Current Courses
GRE-102 ELEMENTARY GREEK II
Drinkwater, MWF 10:30-11:20am
Readings from Greek authors, especially New Testament writers.
Prerequisite: GRE-101 or two entrance credits
Latin
LAT-102 ELEMENTARY LATIN II
Abbot, MWF 10:30-11:20am
Fundamentals of Latin grammar with selected reading.
Prerequisite: LAT-101 or two entrance credits
LAT-202 INTERMEDIATE LATIN II
Drinkwater, MWF 1:00-1:50pm
Readings of Latin poetry. Authors may include Catullus, Virgil, and/orOvid, among others.
Prerequisite: LAT-201 or departmental permission based on placement list
LAT-222/322 LATINLYRIC
Drinkwater, TTh 11:30am-12:45pm
Poetry of Horace or Catullus, among others, reflecting the influence ofGreek lyric poetry in a unique Roman style.
Offered SPRING 2013
Classical History and Culture In English
CLA-122 HISTORY OF ROMAN CIVILIZATION
Drinkwater, TTh 10:00-11:15am
The development of Roman institutions from the Etruscan period throughConstantine's adoption of Christianity as evidenced from literature, art andarchaeology, including the basic outline of events with methods forunderstanding history and culture in constructing Roman social history.
(Cross-listed with HIS-122)
Offered in Alternate Years
Next Offered – SPRING 2013
Classical Literature
CLL-331 TOPICS IN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Samson, MW 2:00-3:15pm
Topics in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome: a study of some of the many texts from ancient Greece and Rome, with emphasis on historical andcultural background, poetic genres and styles, ancient and modern literarycriticism and/or the later influence of classical literature. May be repeatedif the topic varies.
Prerequisites: Any 200-levelliterature course, any CLA, CLL, GRE, or LAT course, or permission of theinstructor
Offered in Alternate Years
SPRING 2013: DISEASE AND DISABILITY INCLASSICAL LITERATURE
This course willexplore the Greek and Roman concepts of disease and disability as expressed inliterature. Its focus is how these depictions both reflect and subvert ancientparadigms of illness and its impact on the community, and how they shape themodern views of illness.