- CLASSICS 27: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
- CLASSICS 31: CLASSICS OF GREECE
- CLASSICS 32: CLASSICS OF ROME
- CLASSICS 38: HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME
- CLASSICS 56: INTRODUCTION TO GREEK DRAMA
- CLASSICS 75: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
- CLASSICS 135: WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY
- CLASSICS 168: ROMAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
- CLASSICS 186: GREEKS FAR FROM HOME
- CLASSICS 188: GREEK SCULPTURE
- CLASSICS 191: ANCIENT MEDICINE TOPICS: HISTORY OF SURGERY
CLASSICS
CLASSICS 27: INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
(Cross-listed FAH 019)Archaeology is not all digging, but that is how some of the material studied in this course is found. We study not only retrieval but also the interpretation of ancient material for the understanding of the ancient populations. The course opens with a review of archaeological methodology and techniques. We then survey the archaeological remains, beginning with prehistoric times and ending with the early Christian period. Although the focus is on the archaeology of Greece and Rome, other areas of the Mediterranean are included as well. The lectures are structured so that within each successive period of time, we first review the historical background, then survey the major archaeological sites, and finally look at various aspects of the material culture (pottery, coins, etc.). Satisfies Art Distribution Area and Classics Culture Area. Two midterm exams, one final exam, and one term paper.
Prerequisites: none
ALLEN 53+ (TUTH 11:30-12:45)
CLASSICS 31: CLASSICS OF GREECE
A study of major Greek literary works in translation. Athens under Pericles, in the fifth century B.C., became the intellectual and artistic center of the whole Greek world, with achievements admired by all subsequent ages. What was Athens' inspiration? This course uses the literature of ancient Greece (read in English translation) to explore aspects of Athenian life; the development of democracy, the flowering of poetic drama, the early growth of moral philosophy, and ideals of education and fitness. Readings normally include Homer's Iliad or Odyssey; plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes; selections from Herodotus and Thucydides; and dialogues of Plato. No previous knowledge of Classics assumed. This is a Humanities Distribution course and can count for the language requirement as a Classics Culture Area course.Prerequisite: none
MERZLAK 37 (M 9:30-10:20, TUTH 10:30-11:20)
CLASSICS 32: CLASSICS OF ROME
A study of major Roman literary works in translation. The evolution of Roman literary genres from the Roman Republic to the Empire with emphasis on Greek origins. Selected readings include the works of Cato the Elder, Plautus, Terence, Cicero, Catullus, Lucretius, Virgil, Ovid, Suetonius, Petronius, and Juvenal. Lectures and two review/discussions; several quizzes, a mid-term and final exam. No previous knowledge in Classical Studies is assumed. Satisfies Humanities Distribution Area, Classics Culture Area or Italian Peninsular Culture Area.PHILLIPS 53+ (TUTH 11:30-12:45)
CLASSICS 38: HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME
(Cross-listed HST 17)From the archaic city of Romulus to the Mediterranean empire of Augustus and his successors, this course surveys the history of Rome and the Roman people. Consideration of the prominent individuals (infamous as well as famous) and significant events of Rome's history will lead to an appreciation of the structures and institutions--political, social, religious--which characterized Roman civilization and which served as the basis of a remarkably successful empire. Additionally, close reading of primary literary and documentary evidence will provide an introduction to the ancient historian's craft. Satisfies Humanities or Social Science Distribution Area.
TROUT 37 (M 9:30-10:20, TUTH 10:30-11:20)
CLASSICS 56: INTRODUCTION TO GREEK DRAMA
(Cross-listed DR 56)Greek Drama of the Later Fifthe Century: From Tragedy to Melodrama. A survey of the plays of Euripides whose output shows an astonishing range, from traditional tragic action (his Bacchae is probably the most devastating tragic drama extant), to intellectualist dissection of myth (his Alcestis seems to be a cynical take on a good woman's altruism) to melodrama. Preston Sturges, Moliere, and Plautus and Terence are indebted to his introduction of the boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl formula which we meet for the first time in his Helen and Iphigenia among the Taurians. This was refined by his successor Menander, whose play which one might call 'the Sourpuss' will also be read. We will stress the audience reaction to Euripidean theater in the context of the criticism of him by his contemporary, the comic playwright Aristophanes, whose sharp attacks upon Euripides in his plays 'The Women of the Thesmophoria Festival' and 'The Frogs' will also be studied. Euripides fills his plays with sympathetic and suffering women, frequently calls into question the traditional religion, and experiments with the form of Attic tragic drama. We will consider through the very murky evidence available what were the social benefits that the Athenians imagined that this art form--officially sanctioned, performed at the highly politicized festival of the god Dionysos, paid for by the state, attended by the same males who filled the Assembly seats--bestowed upon the audience.
BEYE 83+ (MW 2:30-3:45)
CLASSICS 75: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
A study of Greek and Roman myths with particular focus on works in which myths identify generic human qualities and behaviors, and reflect historic and social development. Readings include, in part or whole, Hesiod's Theogony, Homeric hymns, poems by Catullus and Propertius, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and Euripides Hippolytus. Requirements: 1 oral report; 2 quizzes; final examination. HALPERN B3 (TUTH 1:05-2:20)CLASSICS 135: WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY
(Cross-listed Women's Studies)The study of women in antiquity will focus on women in literature and their representation - in terms of roles and relationships - as a response to the structural development of the society in which a given piece of literature was produced. As part of this study we will look at the artistic expression which surrounds and qualifies female characters and situations. The expectation is that there is an observable correlation between the reality of women's status (insofar as we know it), the artistic rendering of women and the extensions of their lives, and the security of identity for each of the historical periods in which women are being examined.
