Classics Courses by Year

Below you will find the Classics Department’s course offerings for the past four years. For descriptions of these courses as well as others that we offer on a rotating basis, see the Classics listing, as well as the specific listings for Greek and Latin course listings in the College Bulletin. The listings below include related courses offered by Art History, Philosophy, Religion, Music, and Political Science.


2009–2010

Greek

  • CLGR 101-102 (F, S)  Beginning Greek. Christensen
  • CLGR 201 (F)  Intermediate Greek: Hesiod and Plato. Hoppin
  • CLGR 403 (F)  Poetry and Revolution in Ancient Greece. Christensen
  • CLGR 402 (S)  Homer. Hoppin

Latin

  • CLLA 101-102 (F, S)  Beginning Latin. Hoppin, Rubin
  • CLLA 201 (F)  Intermediate Latin: The Late Republic. Rubin
  • CLLA 302 (S)  Vergil’s Aeneid. Dekel
  • CLLA 403 (F)  Invention of Love: Catullus and the Roman Elegists. Dekel
  • CLLA 405 (S)  Livy and Tacitus. Christensen

Ancient Literature, History, and Archaeology

  • CLAS 235 (F)  Introduction to Roman Archaeology and Material Culture. Rubin (cross-listed with History and Anthropology)
  • CLAS 238 (S)  Identity, Geography, and Politics in the Roman Empire. Rubin (cross-listed with History and Anthropology)
  • CLAS 262 (S)  Greek and Roman Drama: Performing Greece and Rome. Hoppin and Bucky (cross-listed with Theatre and Comparative Literature)

Ancient art

  • ARTH 216 (S)  Greek Sculpture and the Human Figure. McGowan (cross-listed with Classics)
  • ARTH 212 (S)  Distant Encounters: East Meets West in the Art of the European Middle Ages. Low

Ancient Philosophy and Political Theory

  • PSCI 231 (F)  Ancient Political Thought. Reinhardt
  • PHIL 334 (S)  Greek and Roman Ethics. McPartland
  • PHIL 221 (F)  Greek Philosophy. McPartland
2008–2009

Greek

  • CLGR 101-102 (F, S)  Beginning Greek. Lovell, Christensen
  • CLGR 201 (F)  Intermediate Greek: Hesiod and Plato. Lovell
  • CLGR 405 (S)  Greek Tragedy. Hoppin
  • CLGR 407 (F)  Rhetoric and Democracy: the Greek Orators. Christensen

Latin

  • CLLA 101-102 (F, S)  Beginning Latin. Hoppin, Lovell
  • CLLA 201 (F)  Intermediate Latin: The Late Republic. Lovell
  • CLLA 302 (S)  Vergil’s Aeneid. Wilcox
  • CLLA 404 (S)  Horace, Odes 1–3. Hoppin
  • CLLA 407 (F)  Cicero and Caesar. Wilcox

Literature and History in Translation

  • CLAS 101 (F)  The Trojan War. Hoppin (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 102 (S)  Roman Literature. Wilcox (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 105 (F)  The Ancient Novel. Wilcox (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 208 (S)  Greek Religion. Lovell (cross-listed with Religion)
  • CLAS 223 (F)  Roman History. Christensen (cross-listed with History)
  • CLAS 239 (S)  The Construction of Gender in Greece and Rome. Christensen (cross-listed with History)

Ancient art (all cross-listed with Classics)

  • ARTH 213 (F)  Greek Art and Myth. McGowan
  • ARTH 402 (S)  Monuments and the Art of Memorial. McGowan
  • ARTH 511 (S)  The Image of God in Ancient Greek Art. Hedreen

Related courses in other departments

  • ANTH 103 (S)  Pyramids, Bones, and Sherds: What is Archaeology? Foias
  • MUS 207(F)  Music in History I: Antiquity–1750. Bloxam
  • PHIL 330 (F)  Plato. McPartland
  • PHIL 220T (S)  Immortality and the Soul in Ancient and Medieval Thought. McPartland
2007–2008

Greek

  • CLGR 101-102, Beginning Greek. Porter, Christensen
  • CLGR 201, Intermediate Greek: Hesiod and Plato. Wilcox
  • CLGR 402, Homer. Porter
  • CLGR 405, Greek Lyric Poetry. Dekel

Latin

  • CLLA 101-102, Beginning Latin. Hoppin, Miller
  • CLLA 201, Intermediate Latin: The Late Republic. Christensen
  • CLLA 302, Virgil. Dekel
  • CLLA 405, Livy and Tacitus: Myth and Decadence in Ancient Rome. Christensen
  • CLLA 409, Roman Letters. Wilcox

Literature and History in Translation

  • CLAS 101, The Trojan War. Hoppin (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 103, Greek and Roman Drama. Porter (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • JWST 201, The Hebrew Bible. Dekel (cross-listed with Religion and Comparative Literature)
  • JWST 209, Ancient Wisdom Literature. Dekel (cross-listed with Religion and Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 222, Greek History. Christensen (cross-listed with History)

Ancient art (all cross-listed with Classics)

  • ARTH 206, The Ancient Roman City, Thompson
  • ARTH 211, Roman Art. Thompson
  • ARTH 407, Etruscan Art and Archaeology. Thompson

Related Courses in Other Departments

  • ANTH 324, Empires of Antiquity. Foias
  • PHIL 221, Greek Philosophy. McKeen
  • PSCI 231, Ancient Political Theory. Reinhardt
2006–2007

Greek

  • CLGR 101-102, Beginning Greek. Porter, Christensen
  • CLGR 201, Intermediate Greek: Hesiod and Plato. Hoppin
  • CLGR 407, The Sophists. Porter
  • CLGR 404, Greek Tragedy. Hoppin

Latin

  • CLLA 101-102, Beginning Latin. Hoppin, Wilcox
  • CLLA 201, Intermediate Latin I: The Late Republic. Wilcox
  • CLLA 202, Intermediate Latin II: The Early Empire. Dekel
  • CLLA 403, The Invention of Love: Catullus and the Roman Elegists. Dekel
  • CLLA 408, Roman Comedy. Wilcox

Literature and history in translation

  • CLAS 101, The Trojan War. Hoppin (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 105, The Ancient Novel. Wilcox (cross-listed with Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 205, Ancient Wisdom Literature. Dekel (cross-listed with Jewish Studies, Religion, and Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 207, From Adam to Noah: Literary Imagination and the Primeval History in Genesis. Dekel (cross-listed with Religion, Jewish Studies, and Comparative Literature)
  • CLAS 323, Leadership, Government, and the Governed in Ancient Greece. Christensen (cross-listed with History and Leadership Studies)

Ancient art (all cross-listed with Classics)

  • ARTH 210, Hellenistic Art: From Alexander to Cleopatra. Thompson
  • ARTH 209, The Art of Classical Greece. Thompson
  • ARTH 406, Topics in Roman Religion and the Arts: The Age of Augustus. Thompson
  • ARTH 513, “The Other City”: The Stone and Bronze Residents of Roman Cities. Marvin

Related courses in other departments

  • ANTH 324, Empires of Antiquity. Foias
  • MUS 207, Music in History I: Antiquity–1750. Bloxam
  • PHIL 221, Greek Philosophy. Wilberding
  • PSCI 231, Ancient Political Theory. Reinhardt

Updated 8/24/08

  
               
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