CLASSICS 5000 Independent Work

Intended for students who wish to do informal work on advanced problems in classical studies without employing Greek or Latin texts in their original languages.. PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING AND PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 6 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

CLASSICS 5012 Pedagogy Independent Study

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5020 Research and Publication On the Greco-Roman World

An introduction to the profession of classical scholarship, in the form of a pro-seminar for all graduate students in the Department of Classics. The course provides an introduction to a variety of methods and aspects of the study of Greece and Rome. We will read samples of the scholarly literature in each area to explore what it means to pursue a career in Classics.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5030 Classical Studies: Theories, Methods & Practice

An introduction to Classics, in the form of a proseminar for all graduate students in the Department of Classics. The course provides an introduction to a variety of methods and aspects of the field. We will read samples of scholarly literature in each area and explore what it means to pursue a career in Classics.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5050 Seminar in Classics Pedagogy for Graduate Students

This course examines both perennial issues and ongoing developments in the teaching of Classical languages and cultures. Weekly readings in pedagogical scholarship and the history of the field will be complemented by discussion of members' current and anticipated teaching assignments. Members will give presentations and prepare a final project. Required of all PhD students in Classics; also open to Classics MA students.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5081 Sacred Ways and Holy Spaces: Athenian Religion and Topography

From seashore to mountain top, ancient Athens was famous for being a landscape rich with myth and religion. In order to worship their gods with processions, sacrifices, and other acts of devotion, Athenians moved through, across, and within space as defined by such things as sacred roads, monumental gateways and altars, and even places considered so holy that one was forbidden to enter. This course will introduce students to the study of place (topography) and to the methods and evidence by which we can determine where specific buildings and sites were, how they were used, and what they signified. We will explore major sites like the Acropolis as well as a variety of other temples, shrines, and holy sites across urban and rural landscapes alike, each of which structured space in itsr own way. By examining a wide range of archaeological and textual evidence (c. 800 BC-AD 400), we will develop an integrated understanding of Athenian religious belief and ritual in the context of architecture and space. While this course will concentrate on the topography of architecturally definable religious sites, we will also explore religious practices (e.g., magic, early Christianity) that employed the landscape in fundamentally different ways than other parts of the Athenian religious system.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: ETH, HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5100 Comparative Greek and Latin Grammar

A detailed study of Latin and Greek grammar facilitated through prose composition and study of linguistic history. The linguistic component will trace the development of each language from Proto-Indo-European to its classical form. PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5231 The Reception of Egypt in the Graeco-Roman World

Ancient Greeks and Romans found Egypt to be an exceptionally enthralling world, in terms not only of its physical features but also of its people, monuments, and traditions. This course will explore how different views of Egypt emerged in the Graeco-Roman world; it will also investigate the possible reasons for the remarkable popularity and allure of Egypt and things Egyptian as reflected in the writings of Greek and Roman authors as well as in the art and architecture of the Mediterranean world in Classical antiquity. In this seminar, we will read primary literary sources (in translation) that focus on the reception of ancient Egypt and, more specifically, its history, religion, and customs. Several of these sources also offer a privileged viewpoint to investigate how the perception of notable Egyptian figures -- chiefly Cleopatra -- was shaped by Rome to suit a specific agenda. In addition to the written sources, we will look at the artistic and archaeological evidence that best showcases the impact of Egypt's legacy on Graeco-Roman traditions. The readings assigned for each class will also provide a broad sample of secondary sources, consisting of some of the most significant scholarship on the image of Egypt in Classical antiquity.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5250 The Archaeology of Christian Monasticism

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: AH, HUM BU: HUM EN: H

CLASSICS 5261 Ancient Athens

Athens was one of the great cities of antiquity. From lavishly decorated marble temples on the Acropolis, to public office buildings and inscriptions in the Agora (civic center), to the houses of the living and the monuments for the dead, the city has left a rich record of her material culture. These buildings and objects, together with an exceptionally large number of literary and historical texts, make it possible to paint a vivid picture of the ancient city. The course concentrates on the physical setting and monuments of Athens, as revealed by both archaeology and texts, and how they functioned within the context of Athenian civic and religious life. PREREQUISITES: CLA 345C, CLA 350, OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5361 Topics in Ancient Studies

Study of one or more themes recurring in the traditions of Greek and Roman literature, history, and culture. Topic will vary each semester.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

CLASSICS 5421 The Later Roman Empire: From Constantine to Justinian

Covers the period from c. 300 through the reign of Justinian. Focus on legal developments and codification of law, social changes, rise of Christianity, and fall of the Roman Empire in the west. PREREQUISITES: CLA 342C OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5529 Art and Death in Ancient Rome

Perhaps more than any other phenomenon, death spurred the creation of art in the ancient Roman world. The practice of materially commemorating the deceased -- of perpetuating the memory of the dead through the creation of funerary monuments designed to appeal to both intimate familial relations and the public at large -- stretched across Roman social boundaries and endured for many centuries. But death also frequently provided the subject matter of art even outside the confines of the funerary realm. The goal of this course will be to explore the complex relationship between art and death in the Roman world. It will range from early Rome to the end of the empire and the changes brought about by widespread conversion to Christianity. In conjunction with historical readings, the course will also engage with theoretical texts in the anthropology and philosophy of death. Prerequisites: Intro to Western Art (L01 113) or Intro to Modern Art (L01 215); one 300-level course in Art History preferred; or permission of instructor.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM Arch: HUM Art: AH BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5531 The Greek Symposion

