Classical Studies Home Undergraduate Conference 2007 Classics Faculty Major and Minor Requirements Fall 2007 Classes Student Research Study Abroad Why Study Classics? Classics VIPs FAQ                                                                                                     last updated: 11/07/05			Classes Spring 2007 Latin Greek Hebrew Classical Studies Girl picking flowers from Stabiae near Pompeii, Museo Nazionale, Naples, ( ca. 50-60 CE) Latin Cesare Maccari, Quo usque tandem (1882-1888, Sala Maccari in the Italian Senate, Rome) The consul Cicero is giving his famous First Catilinarian Speech in the Curia or Senate House (63 BCE), the rebel Catilina in front is being shunned by his fellow senators. Contrary to the impression given by the picture, Catilina (born 108 BCE) was actually two years older than Cicero, who was 43 years old at the time. (enlarged picture) LATIN 13-012: Elementary Latin II (1) (Knorr) MWF 10:20a-11:20a, ETN 308 LATIN 132-02: Elementary Latin II (1) (Nice) MWF 09:10a-10:10a ART 212 (Syllabus) (Answer Sheets) This course continues last semester’s intensive introduction to the Latin language and the culture of the ancient Romans. This semester, readings will focus on the famous orator, lawyer, and statesman Cicero (106-43 BCE) and two of the greatest triumphs of his career, the Verres Scandal (70 BCE), in which Cicero successfully prosecuted the former governor of Sicily, Verres, for his outrageous corruption, and the Catilinarian Conspiracy (63 BCE) which the 43-year-old consul Cicero uncovered and crushed. Once in a while, we will also continue to make forays into the sphere of Latin poetry. You will substantially enlarge your Latin reading skills and learn more about the tumultuous Roman politics of the 1st century BCE that caused the end of the Roman republic. Required Textbook: P. V. Jones and K. C. Sidwell, Reading Latin, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986 (vol. 1: Text; vol. 2: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises).   Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Catullus at Lesbia's (1865) (enlarged picture) LATIN 232: Latin Poetry: Catullus, Carmina (1) (Knorr) MWF 11:30a-12:30p, ETN 108 (Syllabus) In this intermediate Latin course, you will be introduced to the poetry of Catullus (ca. 84-54 BCE), the “James Dean” of Roman poets. Even though Catullus died young, at the age of 30, he and his fellow Neoterics ("New Poets") managed to revolutionize Latin poetry. Catullus' poems let us experience his stormy, adulterous love affair with Lesbia (a.k.a. Clodia, a notorious femme fatale and the sister of Cicero’s arch enemy Clodius), Catullus' love for poetry and his friends, and the contempt he felt for would-be poets and political enemies. Readings will mostly focus on Catullus, but for comparison we will also read brief selections from Horace, Ovid, and some older poets. At the end of the course, you will be familiar with the standard vocabulary of Latin poetry, several poetic meters, and the historical and literary background of Catullus' poetry. Prerequisites: Latin 231. Required Textbooks: Daniel H. Garrison, ed. The Student's Catullus, 3rd ed., Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma                 Press, 2004, ISBN: 0806136359, $19.95 (pb). Charles E. Bennett, New Latin Grammar, Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 1995,                 ISBN 0-86516-261-1, $24.00. John C. Traupman, The New College Latin & English Dictionary. New York, NY:                Bantam Books, 1995, ISBN 0-553-57301-2, $5.99. Recommended Reading: Steven Saylor, The Venus Throw. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996 (a mystery novel partly based on Catullus' poetry). (ISBN: 0312957785)   Back to top Greek Socrates explores heavenly phenomena, while his pale-faced pupils investigate subterranean matters in Aristophanes' comedy Clouds. GREEK 132 Elementary Ancient Greek II (1) (Knorr) MWF 09:10a-10:10a, ETN 206 This course continues last semester’s intensive introduction to the language and culture of the ancient Greeks. Required Textbooks: • Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Reading Greek: Text. Cambridge University Press: 1979, ISBN: 0521219760, $22.99 • Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Reading Greek: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises. Cambridge University Press: 1979, ISBN: 0521219779, $29.99.   GREEK 232A Hellenistic GreekTexts (1) (McGaughy) MWF 12:40p-1:40p, ETN 108 Reading and translation of selected Greek texts from the Greco-Roman period, including the New Testament, the Septuagint, Josephus, Philo, and the Apostolic Fathers; some attention to Hellenistic grammar, papyrology, and textual criticism. Prerequisite: Greek 132. [NB: This course fulfills the 4th sem lang req in Greek, just as the regular GREEK 232 Intermediate Greek Poetry] Back to top Hebrew   Excerpt of the Psalm Scroll from Qumran HEBR 232 Intermediate Classical Hebrew II (McCreery) MWF 11:30a-12:30p, ETN 105 Reading and translation of selected passages from the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Some of the finer points of Hebrew grammar, poetry and orthography will be examined. Prerequisites: Elementary Classical Hebrew I and II (open to freshmen with good Hebrew background).   