Classes Offered in Greek

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GREK B010, B011 Traditional and New Testament Greek
The first part of this year-long course will focus on introducing standard (Classical) Greek grammar through the fall semester. Early in the spring semester the class will split into two sections, with one section reading classical Greek authors such as Xenophon and Plato, and the other reading sections of the New Testament. (Hamilton)

GREK B016, B017 Reading Greek for the Golden Age
A grammar-based, "bottom-up" introduction to classical Greek, emphasizing mastery of individual letters, nouns and verbs, and finally single sentences supplemented by readings each week from a "top-down" introduction focusing on the paragraph, comprehension of context and Greek idiom, with the goal of reading a dialogue of Plato and a speech by Lysias. (staff)

GREK B101 Herodotus
Book I of Herodotus' History and weekly prose composition. ( Edmonds , Division III)

GREK B104 Homer
Several books of the Odyssey are read and verse composition is attempted. A short essay is required. (Chiekova, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

GREK B201 Plato and Thucydides
The Symposium and the history of the Sicilian Expedition. ( Edmonds , Division III)

GREK B202 The Form of Tragedy
(staff, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

GREK B398, B399 Senior Conference
A full year course for senior majors in Greek, Latin, Classical Languages, and Classical Studies. The first term is devoted to various fields of Classics (e.g., religion, philosophy, law, social history, literary history), while in the second term students write a long research paper and then present their findings to the group. (Scott, staff)

Please send any questions or comments to Radcliffe Edmonds.

Classes Offered in Latin

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LATN B001, B002 Elementary Latin
Basic grammar, composition and Latin readings, including classical prose and poetry. This is a year-long course; both semesters are required for credit. (Scott, Walker )

LATN B003 Intermediate Latin
Intensive review of grammar, reading in classical prose and poetry. For students who have had the equivalent of two years of high school Latin or are not adequately prepared to take Latin 101. This course meets three times a week with a required fourth hour to be arranged. (Gaisser)

LATN B101 Latin Literature (taught at Haverford College fall semester 2005)
Selections from Catullus and Cicero. Prerequisite: Latin 001-002 and 003 or placement by the department. (Roberts, Division III)

LATN B102 Latin Literature: Livy and Horace
Prerequisite: Latin 101 or placement by the department. (Walker, Division III)

LATN B201 Advanced Latin Literature: Roman Comedy
(Gaisser, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

LATN B202 Advanced Latin Literature: The Silver Age
Readings from major authors of the first and second centuries C.E. (Scott, Division III)

LATN B203 Medieval Latin Literature
Selected works of Latin prose and poetry from the late Roman Empire through the Carolingian Renaissance. (Walker , Division III)

LATN B205 Latin Style
A study of Latin prose style based on readings and exercises in composition. Offered to students wishing to fulfill the requirements for teacher certification in Latin or to fulfill one of the requirements in the major. Not offered in 2005-06.

LATN B301 Vergil's Aeneid
(Gaisser , Division III)

LATN B302 Tacitus
(Scott, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

LATN B303 Lucretius
Study of the De Rerum Natura and its philosophic background. (Conybeare, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

LATN B304 Cicero and Caesar
(staff, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

LATN B305 Livy and the Conquest of the Mediterranean
(Scott, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

LATN B312 Roman Satire
(Walker, Division III)

LATN B398, B399 Senior Conference
A full year course for senior majors in Greek, Latin, Classical Languages, and Classical Studies. The first term is devoted to various fields of Classics (e.g., religion, philosophy, law, social history, literary history), while in the second term students write a long research paper and then present their findings to the group. (Scott, staff)

Courses for which a knowledge of Latin is not required are listed under Classical Culture and Society.

Classes Offered in Classical Culture and Society (excluding language courses)

For a list of Classical and Cultural Studies classes being offered this semester go to
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At Bryn Mawr College:

CSTS B110 The World Through Classical Eyes
A survey of the ways in which the ancient Greeks and Romans perceived and constructed their physical and social world. The evidence of ancient texts and monuments will form the basis for exploring such subjects as cosmology, geography, travel and commerce, ancient ethnography and anthropology, the idea of natural and artificial wonders, and the self-definition of the classical cultures in the context of the oikoumene , the "inhabited world." (Donohue, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B150 Scapegoats, Outlaws and Sinners in Fifth-Century Athens
A study of marginal figures in Athenian literature, religion and politics, emphasizing the context, causes and effects of the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries in 415 B.C.E. and the trials for impiety of Androcles and Socrates in 400 and 399 B.C.E., and including a survey of the dramatic literature of the period. Topics include the "holy man," once polluted, now powerful; impiety trials; ostracism; beggars and exiles; pollution; sycophants and the court system. Authors include Andocides, Aristophanes, Euripides, Lysias, Sophocles, Thucydides and Xenophon. (Hamilton, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B156 Roman Law in Action
(Scott , Division III)