This course explores the history, archaeology, material culture, and sociology of the symposion in ancient Greece. While we will focus mainly on the archaic and classical Greek symposion, we will also examine its reception in the Roman world. In this context, we will study art and literature produced for the symposion, as well as representations of the symposion in literature, especially in lyric poetry, drama, and philosophical prose.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5533 Hellenistic Philosophy

The Hellenistic Age, traditionally dated from the death of Alexander and his (Macedonian) Empire at 323 BCE to the birth of Augustus' (Roman) Empire in 31 BCE, gave the West three of its most innovative and influential schools of philosophy: Epicureanism, Skepticism, and Stoicism. This course investigates the central features of their thought. Special attention is paid to the still-relevant debates between the Stoics and Skeptics about the possibility of knowledge, to the disagreements among all three schools about the issues of freedom, responsibility, and determinism, and to their ethical theories. Prerequisites: one course in Philosophy at the 300-level, graduate standing, or permission of the instructor.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5621 Ancient Greek and Roman Music

Music played a vital role in Ancient Greece and Rome. New resources and perspectives now allow us to appreciate the ancients' music better than ever before. This course addresses the nature of ancient music (instruments, melody and rhythm, modes), ancient attitudes towards music, and its contribution to public and private life. The focus throughout will be on our ancient sources, both literary and archaeological.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5641 Ancient Madness

In this course we will ask what madness meant in Greek and Roman culture. We will find reading strategies that are sensitive both to ancient evidence and to the ethical demands of talking about, evaluating, and categorizing people treated as mad. While we will concentrate on literary (particularly tragic and epic), philosophical, and medical texts, we will also look at visual representations and evidence from ritual and cult. An important part of our project will involve tracing the afterlife of classical ideas: the history of melancholia will ground this aspect of the course. Finally, we will consider how antiquity informs psychoanalysis (Oedipus, Antigone, Narcissus), and how ancient madness might partake in a critique of contemporary understandings of mental illness.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5701 Ancient Greek and Roman Gynecology

This course examines gynecological theory and practice in ancient Greece and Rome, from about the 5th century BCE to the 3rd century CE. The task is complicated by the nature of our evidence. Our surviving textual sources are authored exclusively by men, mainly physicians. They have a pronounced tendency to conceptualize the health and disease in terms of a single body, which was male by default. They distinguished female bodies from male primarily in reproductive aspects. How exactly did these physicians understand diseases of women and, as far as can be recovered, to what extent were their views represented among laypeople? What form did treatment take and what was the social status of practitioners, both that of our extant sources and female practitioners whose voices have largely been silenced by the textual tradition? We will approach the study of Greek and Roman gynecology, first from the perspective of Greco-Roman medical views, then from the point of view of contemporary Western biomedicine. The limited nature of our sources will allow students to read the majority of surviving material. These primary readings will be accompanied by current secondary scholarship that explores these fascinating and often frustrating questions about the female body in ancient medical thought. All primary materials will be available in English translation. There will be an option for students with a background in Greek or Latin to form a satellite reading group. The course does not assume familiarity with Greek and Roman medicine more broadly.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5761 Money, Exchange, and Power: Economy and Society in the Ancient Mediterranean World

From seaborne trade and banking to slavery and the impact of new technology, the economy of the ancient Mediterranean world constitutes a particularly dynamic field of study. To examine a society's underlying economics is to gain critical insight into those historical phenomena that are themselves the product of multiple, overlapping dimensions of human action and thought. This course engages directly with a fascinating array of primary evidence for economic behaviors, beliefs, structures, and institutions among the Romans, Greeks, and their neighbors. We will also explore the methodological challenges and implications of that evidence as well as a variety of modern theoretical approaches. This year our focus is mainly upon developments among the Greeks, ranging from the transformative invention of coinage to the rise of commercial networks centered around religious sanctuaries like Delos.PREREQ: CLA 341C OR 342C OR 345C OR 346C OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 5771 Olympian Shadows: Macedon and Its Neighbors in Antiquity

The home of both Alexander the Great and Aristotle, Macedon was pivotal to the course of ancient Greek and Roman history and yet stood apart as a culturally and politically distinct region. Macedonian dynasts dominated the Hellenistic world and deeply shaped Roman reception of Greek culture, while others profoundly affected the intellectual life of antiquity. We will explore topics ranging from ethnicity, religion, and the nature of kingship to urbanization and Macedon's emergence as a great power until its subsequent transformation at the hands of the conquering Romans. We will pay special attention to Macedon's neighbors, especially Thrace and Illyria, as well as to Macedon's relationships with the Persian Empire and the Greek coastal colonies. PREREQUISITES: AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER OF CLASSICS 341C, 342C, 345C, OR 346C, OR INSTRUCTOR'S PERMISSION.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 5801 Roman Coins and Their Stories

This course will provide insights into everyday life in Rome and its territories through the evidence of the coins minted from the Roman Republic until the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476 and beyond. We will discuss general numismatics, starting with the history of coins and coinage, and we will understand how these small objects became an intrinsic part of the Roman way of life and what evidence they provide for daily life in Rome, from ideology to religion and from politics and culture.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

CLASSICS 7000 Master's Continuing Student Status

Masters course for continuing students.