Back to top Classes in the Classical Studies Program ARTH 270 (TH, 4th Sem Lang Req: Greek) Roman Art and Architecture (1) (Nicgorski) MWF 12:40am-01:40pm, ART 212 CLOSED This course offers a comprehensive study of Roman civilization through its artistic and architectural monuments beginning with its roots in the Etruscan and Greek past, through the varied stylistic idioms of the Empire, to its gradual transformation in the Constantinian era, the prelude to the new Christian civilization of Byzantium. Topics include the Villa of the Mysteries, the Ara Pacis Augustae, the column of Trajan, Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli and the Arch of Constantine. A special emphasis will also be placed on art historical methodology (i.e., which questions are posed, what evidence is cited and how meaning is construed) and on exploring issues of gender and private patronage as well as imperial propaganda and social policy. Back to top CLAS 222 (IT) Greek and Roman Magic (1) (Nice) CLOSED MWF 1:50p-2:50p ART 212 From the earliest European literary references in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey to the esoteric bookshops of the modern world, magic and belief in the supernatural has offered a spiritual experience for the believer outside of regulated, societal norms. For the Greeks and Romans the use of magic represented another means of controlling their universe which was not regulated by state ritual or cult religious practice. In this course we examine ancient beliefs in witches, sorcerers, ghosts, vampires and magic spells in their socio-cultural context. Through a range of literary and archaeological material – curses, love charms, amulets, talismans –, we attempt to make sense of the techniques and devises used by the practitioners of magic and the ends to which the supernatural was employed in the world of the Greeks and Romans. Interpreting Texts. Also counts toward a major in Religious Studies. Required Textbooks: TBA Back to top CLAS 252 (TH) Greece, Rome, and North Africa: Race, Culture, Society (1) (Nice) MWF 11:30a-12:30p SML 129 CLOSED This course surveys Greek and Roman interactions with the tribes and peoples of North Africa. The course will survey the history of the region from Egypt to Mauretania, the ways in which Greeks and Romans imagined and dealt with race and race relations, the society and culture of Roman North Africa. The question of the African origins of Europeans civilization and the infamous Black Athena debate will be explored with a view to understanding its ancient and contemporary relevance. This course will consider the impact of Greece and Rome on the civilizations of North Africa through trade, colonization, and conquest. We shall discuss the growing prosperity of North Africa under Roman rule and the significance of the elaborate artwork and monumental structures of the second through fourth centuries AD. The final third of the course will consider the rise of Christianity in its North African context to the Arab invasion. Concluding classes will consider the impact of Greece and Rome on later medieval and modern interpretations of Africa. Thinking Historically. Also counts toward a major in History. Required Textbooks: TBA. Back to top REL 337 Archaeological Methodology (1) (McCreery) TTh 09:40am-11:10am, ETN 105 An overview of the current state of archaeological research in the Middle East, concentrating on the techniques used in surveys, excavations, and the interpretation of archaeological material. The course is designed to introduce students to the more technical side of archaeological research and provide the background needed for participation in a middle eastern archaeological field project. Prerequisite: REL 237 Introduction to Syro-Palestinian Archaeology. Prof. McCreery (winner of the national AIA teaching award 2003) examining Archaeological Methodology students in 2002. Back to top RHET 231-01 Classical Rhetoric (1) (Collins) CLOSED MWF 09:10a-10:10a, ETN 412 RHET 231-02 Classical Rhetoric (1) (Collins) CLOSED MWF 10:20a-11:20a, ETN 412 Demosthenes (384-322 B.C.E.) We will be looking at why the Greeks and Romans were so anxious to master the skills of persuasion at the same time they feared that power. We talk about the obligations of citizenship and why this led to the development of a "grammar" of the rhetorical act. We model forensic, deliberative and epideictic speeches by Pericles, Demosthenes, and Cicero, among others. Back to top