|
Past
Courses
|
F08/W09
|
CS 1000: Classical Civilization (the former CS 047).
|
F08/W09 |
CS 3400E: Greek and Roman History (the former CS 275E). |
F08 |
Latin 3100A: Latin Prose Selections (the former Latin 350a). |
| |
F07/W08 |
CS 047: Classical Civilization |
F07/W08 |
Greek 222: Advanced Ancient Greek |
F07 |
Latin 350a: Latin Prose Selections |
W07
|
Latin 493b/518b: The Conspiracy of Catiline Perhaps the best attested event of the late republic, the attempt of the Roman patrician L. Sergius Catilina to overthrow the legitimate government in 63 B.C. occupies the literary imagination of a number of ancient writers. We will examine in Latin the accounts of the conspiracy, namely Sallust and Cicero, and supplement these readings with materials in English from the Greek tradition and modern scholarship on the episode. We will consider the events from a historical perspective (are our sources reliable?) and in addition discuss the place of these accounts in the tradition of conspiracy narratives.
|
W07 |
Latin 350b: Latin Prose Selections The topic for this year's course is 'Cicero and Pompey'. After a brief review of Latin syntax and morphology, we will read in its entirety Cicero's speech De Imperio Cn. Pompei, in which Cicero argues in favour of a special command for Pompey in the East in 66 B.C. In addition to a close reading of the Latin, we will discuss the style of Cicero's oratory and the political climate of the period. |
W07 |
CS 376G: Rome and the Republican Empire (264-31 B.C.) As Rome came into conflict with Carthage in the mid-third century B.C., foreign relations took on a new meaning: for the first time, the city on the Tiber played a part on the world stage. Some two hundred years later, the face of the Roman republic was about to change forever. We will examine the particular problems and developments in the Roman constitution and administrative system; the organization of the military; the question of Rome's "empire"; personal politics and the relationship between culture, history and the literature of the period. Emphasis will be placed on understanding ancient perceptions via primary sources (e.g. Polybius, Livy, Sallust and Cicero) of the so-called decline of the Roman republic; this understanding will be supplemented by careful consideration of modern scholarly works. |
F06 |
On leave |
|
|
|
| W06 |
Latin 350a: Latin Prose Selections: this course builds upon students' knowledge of Latin vocabulary and syntax in order that they can comfortably read Latin prose literature independently. This goal will be accomplished via readings of extended passages in Latin, grammatical analysis of sentence elements, and exercises in prose composition. In the process, we will also study the place of Cicero and his circle in late Republican history and literature. |
| F05/W06 |
Greek 222: Advanced Ancient Greek: continues the study of ancient Greek by means of exercises, adapted and unaltered readings. By the end of the course, students should be able to read Attic prose independently. |
| F05/W06 |
|
|
|
|
W05 |
Latin 518b: Caesar's Bellum Gallicum: readings from the BG, considering it in its cultural, political and literary context. Topics for discussion include: the presentation of Gallic geography and topography; the portrayal of the Gallic leaders and the characteristics of specific tribes; strategies of narration and narrating strategy; the presence of Rome; Caesarian style and the third-person narrative; order and disorder; the political purpose of the composition. |
W05 |
CS 375F: The Age of Xenophon: this course examines the political and cultural development of Greece in the fourth century B.C., focusing on one of the historical authors of the period, Xenophon, as well as on the role of oratory in public life. In addition, we will read two of Xenophon’s works and discuss questions relating to ancient Greek historiography. |
| F04/W05 | CS 275E: Greek and Roman History: a survey of the history of both Greece and Rome. The lectures on Greece will give special emphasis to the development of Greek civilization and the 5th century B.C. The lectures on Rome will emphasize the development of Rome's political system, the last century of the Roman republic and the imperial period to the third century A.D. This course is a mixture of history (chronological narrative) and historiography (how the ancient authors wrote about those events). |
F04/W05 |
Greek 022: Introduction to Ancient Greek: this course is intended for students who want to learn to read, write and (to some extent) speak ancient Greek, the language of Plato, Aristotle, Euripides, Thucydides, Herodotus and many others. We shall learn the basics of Greek grammar by completing the units of the textbook, focusing on memorizing vocabulary, noun and verb forms, and working up to reading ancient Greek passages as quickly as possible. |
|