No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required for these courses.
A practical analysis of Greek and Latin stems, prefixes and suffixes and their functions in various types of English vocabulary.
3 hr./wk.
Greek and Roman myths, their connections with religion, the ancient sources, and the survival and reinterpretation of classical myth in subsequent literature and film up to the present day.
3 hr./wk.
Selections from Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, Horace, Juvenal, Martial, and Lucian. The comic and satiric spirit; the classical forms and their modern counterparts.
3 hr./wk.
The principal literary works of ancient Rome, studied both in their historical settings and as contributions to the development of modern literature.
3 hr./wk.
The origins of Greek scientific thought; its substantive achievements in Mathematics, Astronomy, Physical and Biological Sciences, Technology, and Medicine; its social and cultural relations; its impact upon subsequent ages.
3 hr./wk.
A study of the civilization of the ancient Greeks emphasizing literature, religion, philosophy, art, political theory, gender relations, and the building of community. Special attention will be paid to how the Greeks adapted ideas from other civilizations and what in their civilization was uniquely Greek.
3 hr./wk.
Problems of the individual and society as they appear in the general cultural tradition, particularly in the literature of the ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Roman civilizations. Problems selected according to the interests of faculty members and students.
3 hr./wk.
From prostitutes to priestesses and even prophets, women played a variety of roles in the cultures of antiquity. In this course, we will study their lives and men's perceptions of them through both literary and visual remains. An exploration of the role of women in the development of Christianity and the ways in which Christianity affected expectations and opportunities for both sexes will also be explored.
3 hr./wk.