the context of Roman history and the Greek historiographical background. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN452: Augustine

Selections from the Confessions, the City of God and the Letters; intellectual development and philosophical and theological speculations of Augustine in the framework of the late Roman empire. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN453: The Epic and Vergil

Readings primarily from the Aeneid but including selections from the Georgics and Eclogues. Vergil as a literary artist and his role in the development of the epic in Western literature. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN454: Lucretius and Ancient Science

Reading of De Rerum Natura with study and discussion of the relation of science and philosophy in antiquity; Greek schools of thought and Roman interpretation of Hellenistic ideas. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN455: Ovid

Selections from Ovid's works, principally the Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria, Amores, and Heroides. Ovidian style, humor, and use of literary myth. Ovid's influence on literature and the arts. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN461: Caesar: End of the Republic

Selected readings from the De Bello Gallico and De Bello Civili. Caesar as a politician, general, man of letters, and historical source on his own conquests. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN462: Roman Satire

Readings from Horace, Juvenal, Petronius, and others. Different forms and definitions of satire. The Latin contribution to satire in Western literature. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN464: The Elegy

The Roman elegiac poets, Tibullus and Propertius; the elegy as a form of poetic expression. Comparison of the elegy in Latin and English literature. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN470: Senior Seminar

Independent study pursued on a theme in depth by contractual arrangement. (3 hours seminar.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN475: Study Abroad

Approved study-travel program at selected universities, classical sites, museums. Credit by evaluation. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

LATN478: Advanced Latin Readings: Selected Topics

Intensive reading and critical study of a selected author, genre, period, or theme in Latin literature. Topic to be announced each semester. May be repeated for twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits as long as the topic is different. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 205 or departmental approval.

LATN484: Cicero: Ancient Philosophy

Cicero's philosophical essays with special attention to his role as a transmitter of Greek philosophy to the Roman and later Western world. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 301, LATN 302, LATN 303, LATN 304 or departmental approval.

PHIL331: History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy

The major philosophical systems and movements from the pre-Socratics to Plotinus with special emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in Philosophy. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: A PHIL or RELG course; or PHIL or RELS major or minor; or departmental approval.

POLS360: Development of Political Thought to Machiavelli

A survey of the history of political thought from Plato to Machiavelli, the course will lead students to consider questions of enduring political importance. By engaging with the best of pre-modern thought,students will better understand the sources of our own political institutions, and the ancient inspirations for modern political science. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: POLS 300.