Credit 0 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 7050 Masters Nonresident

Nonresident Masters course.

Credit 0 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 8000 Doctoral Continuing Student Status

Doctoral course for continuing students.

Credit 0 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

CLASSICS 8050 Doctoral Nonresident

Nonresident Doctoral course.

Credit 0 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5000 Independent Work

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING AND PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 6 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

GREEK 5050 Greek Comic Theatre

Comedy as a dramatic genre has its roots in ancient Greece, and other genres of Greek theater had laughter and merriment at their core. We will read together texts from four types of ancient Greek comic theater: satyr play, Old Comedy, New Comedy, and mime. Along the way, we will read and discuss works by modern scholars on various aspects of these genres and their performance.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5070 Survey of Archaic and Classical Greek Literature

Readings in archaic and classical Greek literature. The course will include selections from poetry and prose (e.g Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Herodotus, Thucydides, etc.) as well as secondary literature on the subject matter.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

GREEK 5100 Greek Epigraphy: An Introduction

This course will teach the fundamentals of the discipline (epigraphy) that constitutes the study of Greek texts inscribed on stone, metal, and other media. We will survey essential topics ranging from early alphabets and the relationship between script and phonology to the study of specialized branches of knowledge, such as onomastics and prosopography. We will pay special attention to the inscriptions' physical media and topographical context in conjunction with mastering the techniques of recording, reading, and interpreting their Greek texts. We will also closely engage with the rich and evolving scholarship of Greek epigraphy as well as the proper publication of inscriptions and related professional matters. Later weeks will focus on several discrete bodies of inscriptions, such as Attic decrees and sacred laws, that require substantial engagement with historical, legal, religious, and cultural context. This course will expose students to a wide array of ancient Greek dialects and will strengthen their command of non-literary as well as literary forms of Greek.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5161 Hesiod

In this course, we will read substantial passages from the works attributed to Hesiod, an archaic period Greek poet whose style and subject matter are often contrasted to Homer, and whose influence on Greek literary culture was second only to Homer's. Hesiod's two major poems - Theogony and Works and Days - form important evidence for the Greek rhapsodic tradition, and the mythological content and compressed styles of these mini-epics strongly influenced later Hellenistic Greek and Roman poets. Through discussion of readings from recent scholarship, we will consider topics including the authorship and dating of the Hesiodic corpus, Hesiod's Near-Eastern influences, oral poetics, mythography, genre studies, and narratology. Preparation of substantial Greek reading assignments will be supplemented with frequent practice of scansion (both written and oral) and the parallel development of sight translation skills. Students will be responsible for the development of a portfolio consisting of written translations, creative and interpretive mini-projects, a commentary, and an original research project.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5200 Thucydides

Thucydides created a distinct and critically important tradition of historical writing with his incomplete but monumental history of the Peloponnesian War. We will read extensive passages of the Greek text and examine numerous questions of Greek history and historiography that arise from or intersect with Thucydides' work.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5211 Sophocles

In this course, we will read closely two plays by Sophocles: OEDIPUS REX and TRACHINIAN WOMEN.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5221 Euripides

The tragedies of Euripides are among the most powerful dramas ever produced. In this class we will read one or more plays of Euripides in Greek as well as scholarly works on the tragedies. Among the topics discussed will be language and style, meter and music, mythological and historical backgrounds, elements of performance, and Euripides' influence in the modern world. PREREQUISITES: GREEK 318C OR PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5231 Aeschylus

This course will focus on Aeschylus' SEVEN AGAINST THEBES and on the PROMETHEUS BOUND; in addition, we will look at a few fragmentary plays. Readings will include relevant secondary literature.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5241 Aristophanes

A close reading of CLOUDS, FROGS, and PLUTUS, three plays that span the career of Aristophanes.  No other author can tell us more about the lives and sensibilities of fifth- and fourth-century Athenians.  PREREQ:  GRK 318C OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.  (INTERESTED FRESHMEN SHOULD CONSULT THE INSTRUCTOR AND CANNOT REGISTER WITHOUT PERMISSION.)

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5301 Herodotus

The Histories of Herodotus are our most important source for a key period of Greek history and are also a delight to read. We will read in Greek sections from various parts of the Histories. Among the topics discussed will be Herodotus' attitudes towards cultural and ethnic differences, the accuracy of Herodotus' narrative, and Herodotus' literary techniques. PREREQUISITES: GREEK 318C OR PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5311 Thucydides

The course aims to help students read and comprehend the historian in the original.  PREREQUISITE:  GREEK 318C OR PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.  (INTERESTED FRESHMEN SHOULD CONSULT THE INSTRUCTOR AND CANNOT REGISTER WITHOUT PERMISSION.)

