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Department of Classics Spring 2016 Courses ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION 23634 CLAS 101.01 Dr. Andrew Alwine MWF 09:00 - 09:50 23635 CLAS 101.02* This course is an introduction to the world of Classical Greece, focusing on the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. We will read multiple primary sources (Greek poets, philosophers, playwrights, etc.) as we survey the remarkable cultural achievements of the Greeks, who laid the foundations for modern Western civilization. *Note: Section 2 serves as a Learning Community and is reserved for freshman CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY Dr. Tim Johnson MWF 02:00 - 02:50 21999 CLAS 103.01 Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters — this course will examine the myths and heroic legends of ancient Greece and Rome, as found in both literature and art. Come solve the riddle of the Sphinx and escape with the witch Medea! INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY 21644 CLAS 104.02 Dr. Jim Newhard TR 01:40 - 02:55 An introduction to the archaeology of the Classical world, emphasizing the development of archaeology as a discipline and issues such as the recording and interpretation of evidence, the relationship between historical and archaeological events, and the use and misuse of ancient texts. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN GREEK & LATIN 20302 CLAS 111.01* Dr. Jim Lohmar MW 04:00 - 05:15 A study of the technical vocabulary of the medical professions through an analysis of Latin and Greek elements in English words and the underlying etymological principles. *Note: Course does not fulfill the General Education requirement in Humanities or count towards a major or minor in Classics. SPORTS AND GAMES IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD 23356 CLAS 203.01 Dr. Kristen Gentile MW 04:00 - 05:15 This course will explore the social, political, and religious contexts of athletics and competition in ancient Greece and Rome. Students will learn about nature of ancient sport and spectacles, including the Olympic Games and Roman gladiatorial games. ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN ECONOMY 23357 CLAS 324.01 Dr. James Newhard TR 09:25 - 10:40 This course explores the economic systems of the ancient Mediterranean world. Students will learn theoretical models used to explain past economic transactions, useful for cross-cultural economic comparisons. Case studies drawn from the ancient Mediterranean will illustrate the approaches used to conceptualize the ancient economy and the types of evidence available. LUXURY AND STATUS IN ANCIENT ROME 23358 CLAS 343.01 Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael TR 10:50 - 12:05 Status was paramount to the Romans and could be achieved through material and non-material means. This course will explore how Romans achieved and legitimized personal status. We will consider the moralizing discourse associated with luxury goods and how various capital (e.g., villas, mosaics, jewelry, family pedigree, literary production) contributed to notions of status. Special attention will be given to the intersection of archaeological and literary evidence. ANCIENT ROME 21758 HIST 232.01 Dr. Jennifer Gerrish MWF 11:00 - 11:50 A survey of Roman history from Romulus to Constantine, with particular focus on the writings of ancient historians. Through primary source analysis, we will explore not just what happened, but how we know what we think we know about ancient Rome. CHRISTIANITY IN THE ROMAN WORLD 23697 HIST 270.03 Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause TR 12:15 - 01:30 Explores the Roman context for the early development of Christian religious belief, practice, and architecture. This course will focus on primary evidence: both written and material, Roman and Christian. We will investigate how Christianity used and adapted existing social practice and architecture, and how it developed into a major political and cultural force in the Roman periods. ALEXANDER THE GREAT 23698 HIST 370.01 Dr. Andrew Alwine MW 02:00 - 03:15 A survey of the rise of Macedonia under Philip II and, most importantly, his son, Alexander III (“the great”). Over a period of two generations, the Macedonian empire expanded to include territories from Greece and Egypt to Afghanistan and India. This course will also cover the history of Alexander’s successors, who ruled and fought over the newly-created “Hellenistic” world. INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES 21353 WGST 200.06 Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael TR 12:15 - 01:30 An interdisciplinary course exploring the rich body of knowledge developed by and about women and gender. We will study gendered structures and their consequences in contemporary cultures, as well as feminist theories and social movements. LATIN LANGUAGE COURSES ELEMENTARY LATIN: Introduces the fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin. 20813 20814 20815 20816 20817 LATN LATN LATN LATN LATN 101 01 101 02 102 01 102 02 102 03 MWF MWF MWF MWF MWF 08:00 - 08:50 09:00 - 09:50 10:00 - 10:50 01:00 - 01:50 03:00 - 03:50 Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause Dr. Jim Lohmar Dr. Jennifer Gerrish Dr. Jim Lohmar INTERMEDIATE LATIN: Completes the introduction to basic Latin, developing comprehension in reading and writing. 20818 20819 20820 LATN 201 01 LATN 202 01 LATN 202 02 MWF MWF MWF 12:00 - 12:50 11:00 - 11:50 02:00 - 02:50 Dr. Tim Johnson Dr. Jim Lohmar Dr. Jim Lohmar ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY: SALLUST 23360 LATN 323.01 Dr. Jennifer Gerrish MW 03:25 - 04:40 The Roman historian Sallust was an eyewitness to many of the shattering events of the first century BCE. This course will focus on his account of one of those events, the Bellum Catilinae. STATIUS 21763 LATN 390.01 Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael TR 08:00 – 09:15 Students will read a selection of Statius’ Silvae, a collection of occasional poems celebrating various life events (e.g., funerals, weddings, illness) and material culture (e.g., villas, baths, monuments) in Flavian Rome. We will focus on Statius’ appropriation of Greek verse models and the poems’ cultural and symbolic significance within their Domitianic context. GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK 20546 GREK 102.01 Dr. Andrew Alwine MWF 11:00 - 11:50 Introduces the fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Ancient Greek with emphasis on reading comprehension. INTERMEDIATE READINGS IN ANCIENT GREEK 20547 GREK 202.01 Dr. Kristen Gentile MWF 01:00 - 01:50 This course introduces students to Homeric Greek poetry. Students will read books 9-12 of Homer's Odyssey. GREEK TRADEGY Dr. Kristen Gentile MWF 10:00 - 10:50 Selected readings from the Greek tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and/or Euripides. 23359 GREK 325.01