Greek Civilization
Literature, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Great Myths in Literature and Art
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, DART (DRAM) 1F93.
Note: open to students who lack the prerequisite but have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
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.
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.
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 1F98 (1F90).
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 1F98 (1F90).
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 1F98 (1F90).
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 1F98 (1F90).
Art and Architecture of the Byzantine Empire
(also offered as VISA 3P26)
Material culture of the Byzantine Empire from its origins in late antiquity to the Ottoman conquest. Monumental mosaic, painting, sculpture, the luxury arts and domestic artifacts within the architectural framework of house, church and city.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P92, 2P36, 2P38, 2P99 or VISA 1F90.
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.
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 two 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.
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.
2002-2003: The Gift of Dionysos: Wine in Greek Culture
Study tour of Greece focussing on the central roles that wine played in the lives and economies of the inhabitants of the Aegean basin in antiquity and in contemporary society; visits to archaeological sites, museums, vineyards and wineries.
Note: offered in Greece: 4 weeks. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.
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 1F98 (1F90) or permission of the department.
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 1F98 (1F90) or permission of the department.
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.
2002-2003: Household Archaeology
Critical examination of households as the primary units of production and consumption in pre-industrial societies.
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 1F98 (1F90) or permission of the department.
2002-2003: Political Propaganda in Ancient Art
Use of art, both public and private, as propaganda: narrative and symbols, metaphor and myth in various media such as sculpture, painting, architecture and the minor arts.
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.
2002-2003: Augustus and the Roman Revolution
Political, social and cultural impact of Augustus, Rome's first emperor.
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.