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5321 The Attic Orators

More than mere prose, Attic oratory consists of a rich body of literature in which style was paramount to its persuasive aims, and provides vital evidence for Athenian culture, politics, mores, institutions, thought, and history. This course will survey a representative-and important-sample of forensic, epideictic, and symbouleutic speeches from classical Athenian oratory, and will give special attention to the social, legal and political context of these speeches. In addition, the class will focus on improving students' command of syntax, vocabulary and idiom as the basis for further development as well as the study of different orators and their style. Prerequisites: L09 317C & 318C or the equivalent.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5371 Topics in Greek Poetry

Reading in Greek and discussion of one or more texts by one or more ancient Greek poets. May be repeated for credit for study of different texts.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5381 Topics in Greek Literature

Study of selected problems, eras, or generic sequences; specific topic for each semester in Course Listings. May be repeated for credit for study of different topics.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5391 The Greek Novel:

AN ETHIOPIAN STORY by Heliodorus (4th century CE) is a Greek novel unparalleled in length, ingenious in construction, and sophisticated in style. As expected, a pair of ill-fated but faithful lovers suffer their way through the tale. That tale, meanwhile, is steeped in Greek literary and philosophical history, and Heliodorus is fascinated by identity-formation in the cosmopolitan world he depicts. Issues of race and ethnicity take center stage as we follow our hero and heroine from Greece to Ethiopia. Across the semester we will engage the social and political stances the novel takes, while we also translate and analyze selections in Greek and read the whole novel in translation. PREREQ: GREEK 317C AND 318C OR THE EQUIVALENT, AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5401 Lucian

Lucian's TRUE HISTORIES is neither true, nor a history, but it is often called the first science fiction novel. Lucian's voice is one of the most distinctive in antiquity: wry, sarcastic, and too clever by half. He feels distinctly modern but is steeped in the literary tradition before him. In this class, we will read his TRUE HISTORIES and several other of his works, with a focus on his questions about truth and fiction, and his engagement with other genres of writing, including historiography, epic, philosophy, and rhetoric. We also read about the first journey to the moon.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5410 Seminar: Imperial Greek Literature

Greek literature during the Roman Imperial period regularly defines itself in retrospective terms: antiquarianism, Atticism, and philological acumen were arenas in which proper understanding and control of the Greek past contributed to the cultural weight of present intellectual activity, all under the shadow of Imperial rule. This course will provide a thematic selection of Imperial Greek authors (1st-3rd centuries CE) along with associated secondary scholarship. Beyond facility with the course content, this seminar aims to train students further in academic writing and presentation. Authors may include Aelius Aristides, Athenaeus, Dio Chrysostom, Diogenes Laertius, Epictetus, Galen, Heliodorus, Longus, Lucian, Marcus Aurelius, Pausanias, Plutarch, and Sextus Empiricus. PREREQUISITES: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS, OR IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5440 Sophocles

We will read together two tragedies of Sophocles in Greek and the remaining five extant tragedies in English translation, and students will each choose an additional play to read in Greek on their own. We will discuss various aspects of the plays and of Sophoclean theater, including elements of performance, historical and cultural context, issues of interpretation, and Sophocles' legacy. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Classics or permission of the instructor.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5451 Greek Prose Composition

The tradition of writing in Attic Greek stretches from classical antiquity to the present. In this course, students will become connoisseurs of that tradition and enter into it themselves. In the process, they will become better Hellenists. Each week, students will review points of Greek grammar, compose Greek sentences illustrating those points, read and analyze the style of a Greek passage, and write an original Greek composition of their own device. We will focus not only on grammatical and idiomatic accuracy but also on elegance of style. In this course, students will develop a more nuanced understanding of the Attic Greek language in all its many-splendored glory. They will thereby increase their ability to read ancient Greek with depth, ease, and pleasure. Prerequisite: Greek 317C and Greek 318C or equivalent and sophomore standing or higher. Note: This course is required for MA and PhD students in Classics.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5460 Plutarch

Selections will be read from Plutarch's non-biographical works as well as relevant scholarship. PREREQUISITES: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS, OR IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5500 Aeschylus

Aeschylus' tragedies are of incomparable interest both as works of drama and as windows into ancient Greek thought. We will read together one tragedy, Agamemnon, very carefully in Greek. Along the way we will read and discuss works by modern scholars on various aspects of Greek tragedy, Aeschylus, and Agamemnon.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

GREEK 5511 Plato

This course will focus on a set of Plato's dialogues known as his Early Dialogues. We will read two and perhaps three of the Euthyphro, Protagoras, and Meno in Greek. We will accompany these readings with a relatively small sample of secondary scholarship in English that aims at contextualizing the dialogues in the broader scope of Plato's work. Our aim will be to gain familiarity with Plato as a prose author as well as a philosophical thinker.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5530 Medical Writing in the Greek Intellectual Tradition: Galen and the Hippocratic Corpus