HALPERN 53+ (TUTH 11:30-12:45)
CLASSICS 168: ROMAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
(Cross-listed FAH 116)A chronological survey of the material culture of the Romans from their Etruscan foundations to Early Christian times. Special emphasis will be placed on the art and archaeology of the Empire, this including provincial art and monuments. Among the topics explored will be the propagandistic purposes of Roman art, the original contexts of Roman portraiture and other art, Roman copies of Greek art, and Romans as collectors.
Prerequisite: CLS 027/FAH 019 or FAH 001 or consent.
NEWLAND H3+ (M 6:30-7:30, W 4:45-6:20)
CLASSICS 186: GREEKS FAR FROM HOME
(Cross-listed HIST 191)How did the ancient Greeks react to other cultures? And how have other people over the centuries reacted to Greek culture? Finding the answers to these questions is the main goal of 'Greeks Far From Home'. Specific topics to be addressed, through lectures and student reports, include the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the multiple functions of Herodotos' History, the significance of barbarians as a concept in Classical Athens, the relationship of Alexander the Great and his successors to Greek culture, Roman appropriation of certain aspects of Greek culture, and the origins and early development of Classics as a discipline in its political and social context. In addition to Herodotos we will read extensive excerpts from other ancient historians and travel writers, Lionel Casson's Travel in the Ancient World, and two accounts of modern European and American reactions to Greece and the other ancient civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean (Travelers to an Antique Land and The Search for Ancient Greece).
Prerequisite: CLS 27, 37 or 38 or consent.
BYNUM B3 (TUTH 1:05-2:20)
CLASSICS 188: GREEK SCULPTURE
(Cross-listed FAH 113A)Among the most enduring legacies of Ancient Greek civilization are the sculptures that decorated private and public spaces in the ancient world. This course will treat the range of sculpture produced in the Greek world from ca. 1000 to 30 B.C.-from the Dark Ages to the time when Greek art and culture became absorbed into the Roman Empire. We will examine sculpture in the round as well as relief and architectural sculpture. Primary attention will be given to the variety of purposes that sculpture served in Ancient Greece. We will consider these art works from the viewpoints of the ancient craftsmen as well as consumers. How did the form and material of particular works reflect their functions? How did the ancients regard sculpture, and how important was it in their daily lives? Technique and style will also be considered, with attention to the "development" of sculptural style through distinct historical periods, and the ways in which modern scholars and connoisseurs have established stylistic criteria. As part of the course we will study monuments first-hand, at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and explore computer-aided tools for the study of ancient art, particularly those available on the Perseus Project.
Prerequisite: None.
SMITH A3+ (TUTH 3:50-5:05)
CLASSICS 191: ANCIENT MEDICINE SEMINAR
Topics in Ancient Medicine and its Transmission: SurgeryA seminar on the historical development of Western surgery from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Throughout its development from its origins in Antiquity to a modern field of science and technology, surgery Òhas inspired hope and admiration, fear and censure, but never indifference.Ó This seminar will trace the historical evolution of Western surgery with regard to theories, practices, and technologies, as well as the changing social, economic and philosophical environment. Short weekly presentations, two formal presentations (a summary presentation and a seminar lecture), and a paper. Especially recommended for pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, and community health program students.
Prerequisite: CLS 146 (with a B+/A grade) or Junior/Senior standing with consent.
PHILLIPS 65+ (MTH 1:05-2:20 PM)
LATIN
LATIN 2: ELEMENTARY LATIN
Through authentic but adapted Latin prose and poetry, we will review forms and syntax learned in Latin 1 and progress through complex grammatical constructions. From these Latin selections, we will also explore topics such as slavery, superstitions, and love in the Roman Forum--topics which reflect the richness and diversity of Roman life in the Republic and Empire. English derivatives and cultural enrichment will continue to be emphasized.Prerequisite: LAT 1 or equivalent.
SETNIK 47 (MWF 10:30-11:20)
LATIN 22: OVID
Translation of many of the most popular myths in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Emphasis on the stories and their meanings, as well as figures of speech, grammar, rhetorical devices and symbolism. Midterm, creative project and final exam.Prerequisite: LAT 3
MERZLAK B3 (TUTH 1:05-2:20)
LATIN 104: CICERO
Marcus Tullius Cicero was one of the most influential figures in the historical record. Neither a member of the aristocracy of his time nor a distinguished military hero, he nevertheless rose to the top of Roman society by his energy and intellect. Cicero almost single-handedly invented the literary representation of the Roman Republic and his writing exerted a dominant influence on many aspects of European thought for more than two thousand years. His surviving corpus includes orations, personal letters and essays on a variety of topics. This course will survey representative works of Cicero. In particular, we will work with, and add to, the emerging tools which Roman Perseus has begun to make available on the World Wide Web. Course "papers" will be WEB based and may include electronic essays, updates of sections from classic commentaries or other WWW based resources. Class participants will have access to prepublication materials as they use the WWW for their own preparation and for developing their course projects. Successful course projects will be considered for inclusion in Roman Perseus.Prerequisite: LAT 91 or higher.
CRANE W2 (TU 6:30-9:00)
GREEK
GREEK 002: ELEMENTARY GREEK
A continuation of Greek 001. Grammar review with increased emphasis on syntax.Prerequisites: GRK 1 or consent.
REID 83+ (MW 2:30-3:45)
GREEK 102: GREEK DRAMA: AESCHYLUS
Eumenides, the final play of the Oresteia trilogy, will be read in Greek and the other six extant plays read in English. Our study of Aeschylus' complete corpus will include the historical background to his dramas, the earlier history of Athenian drama, the festivals at which they were performed, and the theater and theatrical conventions. May be taken at the Greek-8 level. Final paper will be required
of those taking course at 102-level. REID D3 (TUTH 2:30-3:45)