CSTS B191 The World of the Greek Heroes: Icon and Narrative
An introduction to Greek mythology comparing the literary and visual representations of the major gods and heroes in terms of content, context, function and syntax. (Hamilton, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B193 The Routes of Comedy
A broad survey, ranging from the pre-history of comedy in such phenomena as monkey laughs and ritual abuse to the ancient comedies of Greece and Rome and their modern descendants, from the Marx Brothers and Monty Python to the Honeymooners and Seinfeld. (Hamilton, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06

CSTS B205 Greek History
A study of Greece down to the end of the Peloponnesian War (404 B.C.E.), with a focus on constitutional changes from monarchy through aristocracy and tyranny to democracy in various parts of the Greek world. Emphasis on learning to interpret ancient sources, including historians (especially Herodotus and Thucydides), inscriptions, and archaeological and numismatic materials. Particular attention is paid to Greek contacts with the Near East; constitutional developments in various Greek-speaking states; Athenian and Spartan foreign policies; and the "unwritten history" of non-elites. (Edmonds, Division I or III; cross-listed as History 205)

CSTS 206. Society, Medicine, and Law in Ancient Greece
An introduction to the social context of Greek history in the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Topics include the Greek household, occupations, slavery, literacy and education, sexuality, ancient medical practices, and the working of law in the polis. Ancient sources are emphasized, including orators, technical writers, inscriptions, and papyri. (Chiekova, Division III; cross listed as History 206)

CSTS B207 Early Rome and the Roman Republic
The history of Rome from its origins to the end of the Republic with special emphasis on the rise of Rome in Italy, the Hellenistic world and the evolution of the Roman state. Ancient sources, literary and archaeological, are emphasized. (Scott, Division III; cross-listed as History 207) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B208 The Roman Empire
Imperial history from the principate of Augustus to the House of Constantine with focus on the evolution of Roman culture as presented in the surviving ancient evidence, both literary and archaeological. (Scott, Division I or III; cross-listed as History 208) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B209 Eros in Ancient Greek Culture
This course explores the ancient Greeks' ideas of love, from the interpersonal loves between people of the same or different genders to the cosmogonic Eros that creates and holds together the entire world. The course examines how the idea of eros is expressed in poetry, philosophy, history and the romances. (Edmonds)

CSTS B211 Masks, Madness and Mysteries in Greek Religion
A review of ancient evidence, both literary and archaeological, pertaining to the cults of Demeter and Dionysus practiced in ancient Greece, followed by an examination of various modern theories that have been proposed to illuminate the significance of the rites. (Hamilton)

CSTS B212 Ancient Magic
Bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, amulets and talismans -- from the simple spells designed to meet the needs of the poor and desperate to the complex theurgies of the philosophers, the people of the Greco-Roman world made use of magic to try to influence the world around them. This course will examine the magicians of the ancient world and the techniques and devices they used. We shall consider ancient tablets and spell books as well as literary descriptions of magic in the light of theories relating to the religious, political and social contexts in which magic was used. (Edmonds, Division III) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B220 Writing the Self
What leads people to write about their lives? Do women and men present themselves differently? Do they think different issues are important? How do they claim authority for their thoughts and experiences? Readings will include Abelard and Heloise's Letters , Augustine's Confessions , Guibert de Nogent's A Monk's Confession, Patrick's Confession , Perpetua's Passion , Radegund's Fall of Thuringia , and a collection, Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality . (Conybeare, Division III; cross-listed as Comparative Literature 220) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS 236 The Ancient Novel
A survey of the Greek and Roman prose fiction commonly referred to as the ancient novel. Reading these works in translation we will examine issues surrounding the rise of the genre and its cultural context, compare methods of characterization and narrative structure, investigate the relationship between historicity and fictionality, and consider connections between the ancient novel and its successors. Authors include: Chariton, Longus, Achilles Tatius, Heliodorus, Petronius and Apuleius. (Walker, Division III; cross-listed as Comparative Literature 236)