This class will offer an introduction to the writings of the Hippocratic Corpus as well as their reception in the philosophico-medical work of Galen of Pergamum (2nd century CE), which is primarily responsible for the picture of Hippocrates and Hippocratic medicine that survives to the present. We will situate the texts of the Hippocratic Corpus in the intellectual context of the Classical period and examine how their proper interpretation became a contested site for intellectual authority in Hellenistic and Imperial discourse about texual authenticity, climate, the body, empiricism, and the role of theory in scientific endeavors.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5601 There Be Dragons: Greek Encounters With the Unknown in History and Legend

How did ancient Greeks imagine their world, both in terms of geography and ethnography? What did they know -- or think they knew -- about foreign cultures and faraway lands such as India, Persia, Africa, and the distant north? How have their representations of foreigners influenced European conceptions of the self and others, even into our own time? This course examines these questions by focusing primarily on two foundational authors: first, Herodotus, the father of history, who provides a wealth of information about ancient geography and the customs and lifestyles of non-Greek peoples; and second, Apollonius of Rhodes, whose epic poem The Argonautica tells the legendary tale of Jason and the Argonauts' search for the Golden Fleece. We will read extensive passages of these books in ancient Greek and, we will read and discuss additional passages in English translation, along with modern scholarship and atlases with historical and modern maps.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5610 Lysias

Of all the Attic orators, Lysias gives us perhaps the most vivid depiction of daily life among the Athenians. Active as a logographer c. 403- c. 380, Lysias' numerous speeches (and fragments thereof) also illuminate a vital period in the history of an Athens that experienced profound defeat in the Peloponnesian War and yet managed a remarkable resurgence once it overthrew the Thirty Tyrants. More than an eyewitness, Lysias thus provides us with vital evidence for the workings of Athenian society during a critical period. We will investigate the rhetoric and language of Lysias' speeches (which ensured his place among the canonical Attic orators) and we will also explore numerous questions of Athenian law, politics, institutions, economy, and religion where they arise in connection with his work. Students will also be expected to read all of the fragments and testimonia in Carey's edition of Lysias, regardless as to whether we discuss them in class.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5711 Galen's On Prognosis: A Social History of Medicine in Second-Century Rome

Galen of Pergamum was a Greek physician, philosopher, and intellectual active throughout most of the second century CE. He was also a voracious reader and writer of Greek literature; his surviving work far exceeds the extant output of any other Greek author before the third century CE. In this course, we will be reading Galen's treatise On Prognosis, in which he recounts his career in the city of Rome, from his arrival in the early 160s through his tenure as an imperial physician to at least the emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. While ostensibly a medical account, On Prognosis has little to say on technical medical issues. Rather, Galen's story is a carefully constructed professional autobiography that pivots from searing denouncements of Roman life to tense public performances of medical expertise and finally to intimate case histories of Rome's rich and powerful. The text presents us a fascinating window through which to examine not only the social practice of elite medicine in Rome of the second century but also the complicated experience of a Greek intellectual navigating the corridors of the Imperial court. Course goals include improving accuracy and speed in reading Greek prose, acquiring greater familiarity with intellectual discourse of the Imperial Period, and training in methods of research and writing.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS BU: HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

GREEK 5900 Research

This is a research course.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

GREEK 5950 Seminar

This course will provide a survey of the most important poetic works from the Hellenistic Period, with a focus on the Alexandrian poets Callimachus, Theocritus, and Apollonius. It will address a number of important issues in current scholarship on the period, including aesthetics, the question of performance, the use of realia and contemporary events, and the influence of literary scholarship and scientific discovery. PREREQ: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5000 Independent Work

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING AND PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 6 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

LATIN 5019 Caesar

Extensive reading in both the Gallic and Civil War of Caesar. We will also look at representations of Caesar in Sallust, Cicero, and Suetonius.

Credit 0 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

LATIN 5070 Survey of Roman Literature I: The Republic

An overview of the literature of the Roman Republic. We will read selections from major authors, paying particular attention to individual style, intertextuality, the development of genres, and the relationship between Roman literature and Roman society.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5080 Survey of Roman Literature II: The Empire

An overview of the literature of the Roman imperial period, for graduate students. We will read substantial excerpts from major texts and authors beginning with the Augustan era and extending at least two centuries. By encountering a range of genres and styles, students will develop important reading strategies, cover a substantial amount of the graduate Latin Reading Lists, learn about the history and contexts of literary production in the empire, and become confident users of the relevant bibliography and research tools. PREREQ: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS, OR IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5081 Intensive Introductory Latin: From Grammar Basics to Translation

An intensive introduction to Latin, especially suitable for graduate students in the humanities, social, and natural sciences, but open to undergraduates who seek permission from the Department of Classics. Thorough introduction to grammar, vocabulary, and syntax will be supplemented by translation practice. The last part of the course will focus on translation of substantial selections from Latin authors including Vergil and Ovid. Students who complete the summer course should subsequently be able to enroll in a 300-level Latin course.

