Fall 2024
A survey of ancient Greek literature, history, and culture from the eighth century BCE to the death of Socrates in 399 BCE. We will focus on what made Greek culture distinctive and different from our own.
Who were the ancient Greeks, and what did they leave behind? From famous temples and statues to the houses, graves, and possessions of everyday people, we'll explore the archaeology of the Greek world from the first farmers through the aftermath of Alexander the Great's empire.
Themes from the literature & culture of ancient Greece, the Hebrew Bible, ancient Rome, and early Christianity significant for Western Civilization's development. 5 units. Fulfills R&C A or B + one L&S Breadth.
The history of ideas about the soul’s postmortem fate in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Study of topics in gender, feminism, and sexuality in ancient cultures. Topics vary from year to year.
The first semester of study of Ancient Greek
The first semester of study of Ancient Greek
Readings from Plato's and from other Attic prose authors (e.g., Xenophon, Lysias); some review of grammar.
Latin 1 is the first half of a two-semester language sequence preparing students to read Classical Latin.
Latin 1 is the first half of a two-semester language sequence preparing students to read Classical Latin.
Latin 1 is the first half of a two-semester language sequence preparing students to read Classical Latin.
The second half of a two-semester language sequence preparing students to read Classical Latin.
Selections in Latin from Caesar & Cicero. By reviewing morphology, syntax, & vocabulary, you will improve your mastery of Latin, and learn to read prose with understanding & enjoyment.
An introduction to the short poems of Catullus and the Odes of Horace, read in Latin.
Study of tools for advanced research in ancient Greek and Latin textual evidence.
Survey of Republican to early imperial literature
An in-depth treatment of the site of Mycenae, its environs, and its regional, interregional, and international contexts. Specific topics will include themes and material from both the prehistoric and historic periods of occupation, as well as the historiography of the site and its excavations.
Seminar in problems of teaching. Required for all new graduate student instructors.