CSTS B270 Classical Heroes and Heroines
An examination of the model and evolution of classical heroism and the different types of heroism available to men and women. Among the issues considered are: epic, tragic, and modern forms of heroism; the relationships of heroes and heroines to their communitiesand families; the dangers heroes and heroines may pose to themselves, their communities, and families; the personal costs of heroism and who pays those costs; why women are so rarely allowed to be heroic. Readings include: Gilgamesh, the Iliad and Odyssey; Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Antigone; Euripides' Alcestis and Medea; and Vergil's Aeneid. Readings are complemented by various films, including: Kagamusha, Blade Runner, Terminator 2, Aliens, High Noon, and Unforgiven. (Gaisser, Division III; cross-listed as Comparative Literature 270) Not offered in 2005-06.

CS 275. Interpreting Mythology
The myths of the Greeks have provoked outrage and fascination, interpretation and retelling, censorship and elaboration, beginning with the Greeks themselves. We will see how some of these stories have been read and understood, recounted and revised, in various cultures and eras, from ancient tellings to modern movies. We will also explore some of the interpretive theories by which these tales have been understood, from ancient allegory to modern structural and semiotic theories.

The student should gain a more profound understanding of the meaning of these myths to the Greeks themselves, of the cultural context in which they were formulated. At the same time, this course should provide the student with some familiarity with the range of interpretations and strategies of understanding that people of various cultures and times have applied to the Greek myths during the more than two millennia in which they have been preserved. (Edmonds, Division III; cross-listed as Comparative Literature 275) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B324 Roman Architecture
(Scott, Division III; cross-listed as Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology 324, Growth and Structure of Cities 324 and History of Art 324) Not offered in 2005-06.

CSTS B398, B399 Senior Conference
A full year course for senior majors in Greek, Latin, Classical Languages, and Classical Studies. The first term is devoted to various fields of Classics (e.g., religion, philosophy, law, social history, literary history), while in the second term students write a long research paper and then present their findings to the group. (Scott, staff)

History of Art 104. The Classical Tradition
An investigation of the historical and philosophical ideas of the classical, with particular attention to the Italian Renaissance and the continuance of its formulations throughout the Westernized world. (Cast, Division III)

Arch 102. The Uses of the Past: Intro to Greek and Roman Archaeology
A historical survey of the archaeology and art of Greece, Etruria and Rome. Three hours of class, one hour of special topics each week. (Miller-Collett, Division III)

Arch 201. Preclassical Greek Art and Archaeology
The art and archaeology of Greece and its Mediterranean neighbors between the end of the Bronze Age and the Persian invasion (ca. 1100 - 480 B.C.E.), the period which saw the rise of the city-state, the introduction of democracy, and the spread of Greek civilization by colonization and trade. The architecture, painting, sculpture and minor arts will be studied with attention to their historical and cultural contexts. (Donohue, Division III)

Arch 202. Classical Greek Art and Archaeology
The art and archaeology of Greece and its Mediterranean neighbors between the Persian invasion of 480 B.C.E. and the rise of Macedonia in the mid-fourth century B.C.E., the period which saw the rise of Athens, the achievements of the Periclean democracy and the dissolution of Athenian power in the wake of the Peloponnesian War. The architecture, painting, sculpture and minor arts will be studied with attention to their historical and cultural contexts. (Donohue, Division III)

Arch 204. Iron Age, Italian and Etruscan Art and Archaeology
The art and archaeology of peninsular Italy from the Iron Age down to the period of the Early Republic of Rome, with special focus on the culture of the Etruscans and their interaction with the Greeks and Romans.

Arch 212. Art and Archaeology of the Hellenistic World
An examination of the material culture of the extended Mediterranean region, with special attention to the role of the figural arts in the political and cultural transformation of the classical world. (Donohue, Division III)

Arch 302. Greek Architecture
The Greek architectural tradition and its historical development.t. (Wright; cross-listed as Growth and Structure of Cities 302)

Arch 303. Classical Bodies
An examination of the conceptions of the human body evidenced in Greek and Roman art and literature, with emphasis on issues that have persisted in the Western tradition. Topics include the fashioning of male and female concepts and standards of beauty and their implications; conventions of visual representation; the nude; clothing and its symbolism; the athletic ideal; physiognomy; medical theory and practice; the visible expression of character and emotions; and the formulation of the "classical ideal" in antiquity and later times. (Donohue, Division III)

