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Classics

The Classics Department offers a wide range of courses in ancient civilization, ancient literature, and Greek/Latin language courses. 

 

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Worlds of Alexander the Great
CLCV3058S001 3 points.

This course looks at the narrative and the historical context for an extraordinary event: the conquest of the Persian empire by Alexander III of Macedonia, conventionally known as “Alexander the Great”. We will explore the different worlds Alexander grew out of, confronted, and affected: the old Greek world, the Persian empire, the ancient near-east (Egypt, Levant, Babylonia, Iran), and the worlds beyond, namely pre-Islamic (and pre-Silk Road) Central Asia, the Afghan borderlands, and the Indus valley. The first part of the course will establish context, before laying out a narrative framework; the second part of the course will explore a series of themes, especially the tension between military conquest, political negotiation, and social interactions. Overall, the course will serve as an exercise in historical methodology (with particular attention to ancient sources and to interpretation), an introduction to the geography and the history of the ancient world (classical and near-eastern), and the exploration of a complex testcase located at the contact point between several worlds, and at a watershed of world history.

 

Course Number Section/Call Number Session Times/Location
CLCV3058S001 001/10583 Session A Mo 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
We 09:00 AM–12:10 PM

Instructor Points Enrollment Method of Instruction
Lien Van Geel
3 Closed for Online Registration
(no Adds or Drops)
In-Person
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
CLLT3310S001 3 points.
Introduction to and analysis of major myths in classical literature. Topics include the changing attitudes and applications of myth from Greek epic to tragedy, as well as modern approaches to myth. Readings include Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. All readings in English.
Course Number Section/Call Number Session Times/Location
CLLT3310S001 001/10260 Session A Mo 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
We 09:00 AM–12:10 PM

Instructor Points Enrollment Method of Instruction
Valeria Spacciante
3 Closed for Online Registration
(no Adds or Drops)
In-Person
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
CLLT3310S002 3 points.
Introduction to and analysis of major myths in classical literature. Topics include the changing attitudes and applications of myth from Greek epic to tragedy, as well as modern approaches to myth. Readings include Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. All readings in English.
Course Number Section/Call Number Session Times/Location
CLLT3310S002 002/10036 Session B Mo 01:00 PM–04:10 PM
We 01:00 PM–04:10 PM

Instructor Points Enrollment Method of Instruction
Marissa Swan
3 Open for Enrollment
(auto-fill Wait List)
In-Person
INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY GREEK
GREK1121S001 6 points.
Equivalent to Greek 1101 and 1102. Covers all of Greek grammar and syntax in one term to prepare the student to enter Greek 1201 or 1202. This is an intensive course with substantial preparation time outside of class.
Course Number Section/Call Number Session Times/Location
GREK1121S001 001/10037 Session B Mo 01:00 PM–04:10 PM
Tu 01:00 PM–04:10 PM
We 01:00 PM–04:10 PM
Th 01:00 PM–04:10 PM

Instructor Points Enrollment Method of Instruction
Emma Ianni
6 Open for Enrollment
(auto-fill Wait List)
In-Person
INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY LATIN
LATN1121S001 6 points.

Equivalent to Latin 1101 and 1102. Covers all of Latin grammar and syntax in one term to prepare the student to enter Latin 1201 or 1202. This is an intensive course with substantial preparation time outside of class.

Course Number Section/Call Number Session Times/Location
LATN1121S001 001/10038 Session A Mo 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
Tu 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
We 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
Th 09:00 AM–12:10 PM

Instructor Points Enrollment Method of Instruction
Kristina Milnor
6 Closed for Online Registration
(no Adds or Drops)
In-Person
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE LATIN
LATN1221S001 6 points.
Course Number Section/Call Number Session Times/Location
LATN1221S001 001/10039 Session B Mo 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
Tu 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
We 09:00 AM–12:10 PM
Th 09:00 AM–12:10 PM

Instructor Points Enrollment Method of Instruction
Kristina Milnor
6 Open for Enrollment
(auto-fill Wait List)
In-Person