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CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY
Note: See beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
See also Greek and Latin.
CLAS 1005
Ancient History: Greek and Roman People
3 ch
An introduction to the history of ancient Greece and Rome through famous and lesser
known individuals. This course is designed to introduce students to historical inquiry and
techniques through the study of antiquity.
CLAS 1501
Greek Myth and Religion
3 ch
An introduction to the divine and heroic myths and to the religion of the Greek world. There
will also be consideration of the various approaches to the interpretation of myths.
CLAS 1502
Roman Myth and Religion
3 ch
An introduction to the divine and heroic myths and to the religion of the Roman world.
There will also be consideration of the various approaches to the interpretation of myths.
CLAS 2501
Ancient History: The Greeks (A)
3 ch (3C)
A survey of the social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the ancient Greek world
from the Bronze age to the death of Alexander the Great. Prerequisite: One term-course in
CLAS or HIST.
CLAS 2601
Ancient History: The Romans (A)
3 ch (3C)
A survey of the social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the ancient Roman world
from the founding of Rome to the fall of the western empire. Prerequisite: One term-course
in CLAS or HIST.
CLAS 3201
Ancient History: The Athenian Empire
3 ch
The social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the "Golden Age" of Athens.
Prerequisite: CLAS 2501
CLAS 3202
Ancient History: Alexander and the Hellenistic World
3 ch
The social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the age of Alexander the Great and
his successors down to the death of Cleopatra VII. Prerequisite: CLAS 2501 or 2601
CLAS 3203
Ancient History: Cicero and the Late Republic
3 ch
An examination of the social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the late Roman
republic through the life of one of its most famous citizens. Prerequisite: CLAS 2601
CLAS 3204
Ancient History: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
3 ch
The social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the Roman empire under Tiberius,
Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. Prerequisite: CLAS 2601
CLAS 3205
Ancient History: Josephus and the Jewish Wars (O)
3 ch (3C)
A study of Josephus’ account of the history of the Jewish people from the Maccabean revolt
to the fall of Masada. Special attention will be paid to Josephus’ historiographical methods
and to the social, cultural, intellectual, and political context of the period. Prerequisite: CLAS
2501 or 2601 .
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CLAS 3206
Ancient History: Women in the Roman World
3 ch
The status and role of women in the Roman world as reflected in literary, historical, legal,
and archaeological sources. Prerequisite: CLAS 2601
CLAS 3207
Ancient History: Augustus and the Roman Revolution
3 ch
An examination of the career of Caesar Augustus from his unexpected rise to power to his
establishment of the imperial system of government at Rome. Prerequisite: CLAS 2601 .
Credit may be obtained for only one of CLAS 3207 and CLAS 3063 .