Classical Studies Courses

For students with no knowledge of Latin, this course introduces students to Latin grammar and vocabulary.  Recommended for those interested in classical languages, literature, history, philosophy, and religious studies. Credit will be granted for only one of CLAS 111 and CLAS 110. Three credits.

This course is the sequel to CLAS 111, providing the second third of Latin grammar and vocabulary. Recommended for students interested in classical languages, literature, philosophy, history, and religious studies.  Credit will be granted for only one of CLAS 112 and CLAS 111. Three credits.

The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the basic structural features of classical Greek. In addition to grammar and vocabulary, the class will consider simple texts from classical Greek philosophy and literature as well as from the New Testament. Six credits.

A survey of Greek political, social, economic, and cultural history from Minoan- Mycenean times to the end of the Greek city-state. Special emphasis will be placed on Sparta and the “Golden Age” of fifth-century Athens. Three credits. 

A survey of ancient Greek history during the Hellenistic period, including the conquest of classical Greece by King Philip of Macedon, the rise and fall of Alexander the Great, and the conquest of Hellenistic Greece by Rome. Three credits.

A history of Rome from its origins in the 8th century B.C. to the fall of the Roman republic. Special attention will be paid to political and constitutional developments under Republican Rome and its rise to dominance of the entire Mediterranean. Three credits. 

A history of the Roman Empire from its origins in the Roman republic until the collapse of Roman authority in the West. Special attention will be paid to the reign of Augustus; the Pax Romana; the expansion of the empire in Europe and the Near East; the political and constitutional transformation of the Roman republic into an empire; Constantine and the rise of Christianity; the fall of Rome in the West. Three credits.

A follow-up to CLAS 110, this course includes oral work designed to enhance reading skills, and the study of hymns, poems, epitaphs, and speeches, as well as selections from the New Vulgate. Prerequisite: CLAS 110. Six credits.

The study of selected works of ancient Greek literature, read in translation, concentrating on the principal figures and themes of ancient Greek mythology. Texts will include the epic poetry of Homer and the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Six credits.

This course is the sequel to CLAS 112, providing the final third of Latin grammar and vocabulary.  At the completion of this course, students will be ready to read classical Latin texts. Recommended for students interested in classical languages, literature, philosophy, history and religious studies.  Credit will be granted for only one of CLAS 215, CLAS 230, and CLAS 399 offered in 2014-2015.  Prerequisites: CLAS 111, 112.  Three credits. 

In this course, students who have learned Latin grammar and vocabulary, begin to read classical Latin texts.  Authors such as Cicero, Caesar, Catullus, and Ovid will be read.  Recommended for students interested in classical languages, literature, philosophy, history, and religious studies.  Credit will be granted for only one of CLAS 216 and CLAS 230.  Prerequisite: CLAS 211.  Three credits.