25 courses in the 1978–79 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
An introductory study of the achievement of ancient Greece through some of its most prominent figures. Each year two of the following will be featured: Theseus: The Minoan-Mycenaean Age of Bronze; Pericles and the Rise of Democracy; Socrates, Man and Martyr; Alexander the Great and The Age of Expansion.
An introductory study of the achievement of ancient Rome through some of its most prominent figures. Each year two of the following will be featured: Caesar, Cicero and the Collapse of the Republican Ideal; Augustus: The Empire Rises; Nero and the Corruption of Power; Hadrian and the Imperial Machine.
A survey 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 leisure activities.
Course Descriptions Classics and Romance Languages
A survey of the civilization of the Roman Republic and Empire. Topics studied, based on primary (in English translation) and secondary sources, include the individual, cities and towns, institutions and leisure activities.
Note
With regard to the following two courses, Classical Civilization 251 —Classical Civilization 252, the Classics Division will accept History 255 as an alternative for Classics credit. But a student may not take both History 255 and Classical Civilization 251 -
A survey of ancient Greece, emphasizing its political, military, social and economic aspects.
This course is acceptable for credit by the History department.
A military, political, social, economic survey of Rome from earliest times to the Empire’s fall.
This course is acceptable for credit by the History department.
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Greek and Roman Epic and Early Tragedy
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.
Tragedy and Comedy
A study of Classical Greek tragic drama, featuring the plays of Sophocles and Euripides. The art of Greek comedy will be examined through the plays of Aristophanes. Roman dramatic art will be studied through the plays of Seneca and Plautus. (Same as
Drama251)
Note: Drama majors in this course will normally be required to do additional work on Aeschylus.
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.
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A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods. (Same-as Fine Arts 310)
A survey of the art and architecture of the Roman world from Etruscan to Imperial times.
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A study of the political and economic collapse of the Roman Empire, oriental ideas of the ruler, paganism, and the persecution of the Christian Church.
A study of Constantine's rise to power as sole ruler of the Roman Empire, his measures to secure the empire and its economy, his relationship with the Christian Church, and the establishment of ‘new Rome’.
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Senior seminar. An in-depth study of various problems and aspects of Roman Civilization and History.
(Same as History 400)
By arrangement with the Department, an individual student or a smail group of students will follow a course of study under the supervision of a faculty member.