Credit 6 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Summer

LATIN 5100 The Roman Novel

This seminar is concerned with the two works of Latin prose fiction, which have been enormously influential in western narrative literature: Petronius' SATYRICON (a.k.a. SATYRICA) and Apuleius' Metamorphoses (a.k.a. GOLDEN ASS). We will read portions of these works in Latin, including their famous central episodes (the dinner of Trimalchio and the tale of Cupid and Psyche) to get acquainted with the style of the two authors and the content of the works. From secondary readings we will become conversant with the major issues and debates in the history of the field, and pursue further interpretation of these works through both literary and cultural lenses.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5110 Cicero: Pro Milone

The PRO MILONE was among Cicero's most famous speeches in antiquity. In it he defends his friend Milo against the charge of murdering Publius Clodius Pulcher, Cicero's archenemy. The defense failed, but the published speech remains one of Cicero's finest, a fascinating document from a turbulent time, full of interest both historical and rhetorical. In this class we will read the PRO MILONE in detail, supplementing our study with close examination of other sources that shed light on the speech, Cicero's career, and Republican Rome in the 50s BC. PREREQUISITES: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS, OR IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5151 Cicero

Cicero's PHILIPPICS, speeches denouncing Mark Antony after the death of Julius Caesar, are masterpieces of invective from one of Rome's greatest orators. We will read PHILIPPICS 1 and 2, paying particular attention to: Cicero's language and style; rhetorical genre; and Cicero's assassination of Antony's character in the political and cultural context of the 1st century BCE. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5161 Seneca

The tragedies of Seneca are fascinating works in themselves and have had a profound influence on modern theatre and literature. In this class we will read one or more plays of Seneca in Latin as well as scholarly works on the tragedies. Among the topics discussed will be the tradition of tragedy in Rome, questions of performance, and Seneca's responses to the politics and philosophy of his age. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5171 Seneca: Philosopher and Friend

Seneca the Younger was a philosopher, politician, playwright, and propagandist; he rose from the province of Spain to become tutor and advisor to Nero, only to fall from favor and commit suicide at the emperor's command. We will study Seneca's life and works, focusing on the Epistulae Morales and select philosophical treatises. We will pay special attention to issues of language and style, cultural and historical context, and ideological and philosophical content. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5190 Being a Roman Governor: Tacitus and Pliny

This course focuses on two prose works of the early imperial period: Tacitus' AGRICOLA, about his father-in-law's term as governor of Britain under Domitian; and Book 10 of the letters of Pliny the Younger, his correspondence with Trajan while Pliny was governor of Bithynia-Pontus. Though in completely different genres and styles, these works share a common theme: the governance of a distant Roman province under the Principate. In addition to a close reading of the texts and discussion of the historical and literary issues they raise, we will look at legal and documentary evidence relating to Roman government of the provinces. We will also engage with the current scholarly debate about what is often called "Romanization," including not only mutual acculturation and accomodation but also their opposites, resistance and revolt.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5200 Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger is the outstanding representative of almost all aspects of Roman intellectual life circa AD 100. He was Pliny the Elder's adopted son; he was taught by Quintilian; he corrected Tacitus's works; he moved in the same circles as poets like Martial, Statius, and Silius Italicus; he was a Roman advocate, senator, consul, and governor; he was a correspondent of Trajan. Always an object of interest for his value as a source for matters social and historical, in recent years he has begun to attract interest as a sophisticated literary artist in his own right. In this course we will read all of Pliny's surviving writings.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5211 Plautus

In this course we will study Plautus' Pseudolus, one of his most famous plays. While not neglecting linguistic detail and cultural context, we will focus primarily on the play as a theatrical performance. This will entail discussions of topics ranging from music to masks, as well as almost daily attempts to understand the play by performing it in our classroom. In lieu of a final exam, you will work in small groups to stage and record a scene from the play; you will also write an accompanying final paper explaining and justifying your approach to the performance.  PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5221 Lucretius

In this course, we will read selections from Lucretius' didactic epic poem ON THE NATURE OF THINGS. The poem explains the basic tenets of Epicurean philosophy, including the physical structure of the universe, the nature of the soul, and reasons to reject fear of death. Special attention will be given to how Lucretius uses myth and poetry, his relationship with earlier Greek sources, and his place in histories of science. No prior knowledge of Epicureanism or any philosophy is necessary; Lucretius will be happy to explain everything to you. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5230 Roman Comedy

The plays of Plautus and Terence are both incomparable sources for Roman cultural values and central documents in the history of Latin literature and European theater. In this course we will read together four plays: two of Plautus and two of Terence. In addition to issues raised by the individual plays, we will discuss various broader questions surrounding Roman comedy, including its relationship to its Greek predecessors, its connection with Republican Roman society and ideology, and aspects of performance. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Classics or permission of the instructor.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5240 Terence and the Making of Roman Literature

This graduate seminar focuses on the comic plays of Terence (160s BCE), their original context, their afterlife, and the enigma that is their author's life story. Although he wrote comedies about family spats and young love, and complained of disrespect from his contemporaries, Terence occupied a pivotal place in Latin literature's development and in the formation of an archaic literary canon that valued both pure Latin style and edifying content. The author himself, reported to have been a native of Rome's great enemy Carthage, found a place not just in the Roman theatrical scene, but among the leading intellectuals and statesmen of his day. We will read from select plays in Latin, all the rest in English, and other relevant ancient texts. Graduate-appropriate assignments in secondary reading, presentations, and research will be given. PREREQUISITES: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS, OR IN A RELATED DEPARTMENT WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5250 Petronius

