SEMINAR LAT LIT II (TOP)
LATIN 768S
Selected authors and topics. Instructor: Atkins, Boatwright, Davis, Janan, or Woods
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Have you ever wondered about the many ways in which those in the West look back to the Greeks for the origins of civilization? There is a breathtaking array of such beginnings claimed by the Greeks, such as the invention of the alphabet, the first...
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Reading the major epics of antiquity in translation (Gilgamesh, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid) and the European Middle Ages (Beowulf, Song of Roland, Dante's Inferno), emphasizing the changing definition and concept of the hero....
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Examines democracy in its ancient and modern forms, with special attention to Athenian and American democracy. Does modern democracy fulfill the promise of ancient democracy, or betray its fundamental tenets? Topics may include freedom, equality,...
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From the founding of Rome by Romulus to the founding of Constantinople by Constantine: social, cultural, and political history. Not open to students who have taken or are taking Classical Studies 182S. Instructor: Boatwright
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The archaeology of the Greek citystate including its historical context. Emphasis on both themes (sanctuaries, death and burial, warfare) and the ability to understand material culture in context. Instructor: Staff