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Classical Studies
| Classical Studies 047, Classical Civilization | |
| | Description: An introduction to the ancient world, with emphasis on the cultural and social life and achievements of Greece and Rome. Among the topics to be considered are: magic, religion, philosophy, literature, archaeology, architecture, art, the structure of society and the position of women, slavery, everyday life, law, sport, warfare, medicine. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 100a/b, Greek and Latin Elements in English | |
| | Description: This course is intended as a practical means of enhancing English vocabulary through a systematic study of the contribution of the Classical languages to modern English, including the vocabulary of the sciences. | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 124a/b, Greek and Roman Education | |
| | Description: Ancient educational theory and practice against the background of social and cultural developments from Homer to Augustine, together with comparisons between ancient and modern educational ideas. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Classical Studies 123. | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 127, Classical Literature in Translation | |
| | Description: A study of the development of literary genres in the Greek and Roman world, with special reference to epic and drama. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 226F/G, Classical Studies 270E, and the former Classical Studies 027E. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 132F/G, Women in Classical Antiquity | |
| | Description: The status of and attitudes towards women in Greece and Rome. | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 133F/G, Classics and the Modern World | |
| | Description: A study of various issues of social relevance to the modern world in the light of what the ancient Greeks and Romans felt about them. | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 136, Sport and Recreation in the Ancient World | |
| | Description: A study of the nature of sport and recreation, and of the attitudes towards them in the societies of the ancient world, principally Greece and Rome. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 137, Classical Mythology | |
| | Description: A study of Greek and Roman mythology, with some reference to its influence in modern European literature. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 140E, Greek History | |
| | Description: A survey of the history of Greece from the Minoan and Mycenaean period to Rome's ascendancy. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 275E. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 141E, Roman History | |
| | Description: A survey of the history of Rome from its beginnings to the fall of the Western Empire. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 275E. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 142, Greek Law | |
| | Description: A study of the nature and practice of Ancient Greek law, with special emphasis on Athens and on theories of law and justice. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 143, Roman Law | |
| | Description: The origin and substance of Roman Law and its application in the everyday life of the Roman world. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 148, Byzantine Civilization and Art | |
| | Description: An examination of the essence of Byzantine civilization, the bridge between the ancient and the modern world. Approximately a third of the course will be devoted to art, the most obvious expression of the Byzantine genius. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 150, Greek and Roman Archaeology | |
| | Description: An introductory survey of some of the most interesting and significant excavations and of the progress of archaeological methods. No prerequisite, though some knowledge of ancient history will be helpful. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 152a/b, Technology and Engineering in the Ancient World | |
| | Description: A survey of technological and engineering principles in antiquity; of materials including their development and applications; of machinery in all its variety and of "missed opportunities". | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 160a/b, Ancient Rome in Hollywood Epic Films | |
| | Description: This course deals with Hollywood epic films of the 1950s and 1960s set in Roman antiquity, as well as more recent treatments of the genre. Topics include cinematic uses of the past; differences between history and Hollywood mythology; and how the portrayal of cinematic Rome has changed over time.
| | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 192a/b or Film Studies 194a/b (if taken in 2002-03, 2003-04). | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | Screening of films will be scheduled outside of class time. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 190, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 191, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 192a/b, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 193a/b, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 225F/G, Literary Criticism in Antiquity | |
| | Description: An examination of literary theory in Classical Antiquity through a study of the principal Greek and Roman texts. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 226F/G, Epic Poetry | |
| | Description: A study of the development of the genre in Greece and Rome with reference to both oral and literary epic. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 127, and the former Classical Studies 027E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 227F/G, The Ancient Novel | |
| | Description: A study of the prose fiction of the Greek and Roman world. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 228F/G, Roman Satire | |
| | Description: A study of the nature of Roman satire with special emphasis on Horace, Persius and Juvenal. | | Antirequisite(s): Latin 301a/b. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 229F/G, Lyric and Personal Poetry | |
| | Description: A study of the principal lyric and personal poets of Greece and Rome. | | Antirequisite(s): Latin 200, Greek 400. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 233F/G, Women in Ancient Greece | |
| | Description: An investigation of the construction of gender and the lives of women in ancient Greece. The evidence of texts and images from Greek antiquity will be considered from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
| | Antirequisite(s): The former CS 232E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 234F/G, Women in Ancient Rome | |
| | Description: An investigation of the construction of gender and the lives of women in ancient Rome. The evidence of texts and images from Roman antiquity will be considered from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
| | Antirequisite(s): The former CS232E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 235F/G, Ancient Greek and Roman Sexuality | |
| | Description: This course is designed to give students insight into ancient Greek and Roman sexuality using the artistic evidence of erotic vase-paintings, sculpture, wall-paintings, and everyday objects in combination with ancient literary sources on sexual themes. Topics examined include phallic symbolism, homosexuality, prostitution, male-to-female lovemaking, hermaphrodites, and transvestism.
| | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 294F/G (if taken in 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04) | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 238F/G, Religious Life in Ancient Greece and Rome | |
| | Description: This course examines the religious practices of a variety of cults in Greco-Roman antiquity, studying the ways in which these were influenced by features such as magic, philosophical thought, politics and culturally specific expectations of class and gender.
| | Antirequisite(s): The former CS 237E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 239F/G, Themes in Classical Mythology | |
| | Description: This course examines ideas emerging from Greek and Roman myths, such as creative strife, archetypal features of heroes/heroines, and the curious connection between death and sexuality. It will also look at how myths were (and continue to be) integrated into society, conferring identity and being useful for purposes of propaganda.
| | Antirequisite(s): The former CS 237E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 248E, Byzantine Civilization | |
| | Description: An examination of the essence of Byzantine civilization, the bridge between the ancient and modern world. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 148. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 249F/G, The Art of Byzantium | |
| | Description: The development of architecture, mosaics, paintings, sculpture, metal-work and textiles in the Byzantine world from the fourth to the fifteenth century. (Offered in alternate years with the former Visual Arts 251E.) | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 148. | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 047 or VAH 040 | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 250E, Greek Archaeology: Prehistoric to Classical | |
| | Description: A cultural survey of ancient Greece based on archaeological evidence focusing on selected aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations and the Classical city-state. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 150. | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 047 or VAH 247E | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 251E, The Archaeology of Rome and Her Empire | |
| | Description: An examination of the archaeological evidence pertaining to the founding of Rome, the development of the city, and the extension of Roman culture across western Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 150. | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 047, VAH 249E, or VAH 349F/G | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 270E, Greek and Roman Drama | |
| | Description: A selection of major plays studied principally as works of drama and on a thematic basis. Problems of staging and production in the ancient theatre will be considered, along with modern attempts to recreate the plays under wholly different circumstances. (Offered by this Department but counts as equivalent of English-285E (formerly 202E) for students in Honors English programs.) | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 047, Latin 222 or the former Latin 020, Greek 222 of the former Greek 020, English 020E, or English 024E, or the former English 026. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 275E, Greek and Roman History | |
| | Description: (Offered by this Department but counts for History students as History course). A survey course emphasizing the 5th century B.C., 1st centuries B.C. and A.D., with introductory lectures on historical methodology and the Ancient Near East. | | Antirequisite(s): Classical Studies 140E or Classical Studies 141E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 280E, Greek and Roman Thought | |
| | Description: A study of the ancient mind, as manifested in Graeco-Roman philosophy and literature. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 290E, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 291E, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 292E, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 293F/G-296F/G, Special Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 350a/b, Selected Topics in Classical Studies | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 375F/G, Selected Topics in Greek History | |
| | Description: Attention will be focused on a specific period of Greek history. Original source material will be studied and analyzed. | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 140E or Classical Studies 275E. | | 3 lecture/tutorial hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 376F/G, Selected Topics in Roman History | |
| | Description: A specific period of Roman history will be studied, with use of original literary, numismatic and inscriptional sources. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Latin 475a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 141E or Classical Studies 275E. | | 3 lecture/tutorial hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Classical Studies 451F/G, Special Topics in Roman Archaeology | |
| | Description: | | Prerequisite(s): Classical Studies 251E or VAH 349F/G | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
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