Classics Courses

CLAS 1P91
Greek Civilization
iterature, art, thought and political evolution of ancient Greece, based on masterworks of classical literature. Slides are used to illustrate classical history and archaeology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 1P92
Roman Civilization
Literature, art, thought and political evolution of ancient Rome, based on masterworks of classical literature. Slides are used to illustrate classical history and archaeology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 1P93
Culture and Civilization of Central Europe: From the Prehistoric to the Carolingian Period
(also offered as GERM 1P93)
Cultural development of central Europe from the earliest stone and pottery cultures, the Bronze and Iron Ages, the Celts and Romans and the first Germanic kingdoms. Beliefs and practices, artistic style and architecture. Slides are used to illustrate the cultural evidence.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Note: given in English.

CLAS 1P95
Myths of the Greek and Roman Gods
Traditional story types: nature myths, ritual myths. Diffusion of myths in the ancient world. The creation, the succession in heaven and the individual gods. Functions of myth in ancient society. Modern theories of myth.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 1P97
Myths of the Heroic Age
Traditional story types: folktale, legend. Concept of a Heroic Age, centres and cycles of legend, pseudo- history. Response to Greek and Roman myths through the ages.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P15
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Vocabulary, grammar and syntax of ancient Egyptian with selected readings from the Book of the Dead and/or other ancient texts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CLAS 4P35.

CLAS 2P30
Origins of Human Culture
Growth and development of human society from the prehistoric beginnings through the complex societies of the ancient Near East and India.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P32
Field Archaeology
Introduction to basic archaeological theory, field techniques and procedures; the study of archaeological materials.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CLAS 2P93.

CLAS 2P36
Greek Archaeology
Archaeology and material culture of the ancient Greek world from the Upper Paleolithic period to the end of the Hellenistic period.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P30, 2P32.

CLAS 2P38
Roman Archaeology
Archaeology and material culture of the Italian peninsula and Roman Empire from the 12th century BC through the 4th century AD.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P30, 2P32.

CLAS 2P40
Ancient Sport
Sport and sporting values and their central role in ancient society. Topics include sporting events and facilities, sporting festivals, religious and political connections, intellectual and popular attitudes, a comparison of ancient and modern realities and values.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P48
Greek Sanctuaries
Historical development of Greek sanctuaries. Rural shrines in different regions; civic shrines in different city-states; ethnic and Panhellenic shrines. Healing and other needs; patterns of civic worship; the rise and fall of Delphi and Olympia. Emphasis on the interplay between tradition and changing needs and values.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P95, 1P97.

CLAS 2P50
Great Myths in Literature and Art
The most influential myths in Greek and Latin literature and in ancient art, emphasizing continuity of themes and images. Selected readings in major genres of poetry and prose. Selected works of painting and sculpture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97.

CLAS 2P61
Women in the Ancient World
(also offered as WISE 2P61)
Problems and issues of particular relevance to women in Greek and Roman society. Topics include social, political and legal rights; prostitution; religious duties; marriage and children; birth control and abortion.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P62
The Politics of Gender in Archaic and Classical Greece
(also offered as WISE 2P62)
Social issues of ancient Greece as viewed from a modern perspective. Topics include familial bonding; female and male identity; domestic and civil violence; sexuality and social status; power dynamics within the family and the city-state.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P91
The History of Early Greece
Social and political history of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to 450 BC: Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Dark Age, the colonizing period, the tyrants, the rise of Sparta, the Persian wars and the Athenian Empire. Readings from Greek historians and documents in translation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P92
The History of Classical Greece
Social and political history of the Greek world, 450-323 BC. The great war between Athens and Sparta, the rivalry of the city-states, the rise of national states, Alexander the Great. Readings from Greek historians and documents in translation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: recommended preparation for this course includes CLAS 2P91.

CLAS 2P98
History of the Roman Republic
History of Rome to the Battle of Actium (31 BC), with emphasis on social and political developments from the Gracchi to Julius Caesar.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CLAS 2P99
History of the Early Roman Empire
History of Rome from the Battle of Actium to the death of Marcus Aurelius (AD 180), with emphasis on social and political developments.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: recommended preparation for this course includes CLAS 2P98.

CLAS 3P00
Homer and Greek Epic
Two heroic epics of Homer, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Topics include the conventions of epic, the oral transmission of epic verse and the Homeric concept of the gods.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of CLAS 1P91, 1P95, 1P97, 3P05.
Note: open to students who lack the prerequisite but have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

CLAS 3P02
Greek Tragedy
Origins of tragedy and its development as entertainment and literature through the Classical period. Works may include Aeschylus, The Oresteia; Sophocles, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus; and Euripides, Medea and Hippolytus.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of CLAS 1P91, 1P95, 1P97, 3P05, DRAM 1F93.
Note: open to students who lack the prerequisite but have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

CLAS 3P05
Masterworks and Major Genres of Greek Literature
A critical study of selected works from the Archaic through the Roman period with emphasis on poetry and drama, literary history and the conventions of major genres. Genres include epic, tragedy, comedy, satyr drama, lyric, pastoral, novel and satire.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

CLAS 3P06
Masterworks and Major Genres of Latin Literature
A critical study of selected works from both the Republican and Imperial eras with emphasis on poetry and drama, literary history and the conventions of major genres. Genres include epic, tragedy, comedy, lyric, elegy, pastoral, novel and satire.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

CLAS 3P18
The Ancient Near East: 10,000-1150 BC
History and material culture of Egypt, Syro-Palestine, Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Iran from the advent of food production through the Late Bronze Age.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97 or permission of the instructor.