Arch 304. The Etruscans
An exploration of Etruscan culture from its origins in the Late Bronze Age to its gradual demise under Roman domination, with emphasis on its impact on the art and literature of Roman, Medieval and Renaissance Italy and the modern world. The archaeology of this non-Indo-European ethnic group includes DNA analysis of modern populations, new appreciation of the modes of urbanization (earlier in Italy than in many areas), and the studies of funerary practices, commerce, language and technology. Intensive studies of Etruscan art and architecture include pottery, tomb painting and terracotta manufacture. (Turfa)

Arch 305. Ancient Athens: Monuments and Art (and others)
Detailed analysis of the monuments, archaeology and art of ancient Athens Ñ the home of such persons as Pericles, Sophocles and Plato. The course considers the art and monuments of ancient Athens against the historical background of the city and is a case study in understanding the role of archaeology in reconstructing the life and culture of the Athenians. (Miller-Collett; cross-listed as Growth and Structure of Cities 305)

History 239. Dawn of the Middle Ages (300-1000)
An introduction to the major cultural changes in the societies of Europe and th eMediterranean basin from arund 300 C.E. to around 1000. (Powell, Division I or III)

Philosophy 101. A Historical Introduction to Philosophy: Greek Philosophy
What is the fundamental nature of the world? Can we have knowledge about the world and ourselves, and if so, how? What is the good life? In this course, we explore answers to these sorts of metaphysical, epistemological and ethical questions by examining the works of the Presocratics and of the two central Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. (Koggel, Richman, Division III)

Philosophy 321. Greek Political Philosophy
A consideration of major works by Thucydides, Plato and Aristotle, along with readings from the current debate over the relevance of Greek philosophy to philosophy and politics today. (Salkever; cross-listed as Political Science 320)

Philosophy 350. Being and Good in Plato and Aristotle
An exploration of interpretations of being and the role of good in the thought of Plato and Aristotle. (staff, Division III)

Political Science 228. Western Political Philosophy: Ancient and Modern
An introduction to the fundamental problems of political philosophy, especially the relationship between political life and the human good or goods. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Rousseau. (staff, Division III; cross-listed as Philosophy 228)

Political Science 306. Origins of Political Philosophy: China and Greece
A consideration of two cases of the emergence of critical and self-reflective public discourse and of the subsequent problem of the relationship between philosophy and political life. Readings from Confucius, Mencius, Chuang tzu, Hsun tzu, the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides. (Salkever; cross-listed as East Asian Studies 306 and Philosophy 306)

Political Science 320. Greek Political Philosophy
A consideration of major works by Thucydides, Plato and Aristotle, along with readings from the current debate over the relevance of Greek philosophy to philosophy and politics today. (Salkever; cross-listed as Philosophy 321)

At Haverford College:

Classics 119. Athenian Culture and Society in the 5th Century
Study of the Athenian achievement in literature, politics and philosophy from the Persian wars to the trial and death of Socrates, based largely on primary sources; discussion of religion and politics in the context of the polis, and of the Athenian use of myth in the form of tragedy. Special attention will be given to the nature of divine and human justice, and the dynamics of power among genders and social classes. (D.Gillis)

Classics 120. The Roman Emperors: Ancient Texts and Modern Perspectives
Study of the earliest Roman Principes who presided over a long period of moral decay and high literary achievement, as reflected in biased ancient sources. Modern revisionist interpretations will be analyzed in order to help establish accurate appraisals of imperial careers and impact. (D. Gillis)

Classics/Comp Lit 208. Mythology
Archetypal figures and situations of Greek mythology, with comparative readings in Norse and ancient Near Eastern mythologies. Comparison and evaluation of structuralist, psychoanalytic, and Jungian interpretations. (J. Russo; Also called Comparative Literature 208)

Classics/Comp Lit 210. The Epic Tradition
This course explores the development, definition, and influence of the epic genre from classical times to the present. Readings include the ancient epic fragments of Gilgamesh; Homer, Iliad and Odyssey; Vergil, Aeneid; Milton, Paradise Lost; Derek Walcott, Omeros. (D. Roberts)

Classics/ Comp Lit 211. The World of Oral Literature
The study of folktale, ballad, and epic as oral narrative genres drawn from past and present cultures. Emphasis will be on oral style and performance, the tension between tradition and innovation, and the distinctive features of each genre. Readings will include folktales from various cultures, English-language ballads, African-American "toasts," and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. (J. Russo; Also called Comparative Literature 211)

Classics/Comp Lit 212. The Classical Tradition in Western Literature
An exploration of the uses of Greek and Latin literature in later writers, with attention to particularly influential ancient authors (Homer, Vergil, Ovid, and others), to a range of modern authors, and to the varieties of literary influence and intertextuality. (D. Roberts; also called Comparative Literature 212)

Classics/Comp Lit 213. Tragedy and the Tragic: Suffering, Representation, and Response
This course is concerned with tragedy as a kind of drama, with the idea of the tragic as explored and manifested in a variety of cultural contexts and forms, and with critiques of tragedy. The first third of the course focuses on tragedy and the tragic in ancient Greece, the genre's place of origin; we turn subsequently to plays, narratives, essays and films from other times and places. (D. Roberts; also called Comparative Literature 213)


Classics 217. Male and Female in Ancient Greece
Investigation of the status, roles, and images of women in archaic, classical, and post-classical Greek culture, and the Greek conceptualization of male/female difference. Special attention to central literary texts of each period. (J. Russo)

Classics/Comp Lit/Eng 290 History of Literary Theory: Plato to Shelley
An historical survey of literary theory in the West, from the Greeks to early 19th century Europe, with attention to key critical terms and concepts. Not open to first-year students. (D. Roberts; Also called English 290a and Comparative Literature 290)

Religion 121. Varieties of Judaism in the Ancient World
From Abraham to Rabbi Judah the Prince, Judaism has been transformed from a local ethnic religious cult to a broad-based, diverse religion. Many outside cultures and civilizations, from the ancient Persians to the Imperial Romans, influenced the Jews and Judaism through language, culture and political contacts. Absorbing and adapting these various and often opposing influences, the Israelite, and then Jewish, community re-invented itself, often fragmenting into several versions at once. After the destruction of the temple, in 70 CE, one group, the rabbis, gradually came to dominate Jewish life. Why? This course will study those changes and developments which brought about these radical transformations. (N. Koltun-Fromm)

Religion 206. History and Literature of Early Christianity
The history, literature and theology of Christianity from the end of the New Testament period to the time of Constantine. (A. McGuire)

Religion 221. Women and Gender in Early Christianity
An examination of the representations of women and gender in early Christian texts and their significance for contemporary Christianity. Topics include interpretations of Genesis 1-3, images of women and sexuality in early Christian literature, and the roles of women in various Christian communities. (A. McGuire)

Religion 222. Gnosticism
The phenomenon of Gnosticism examined through close reading of primary sources, including the recently discovered texts of Nag Hammadi. Topics include the relation of Gnosticism to Greek, Jewish, and Christian thought; the variety of Gnostic schools and sects; gender imagery, mythology and other issues in the interpretation of Gnostic texts. (A. McGuire)

Religion 343. Seminar in Religions of Antiquity and Biblical Literature
Advanced study of a specific topic in the field. The course may be repeated for credit with change of content. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (A. McGuire)

Religion 348. Seminar in Ancient Judaism
Advanced study of the development of Judaism from the biblical period to the talmudic period. What constitutes Israelite religion? By what processes does it become rabbinic Judaism? What were its various manifestations along the way? Readings will be drawn from the Bible, the Apocrypha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hellenistic Jewish literature and rabbinic literature. (N. Koltun-Fromm)

Philosophy 210. Plato
A close and interpretative reading of four to five selected dialogues of Plato. Emphasis is upon a philosophical interpretation of the theories offered by the dialogues concerning the nature of the good life, of human understanding, and of the general nature of being. Attention is also paid to the literary form of the dialogues and to the view of philosophical argument and understanding that emerges. (A. Kosman)

Philosophy 212. Aristotle
An analytic study of the main works of Aristotle. Particular attention is paid to the theory of being and substance developed in Aristotle's Metaphysics, to the theory of animal life developed in his treatise On the Soul, and to the understanding of good human action and choice developed in the Nicomachean Ethics. Primary emphasis is on the interpretation and understanding of the philosophical arguments that are elaborated in these works. (A. Kosman)

Philosophy 310: Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

Please send any questions or comments to Radcliffe Edmonds or Russell T. Scott.

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