Classics – Spring 2006

World Archaeology
L08  200C  Classics
A course that introduces students to important archaeological discoveries and
sites -- mounds, tombs, monuments, caves, and rockshelters -- from many  world areas and many  time periods.  There will be several guest lecturers, all of whom are active archaeologists, to tell us about their past and current research in the Americas and elsewhere.  No prerequisites.  3 units.  Same as home course L52 ARC 200C.
AS:>  CD,  TH
SB:>  IS
FA:>  SSP
TuTh 10:00am-11:30am
Kelly

Latin and Greek in Current English
L08  225D  Classics
An intensive survey of Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots commonly found in English technical and non-technical vocabulary and terms.  Does not count for a major or minor in Classics.  3 units.  Same as L44 Ling 225D.
AS:>  LA
SB:>  HUM
MWF 10:00am-11:00am  
Prince

Writing Intensive in Ancient Studies: Greek Art: Classical Sculpture
L08 3001 Classics
This course will focus on three centuries of sculpture produced in Greece from c. 600-300 BCE. Inspired by the ancient Egyptians and the presence of several quarries of beautiful marble, the Greeks began an unprecedented production of great art that embraced the entire range from the abstract to the baroque styles within the relatively short period covered in this class.  Sculpture was used for architecture, cemeteries and religious sites.  The students will study and explore its various forms and will be given the opportunity to relate it to the other major intellectual developments that took place in this exciting period.  3 units.  Same as home course L01 Art-Arch 3001.
AS:>  TH,  WI
FA:>  AH
MW 10:00am-11:30am  
Symeonoglou

Homeric Archaeology
L08  3301  Classics
The art and culture of prehistoric Greece as reflected in The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer.  The course will examine, analyze, and research the Minoan/Mycenaean civilization and its legacy that resulted in the renaissance of the eighth century BC.  Topics will range from the twentieth to the eighth centuries BC and will focus on major sites like Knossos, Phaistos, and Mycenae, burial customs, trade, warfare and the emergence of the Greek city-state.  No prerequisites.  3 units.  Same as home course L01 Art-Arch 3301.
AS:>  CD,  TH
FA:>  AH
TuTh 10:00am-11:30am  
Symeonoglou

Roman Art and Archaeology
L08  334  Classics
An investigation of the material culture of the ancient Romans, with emphasis on the late Republic and the Imperial period.  Major monuments of sculpture and architecture, as well as town planning, domestic architecture, and the minor arts will be used as evidence for reconstructing ancient life.  3 units.  Same as home course L01 Art-Arch 334.
AS:>  TH
FA:>  AH
TuTh 2:30pm-4:00pm  
Rotroff

Ancient History: The Roman Empire
L08  342C  Classics
From the establishment of the Augustan principate to the sack of Rome in 410. Emphasis on social and cultural history, including life in the provinces, slavery, the family, legal developments, the rise of Christianity, and the general question of Roman imperialism and its consequences.  3 units.  Same as L22 History 342C.
AS:>  TH
SB:>  HUM,  IS
FA:>  SSP
MWF 11:00am-12:00pm  
Evans-Grubbs

Ancient Political Thought
L08  367  Classics
The course examines the most significant ancient attempts to construct an ethically and practically viable politics.  Topics include imperialism, citizenship, the cultivation of virtue, utopianism, and dissent.  Although the focus is on understanding key texts as interventions in particular contexts, attention is also paid to contemporary reinventions of ancient thought.  Readings are drawn from historians (Herodotus, Thucydides), philosophers (Plato, Aristotle), and orators (Demosthenes, Cicero). 
3 units.  Same as L32 Pol Sci 367.
AS:>  SS
FA:>  SSP
MWF 3:00pm-4:00pm  
Balot

The Ancient Family
L08 371 Classics
Through readings and discussions of primary sources (literature, legal texts, inscriptions, art) and recent scholarship, we will examine the definitions and roles of the family in ancient Greece and Rome.  Topics will include:  demography; relationship between family and state; economic, social, and religious roles of the family; roles of women, men, children, and slaves; death and inheritance; marriage; children; family relationships; household space; representations of the family in ancient art; comparisons with the modern family.  Prereq: one course in Classics or permission of the instructor.  3 units.
AS:>  TH
FA:>  SSP
TuTh 11:30am-1:00pm 
Prince

The Ancient Novel
L08  389C  Classics
Many modern readers are familiar with the mythological and dramatic literature of Greco-Roman antiquity, but fewer are aware that the same cultures developed a tradition of prose fiction concerned with romance, human psychology and sexuality, exotic travel and adventure, and religious experience.  The European tradition of extended fictional narrative begins with the Greeks, and their novels, along with Apuleius' Golden Ass and Petronius' Satyricon, had a formative influence on later narrative traditions.  Students read and analyze all the surviving examples of the Greco-Roman novel, including some fragmentary works, with the goal of throwing light on the history and conventions of the genre, its appeal, and its influence.  Emphasis on discussion of texts; periodic background and interpretive secondary readings; several writing assignments.  3 units.  Same as L16 Comp Lit 391C.
AS:>  TH
FA:>  Lit
TuTh 10:00am-11:30am  
Keane

Aristotle
L08 452 Classics
This course offers a maximally full and detailed introduction to the works of Aristotle.  His logic, natural philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy will be discussed, and stress will be laid on the interpretive problems facing contemporary philosophers seeking to understand Aristotle's achievement.  Prereq: one course in Philosophy at the 300-level, graduate standing, or permission of the instructor.  3 units.  Same as home course L30 Phil 452.
AS:>  TH
FA:>  SSP
TuTh 1:00pm-2:30pm
Brown

Senior Project
L08  493  Classics
Suggested for all majors in Classics or Ancient Studies who have not completed their college 'capstone' experience in another major, or who are not satisfying this requirement by means of a Senior Honors Thesis in Classics, Greek, or Latin, or in some other way.  A structured research assignment or independent project under the supervision of one of the department's faculty is required.  Prereq: senior standing and permission of the chair of the department.  3 units.
TBA   

Study for Honors
L08  498  Classics
Prereq: Junior standing, grades averaging A- in courses numbered 300 or above in Classics, and permission of the Chair of the Department.  3 units.
TBA

Independent Work
L08  500  Classics
Intended for students from other departments who want to do informal work on advanced problems in classical literature but who do not have a sufficient background in Latin or Greek to be legitimately enrolled in Latin or Greek 500. Prereq: Senior standing and permission of the Chair of the Department. Credit variable, max 6 units.
TBA  

Comparative Greek and Latin Grammar
L08  510  Classics
A detailed study of the history of the Greek and Latin languages from prehistoric to medieval periods, intensive grammar review, including prose composition, for graduate students.  Prereq: Graduate standing in Classics.  3 units.
M 1:00pm-4:00pm  
Lamberton

Master's Continuing Student Status
L08  883  Classics
0 units.
TBA   

Masters Nonresident
L08  885  Classics
0 units.
TBA