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Classics and Ancient History
CLAS1005 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.
CLAS1501 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.
CLAS1502 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.
CLAS2501 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.
CLAS2601 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.
CLAS3201 Ancient History: The Athenian Empire 3 ch
The social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the "Golden Age" of Athens.
Prerequisite: CLAS 2501
CLAS3202 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
CLAS3203 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
CLAS3204
Ancient History: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
3 ch
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The social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the Roman empire under
Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
Prerequisite: CLAS 2601
CLAS3205 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 .
CLAS3206 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
CLAS3207 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 .