In this course we will read what remains of Petronius' Satyricon (or Satyrica), an exuberantly comic novel probably dating to the Neronian period. We will have several goals: 1. To read and try to understand Petronius' text in its literary and cultural context. 2. To improve our ability to read Latin with ease, nuance, and pleasure. 3. To work collaboratively toward writing a group-authored academic paper. PREREQ: GRADUATE STANDING IN CLASSICS OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5270 Catullus

We will read the entire corpus of Catullus in Latin and scholarly works on Catullus and his poems, examining the sound and style of the poems, their literary and cultural background, their influence on later literature, and how various modern approaches can help us understand them.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5290 Livy

This course is designed as an introduction to the AB URBE CONDITA of Livy. We will read extensive selections from the work in Latin and will discuss various questions, including Livy's relationship with earlier and later writers, his style and literary techniques, and his moral, political, and philosophical preconceptions.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5311 Vergil: The Aeneid

We will read books 2 and 3 of the Aeneid, in which Aeneas relates the fall of Troy and the strange series of events that leads him to Carthage and Dido. In addition to close analysis of Vergil's poetic practice in the context of the poem as a whole, we will consider ways in which he engages his epic forebear Homer.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5321 Horace

This course examines Roman poetry that illuminates ancient and still-influential ideas about the functions of literature. Horace's monumental Ars Poetica and his other literary-critical works will be the major texts. These works convey the complexity of contemporary debates about literature's role in society and history and about the merits of various genres (epic, tragedy, comedy, satire, epigram). Readings in secondary sources will help to fill out the picture of Horace's career and of the climate of literary production in early Imperial Rome.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5331 Ovid

In this course, we will read selections from the monumental and multifaceted "Metamorphoses of Ovid," which was composed before the poet´s exile from Rome in 8 CE. Supplementary readings from Ovid's elegiac verse will give us a fuller picture of the poet's career and cultural context. Substantial daily Latin readings will be supplemented with practice of scansion, additional readings from related ancient works, and readings from modern scholarship on the poem. There will be regular translation quizzes, a final exam, student presentations, and a final research and writing project. Prerequisites: Latin 3171, Latin 3181 (or equivalent, and sophomore standing or above.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5350 Imperial Eloquence: The Theory and Practice of Rhetoric in Rome's "Silver Age"

Under the early Roman emperors, when the fiery political oratory of the republic was only a memory, oratory and rhetorical training remained highly important vehicles for advocacy of communities and indivduals, élite self-definition, communication of political and cultural values, literary expression, and even mass entertainment. Early imperial literary sources attest rhetoric's dominance of the educational curriculum, and this was only the beginning of an enduring institution. In this course we will study (in the original Latin) the description and prescription for rhetorical education written by Quintilian and Tacitus' discussion of the literary and political status of rhetoric in the imperial period, along with several other primary and secondary sources that flesh out our picture of the theory and practice of rhetoric.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5360 The Well-Trodden Path: Hellenistic Poetry in Rome

In this course, we will study the influence of Hellenistic poetry (especially Callimachus, Theocritus, Apollonius, Aratus, and epigram) on neoteric and Augustan poetry. Students will read some Hellenistic poetry in Greek as well as the Latin texts. The class will consider how poetic metaphors are picked up and changed, how translation affects the use of these ideas, and the development of major themes and genres. Attention will be paid to how and why Roman poets depart from their Greek models. We will also learn about how theories of intertexuality and reception have been applied in this arena.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5400 Roman Satire

Study of the satiric poets Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal; discussion of satire's literary qualities and its perspective on Republican and Imperial society. Substantial Latin reading load; regular secondary readings; research projects.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5411 Roman Satire

This course focuses on the genre of hexameter satire represented by the Roman poets Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal (2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE). The Roman professor Quintilian called satire "entirely Roman" (tota nostra), and our readings will allow us to explore the meaning of this claim for satire's authors and readers. We will read a large sampling of satiric verse in the original Latin, practice reading the dactylic hexameter, and observe and discuss differences between the poets' styles and themes. We'll also read and discuss scholarship on the genre's formal characteristics and influences, its origins in Republican literary culture, and its development in the Imperial period. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5421 Roman Theater

Theater was a vital part of Roman life, and Roman drama and theatrical practices have had a profound effect on the history of theater. We will read and discuss extant plays of Roman comedy (Plautus and Terence) and tragedy (Seneca) and fragments of lost works of tragedy, comedy, mime, and pantomime. Along the way we will read and discuss works by modern scholars on various aspects of these genres and their performance. We will pay particular attention to areas of continuity and development in the 1000-year history of ancient Roman theater.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5440 Latin Prose Composition

Readings in select authors coupled with Latin composition, primarily in prose but occasionally in verse, with attention to grammatical and idiomatic accuracy as well as elegance of style.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5441 Latin Prose Composition

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

LATIN 5510 The Roman Historians

The Roman Historians.  A survey of the major historians of the late republic and early empire, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus.  Emphasis will be on their methodology and purpose in writing history.  We will also look at the research activity of the antiquarians like Varro and Gellius.  If time permits, we will try to read some of Ammianus Marcellinus

