15 courses in the 1972–73 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Undergraduate Courses
Classics
Classical and Mediaeval Civilization (Courses in Translation)
A survey of several aspects of the civilization of Classical Greece. Topics studied, based on primary (in English translation) and secondary sources, will include the individual, the city, institutions and amusements. Three lectures. Fall term.
A course similar to 201* above, but dealing with Classical Rome. Three lectures. Winter term.
A survey of the civilizations of the Near East and of Greece, emphasizing their political, military, social and economic aspects. Three lectures, Fall term.
A military, political, social, economic survey of Rome from earliest times to the Empire’s fall. Three lectures. Winter term.
Study of mediaeval literature, art, architecture, music and other expressive forms. The periods from late antiquity to the High Middle Ages will be studied. Three lectures. Fall term.
Study of mediaeval literature, art, architecture, music and other expressive forms. The periods from the High Middle Ages to Renaissance and Reformation will be studied. Three lectures. Winter term.
A study of the evolution of ancient epic from Homer to Vergil. The beginnings of the art of tragic drama will be studied through the plays of Aeschylus. Three lectures. Fall term.
A study of classical Greek tragic drama featuring the plays of Sophocles and Euripides. The art of comedy will be examined through the plays of Aristophanes and Plautus. Other verse forms will be studied as time permits. Three lectures. Winter term.
A general survey of Graeco-Roman mythology. Attention will also be devoted to such topics as the state cults, Oriental mystery religions in the Mediterranean area, and the Ruler Cult and worship of the Roman Emperor. Three lectures. Year course.
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods. (same as Fine Arts 310*) Three lectures. Fall term.
2* Roman Art and Architecture
§* Problems in Greek History 1
* Problems in Greek History 2
71* Christianity and the Roman Empire 1
72* Christianity and the Roman Empire 2
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A survey of the art and architecture of the Roman world from Etruscan to Imperial times. (same as Fine Arts 311*) Three lectures. Winter term.
A detailed study of a selection of problems in Greek History. Prerequisite: Class. Civ. 251*. Fall term.
A detailed study of a selection of problems in Greek History. Prerequisite: Class. Civ. 251*. Winter term. Not offered in 1972-73.
A study of the relationship between Christianity and the Roman Empire from the earliest beginning to 200 A.D. This course includes topics such as the trial of Christ; the trials of Paul before governors of the Empire; the burning of Rome in 64 A.D. and the subsequent outlawing of Christianity; the suppression of the Bacchanals; legislation governing the persecution of Christians, and other topics. No Prerequisite. Fall term.
A continuation of the course above. Topics included are the persecutions by the Emperors Decius and Valerian, the ‘Great Persecution’ and finally the triumph of Christianity under the Emperor Constantine. The course is open to all students. Winter term.
A detailed study of a selection of problems in Roman History. Prerequisite: Class. Civ, 252. Fall term. Not offered in 1972-73.
A Detailed study of a section of problems in Roman History. Prerequisite: Class. Civ. 252. Winter term.
A study of Herodotus and Thucydides and, if time and student interest make it advisable, one of the philosophers. Attention will be devoted to the historians’ choice of subject matter, views on causation, analyses of character, and judgements about the historical process. Three lectures. Fall term.
A study of some major prose writers of the Roman period. The works studied include both historical and philosophical writers. Winter term.
Senior Essay. Fall term.
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Department of Classics and Romance Languages