CLAS 3P19
The Ancient Near East: 1150-330 BC
History and material culture of Egypt, Syro-Palestine, Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Iran from the beginning of the Iron Age through the conquest of Alexander the Great.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97 or permission of the instructor.

CLAS 3P22
The Art and Architecture of Iron Age Italy and the Roman Republic
(also offered as VISA 3P22)
Art and architecture of the cultures of the Italian peninsula, in the first millennium BC, within the framework of cultural change and external influences.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97 or VISA 1F90.

CLAS 3P23
The Art and Architecture of Rome in the Imperial Age
(also offered as VISA 3P23)
Roman art and architecture from Augustus to Late Antiquity. Christian art and architecture and the influence of Roman aesthetics on the Renaissance and beyond.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97 or VISA 1F90.

CLAS 3P24
The Art and Architecture of Early Greece
(also offered as VISA 3P24)
Greek art and architecture from the Bronze age through the end of the Archaic period within the framework of historical and cultural change.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97 or VISA 1F90.

CLAS 3P25
The Art and Architecture of Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World
(also offered as VISA 3P25)
Greek art and architecture from the early Classical era through the Hellenistic period within the framework of historical and cultural change.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97 or VISA 1F90.

CLAS 3P75
Archaeological Field Work
Topics may include excavation, surveys, lectures, demonstrations and study tours of sites, monuments and museums.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits and permission of the department.
Note: recommended preparation for this course includes CLAS 2P30 and CLAS 2P32. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

CLAS 4F75
Archaeological Practicum in Mediterranean Lands
Field work including excavation, surveys, lectures, demonstrations and study tours of ancient sites, monuments and museums.
Restriction: permission of the department.
Note: when offered (once every three years) practica run daily for six weeks during the summer and are conducted with the assistance of local authorities. Recommended preparation for this course includes CLAS 2P30, 2P32 and 4P13. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

CLAS 4M00-4M09
Study in Mediterranean Lands
(also offered as VISA 4M00-4M09)
Topographical investigations of ancient sites and monuments. Study tours of the great cities and museums of the Mediterranean world with emphasis on the art and architecture of the Prehistoric, Classical and later periods.
Restriction: permission of the department.
Note: offered in the Summer Session for three or four weeks of intensive study abroad. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

CLAS 4M01
2001-2002: Monumental Rome from Romulus to the Renaissance
(also offered as ITAL 4M01 and VISA 4M01)
Rome as a city of monuments, from its founding to the Renaissance. The Roman and imperial fora, baths, Colosseum, mediaeval and Renaissance churches and palaces, including St. Peter's and the Vatican. Emphasis on sites both as monuments and relics, and for their social function.
Note: offered in Italy: 4 weeks. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

CLAS 4P13
The Art and Archaeology of Cyprus
(also offered as VISA 4P13)
Cultural history of Cyprus from the Neolithic period through the early Byzantine period, based on the archaeological record. Role of Cyprus in the civilization of the eastern Mediterranean.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or VISA 1F90 or permission of the department.

CLAS 4P14
The Aegean Bronze Age
(also offered as VISA 4P14)
Development of the Bronze Age cultures of the Aegean basin from 3000 to 1100 BC. Art and architecture of the Minoans on Crete and the Mycenaeans on the Greek mainland will be stressed.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or VISA 1F90 or permission of the department.

CLAS 4V20-4V29
Topics in Archaeology
Selected topics and problems in current archaeological research that pertain to the Mediterranean and to the Near East.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: CLAS 2P30, 2P32; one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the department.

CLAS 4V30-4V39
Topics in Mediterranean Art and Architecture
(also offered as VISA 4V30-4V39)
Selected topics and problems in current art historical and archaeological research pertaining to the art and architecture of the ancient Greek or Roman world.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: one credit from CLAS 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25 or VISA 1F90 or permission of the department.

CLAS 4V50-4V59
Special Subject in Classics
Study of a special subject is one of the following areas: Greek and Latin linguistics and literature, Greek and Roman history, philosophy and religion. Some emphasis may be given to new directions in research.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the department.

CLAS 4V58
2001-2002: Romans and Christians
Conflicting values in ancient society.

CLAS 4V90-4V99
Advanced Study and Directed Research
Individual study in one of the following areas: archaeology, ancient history, classical literature. Content to be determined by the interests of the student and the advice of the department.
Restriction: permission of the department.