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM BU: HUM

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5596 Tacitus

Tacitus, the great historian and orator of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries CE, is one of our best sources for the early history of the Roman Empire. With his concise style and scathing political insight, Tacitus' writings influenced later authors from Ammianus Marcellinus to Macchiavelli. We will read selections from Tacitus' historical works, paying particular attention to: prose style; genre, rhetoric, and historiography; and Tacitus' critique of the Principate. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5651 Silver Latin Epic: Lucan

Lucan's epic poem about the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, written under Nero, investigates themes of individuality, citizenship, morality, and historical inevitability in Roman history.  We will read selections from the poem, focusing on Lucan's literary models and poetic style; his treatment of the past and of historical figures like Caesar, Pompey, and Cato; and Lucan's place in the political, philosophical, and literary world of Neronian Rome. PREREQ: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM, IS EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5700 Post-Classical Latin

This course is designed for graduate students who require Latin proficiency in their study of medieval and early modern texts, or for other areas. Readings will be chosen according to the research interests of participants. Class time will focus on improving speed and accuracy of translation.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5711 Elegiac Poetry

In this course we will read a broad selection of the works of the Roman elegiac poets, focusing primarily on the works of Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. This course will emphasize the development of Roman elegy as a genre during the Augustan period, and will consider a range of literary topics related to elegy, including poetic voice and persona, fictionality, style, meter, intertextuality, and generic tropes, as well as the political, social, and cultural context(s) for these poems. Coursework will include translation and analysis of Latin texts, written assignments, and readings from scholarly literature on Roman elegy. Prerequisites: L10 3171 & 3181 or the equivalent.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5800 Martial and Juvenal

This course examines the Epigrams of Martial and the Satires of Juvenal in their context (Rome and the Roman world of the 80s-120s CE). Near- contemporaries and acquaintances, these two poets have had a massive impact on modern perceptions of the state of Rome under Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, and Hadrian. The world they represent is actually as much a poetic world full of dramas and fictions as it is a real place. From our readings the poets and from sources on their work and times, we will gain an understanding of their literary agendas. Topics of discussion and research will include imperial politics, the poetic career and literary tradition, Roman public spaces, amicitia and its rituals, private life, and sexual behavior. We will relentlessly practice accurate and clear Latin translation and scansion of the meters used by the epigrammatist and satirist, and every student will conduct and present original research. PREREQ: Graduate student status in Classics, or permission of the instructor.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5831 Readings in Latin Prose: Apuleius

An introduction to the life, world, and works of Apuleius, North African writer of the second century CE. We will concentrate on his prose fiction METAMORPHOSES (also known as THE GOLDEN ASS), which moves from donkey-transformation to goddess-liberation. Magic, sexuality, and narrative wit abound. We will also read excerpts from the APOLOGIA, Apuleius' defense against charges of malicious magic. Prerequisites: Latin 3171 and Latin 3181 (or equivalent) and sophomore standing or above.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5861 Tacitus

Tacitus (ca. 56-ca. 120), considered by many the greatest of the ancient Roman historians, is one of our best sources for the history of the early Roman Empire, and his Germania is without a doubt the most important source for the ancient Germans. In this course we will read the Germania with particular emphasis on Tacitus' prose style, the genre of Roman ethnography, and how the work critiqued the Roman Empire. We will pair the Germania with selections from a variety of Renaissance authors to see how Tacitus' text both contributed to the formation of (a) German identity and led to widely divergent views of the ancient Germans, as uncultured barbarians or as a noble and praiseworthy people.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5871 Topics in Empire Latin

May be repeated for credit for study of different topics.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Arch: HUM Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5881 Martial

Martial, the prolific first-century Latin poet, left behind fifteen books of poetry. Martial's epigrams can be witty, sincere, caustic, and often quite sexually explicit. In this course, we will read a selection of Martial's epigrams in Latin, and we will discuss various themes related to Martial's work, such as gender and sexuality, ancient conceptions of authorship and publishing, flattery, invective, and the many personae Martial adopts. We will also pay close attention to Martial's language and style, and we will discuss where Martial fits into the wider social and historical context. PREREQUISITES: LATIN 3171 and LATIN 3181 (OR EQUIVALENT) AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Spring

LATIN 5900 Research

This course is for independent research credit.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

LATIN 5940 Topics in Latin Literature

This course involves the study of selected problems, eras, or generic sequences; the specific topic for each semester can be found in the Course Listings. The course may be repeated for credit for the study of different topics.

Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD, LS Art: HUM BU: HUM EN: H

Typical periods offered: Fall, Spring

LATIN 5950 Seminar

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall

LATIN 5960 Seminar

Tacitus's account of the principate of Tiberius in books 2-6 of the Annals has called into question his claim that his account is free of bias and distortion.  We will concentrate on book 4 of the Tiberian narrative for a deeper understanding of Tacitus's techniques both as historian and stylist.  Some attention will also be paid to Tacitus's earlier works, especially the Histories.

Credit 3 units.

Typical periods offered: Fall