GRS 100 Greek and Roman Civilization TWF 12:30-1:30 (Fall and Spring) HSD A240 Dr. Nick Reymond (Fall 2013) Dr. Mark Nugent (Spring 2014) Foundational approach to the civilization of Greece and Rome through the evidence of literature, history and archaeology. Focus on ancient cultural and intellectual material of significance in the western tradition. Emphasis is placed upon early Greek history, literature of Classical Athens, and the culture of Republican and Augustan Rome. A basic timeline of principal eras and events, and general aspects of material culture, from the Bronze Age to the fall of Rome.
GRS 200 Greek and Roman Mythology Fall 2013 MR 11:30-1:00 MAC A144 Dr. Nick Reymond A study of Greek and Roman myths, in the context of the culture and thought of Greece and Rome. Literary and artistic sources will be used to establish and analyze the nature and function of myths in these cultures. Topics include the gods, heroes, local myths political and cultural uses of myths and the origins of the influence of Greek and Roman myths on European culture.
GRS 201 Greek History from the Bronze Age to Alexander Fall 2013 TWF 11:30-12:30 Cornett B107 Professor Geoffrey Kron A survey of Greek history from the emergence of Minoan-Mycenaean civilization until the death of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the relationship of the Greeks to other Mediterranean and Near Eastern civilizations, the nature of the Greek polis, Greek colonization, the rise of democracy and Athenian, Spartan, Theban and Macedonian bids for leadership in Greece.
GRS 204 The Ancient World on Film Fall 2013 W 3:30-6:30 DSB C103 Professor Laurel Bowman Explores the treatment in film of the history and myth of the world of the ancient Mediterranean. Both films and original sources will be studied. Issues addressed include medium, genre and the mutability of myth and historical representation.
GRS 336 Democracy in the Ancient Mediterranean and its Legacy Fall 2013 TWF 1:30-2:30 Clearihue A203 Professor Geoffrey Kron A study of the ideology, practice and impact of democratic institutions in the Ancient Mediterranean. The political systems of some or all of Classical and Hellenistic Greece, Carthage and the Roman Republic. Ancient influence upon theories of popular government in later history. Emphasis on the differences between direct and representative democracy and the role of democracy in fostering social welfare and economic and cultural development.
GRS 344 Fall of the Roman Republic Fall 2013 TWF 10:30-11:30 Clearihue A203 Professor Greg Rowe Study of the best-attested and most eventful period of Roman history: the collapse of the Roman Republic and the emergence of monarchy between 146 BCE and 14 CE. Attention to the voluminous and varied writings of Cicero and to documentary sources for the period, such as coins and inscriptions.
GRS 348 The City of Rome Fall 2013 MR 1:00-2:30 ECS 116 Professor Josiah Davis An introduction to the monuments and communal life of Rome from its origins to the modern era., Emphasis will be placed on the archaeology and history of the city in antiquity. We will also analyze literary representations of Rome in ancient, medieval, and modern eras.
GRS 462 Archaeology of Athens Fall 2013 Thursday 3:30-6:30 Clearihue B415 Professor Brendan Burke This seminar examines the topography and monuments of Athens from the Neolithic to the Roman period. Focuses primarily on the physical remains of the city and countryside to trace the development of one of the most important city-states in the Greek world and to understand its impact on western civilization.
GREE 101 Intro. Ancient Greek Fall 2013 MWR 2:30-3:30 Clearihue D134 Professor Laurel Bowman A basic introduction to ancient Attic Greek. Based on reading and translating progressively more challenging passages in ancient Greek, with emphasis on acquiring basic vocabulary and rules of grammar. ΗΟΣΝΥΝΟΡΧΕΣΤΟΝΠΑΝΤΟΝ ΑΤΑΛΟΤΑΤΑΠΑΙΖΕΙΤΟΤΟΔΕΚ ΛΜΙΝ Whoever of all these dancers now plays most delicately to him this
GREE 201 Advanced Greek Grammar Fall 2013 MWR 2:30-3:30 Clearihue B415 Professor Ingrid Holmberg Review of grammar covered in 101 and 102, followed by study of more advanced grammatical constructions. Readings will provide a transition from simplified language to unmodified literary Greek. Mantiklos dedicated me to the far-shooter, silverbowed god, as a tithe. Phoibos, provide charis in return!
GREE 301 Greek Epic Fall 2013 MR 10-11:30 Clearihue B415 Professor Ingrid Holmberg Intensive reading of selections from the Iliad, the Odyssey and/or the hexameter corpus. Intended to facilitate reading ability in ancient Greek by building upon foundations of the first- and second-year courses.
LATI 101 Introductory Latin I Fall 2013 MWR 2:30-3:30 Professor Cedric Littlewood TWF 11:30-12:30 Dr. Nick Reymond TWF 1:30-2:30 Professor Greg Rowe An introduction to the basic grammatical patterns of the language of ancient Rome, practiced in a series of readings adapted from Latin literature. No previous knowledge of Latin is required.
LATI 201 Advanced Latin Grammar Fall 2013 TWF 9:30-10:30 Professor Josiah Davis Review of grammar covered in 101 and 102, followed by study of more advanced grammatical constructions. Readings will provide a transition from simplified language to genuine literary Latin.
LATI 301 Vergil Fall 2013 MR 11:30-1:00 Professor Cedric Littlewood Selected readings in Latin from one or more of Vergil s Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid.