Fall 2023▲

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FS: First-Year Seminar: Gateway to the Ancient Greek and Roman World

CLAS 180B - Brobeck, Emma

Who were the ancient Greeks and Romans? This course introduces students to Greek and Roman ways of understanding the world and their place within it. Students will learn broadly about the history and literature of ancient Greece and Rome, while readings will focus on the theme of community building. Topics will include historical and material developments of ancient cities, their legal and social worlds, myth, gender, citizenship, and ethnicity. Likewise, students will read a variety of ancient sources, including epic, drama, poetry, historiography, and letters. Throughout the course students will practice different methods of analysis used in the Humanities and will also develop skills in interpreting ancient texts in translation.

Spring 2023▲

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Supervised Study Abroad: Athens

CLAS 287 - Laughy, Michael H.

Classics and history of Greece. A survey of the development of art, archaeology, history, and literature in ancient and modern Greece, with an emphasis on the relationship between past and present conceptions of Greek identity.

Topics in Classical Civilization: The Image & Influence of the Roman Emperor

CLAS 295D - Brobeck, Emma

This course explores the image of the Roman emperor in literature, art, architecture, and society in ancient Rome. Students learn the history of four key dynasties of the Roman Empire from the Julio-Claudians to the Severans. Class readings and discussion explore how the emperors interacted with the populace and how they were in turn depicted by others. Secondary topics such as historiography, numismatics, iconography, and epigraphy are built into the analysis of each imperial dynasty. Course work emphasizes core research materials and databases within the field of Classics and gives students an in-depth understanding of the processes for interpreting the role of the emperor in ancient Rome. Collaborative work will further enhance student understanding of methods of analysis of ancient written and material remains from the Roman Empire.

Winter 2023▲

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Topics in Classical Civilization: Africa and the Ancient Mediterranean

CLAS 295C - Laughy, Michael H.

For centuries, "Greek was an African language." Stanley Burnstein. The Mediterranean Sea has long connected the peoples of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, promoting contacts and cultural exchanges throughout this "liquid continent." In this course, we focus upon ancient Africa's place within the wider Mediterranean. 我们的讨论的核心是历史, literature, art, institutions, and economies of North Africa, including Egypt. But no less important are the peoples of sub-Saharan Africa, such as the Ethiopians, whom we are told fought on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War, and were among the favorites of the gods.

Directed Individual Study: Ancient Mediterranean History

CLAS 403A - Laughy, Michael H.

Honors Thesis

CLAS 493 - Dance, Caleb M.

Honors Thesis.