Department of Classics
404 Mather House
www.case.edu/artsci/clsc
Phone: 216-368-2348; Fax: 216-368-4681
Charles Burroughs, Chair
E-mail: charles.burroughs@case.edu
The Department of Classics introduces students to the culture, life, and legacy of ancient Greece and Rome through courses in the Greek and Latin languages and literatures, in ancient history and archaeology, and in the visual and material cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world. The department also offers courses in the classical tradition in Europe and beyond. The department faculty represents a range of academic disciplines and is committed, where appropriate, to an interdisciplinary approach in teaching and research.
The core purpose of the department is to offer the opportunity for study of the ancient classical languages, as a crucial point of entry into the conceptual worlds of Greece and Rome. Students are also exposed to the various facets of antiquity that made the ancient Mediterranean world the progenitor of the modern West, not least in its mingling of cultures and belief systems. Further, we study major moments of the revival of antiquity, and the various lenses through which subsequent eras understood or appropriated the past.
Knowledge of classical antiquity constitutes the backbone of a liberal education. It also provides an excellent basis for further professional training in whatever field a student may ultimately earn a livelihood. Such knowledge is also a valuable source of enrichment for the student’s leisure. A major in classics, or even a minor, may be (as it often has been) profitably combined with programs aimed toward law, medicine, management, diplomatic service, banking, journalism, library science, or politics; religious, philosophic, literary, or historical studies; careers in the fine arts (visual or performing); or museum or archival work.
Department Faculty
Charles Burroughs, Ph.D.
(Warburg Institute, University of London)
Elsie B. Smith Professor of Liberal Arts and Chair
Art and architecture in the classical tradition; Italian Renaissance; early modern urbanism; landscapes in Europe and the Americas
Florin Berindeanu, Ph.D.
(University of Georgia)
Instructor
European literature; literary and semiotic theory; mysticism
Martin Helzle, Ph.D.
(Cambridge University)
Professor
Latin language and literature; Augustan and Silver poetry: palaeography; textual criticism
Paul A. Iversen, Ph.D.
(Ohio State University)
Assistant Professor
Greek and Roman New Comedy; Greek and Latin epigraphy; Hellenistic culture and society
Rachel Hall Sternberg, Ph.D.
(Bryn Mawr College)
Associate Professor
Greek language and literature; Greek social history; history of emotion; reception of the classical tradition in the age of Jefferson
Secondary Faculty
Jenifer Neils, Ph.D.
(Princeton University)
Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History
Ancient art and classical archaeology
Visiting Faculty
Ricardo Apostol, Ph.D.
(University of Michigan)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Augustan poetry and culture, Hellenistic poetry, material culture
Timothy Wutrich, Ph.D.
(Tufts University)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Greek and Roman drama; classical tradition in literature and art; philosophical approaches to literature and art; Roman civilization
Undergraduate Programs
Major
The core of the classics major is the study of the languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome and the societies that spoke Greek and Latin until the end of the ancient world (usually taken as the 5th century of the common era). The major uniquely offers exposure to a range of approaches: literary, philological, historical, archaeological, art historical, philosophical, and anthropological. Further, the scope of the department has expanded to embrace the classical tradition in and even beyond Europe, with courses on literature and art and architecture up to the 20th century.
The classics major leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree requires 36 hours of departmental offerings. In addition, each student completing the classics major is strongly advised to choose a related minor selected in consultation with and approved by the departmental advisor. In the major, the courses from the Department of Classics (36 hours) must include: Eight courses (24 hours) in either Greek or Latin or a combination of both, provided that at least three courses are at the 300 level; four classics courses (12 hours), with at least two at the 300 level. The department strongly recommends four to six additional courses outside the Department of Classics (12 to 18 hours): these should be in a closely related field such as anthropology, art history, philosophy, comparative literature, history, theater, or English. A second major or a minor in one of these fields will normally satisfy this recommendation.
Departmental Honors
Departmental honors are given to students who earn the grade of “A” for their senior dissertation in GREK 382 or LATN 382.
Teacher Licensure in Latin
The Department of Classics offers a teacher licensure program for students who wish to teach Latin in Ohio or in any state that accepts Ohio licensure. Students earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in classics while completing 35 hours in psychology and education course work at Case Western Reserve and at John Carroll University. (For details about course requirements in education, see the program description for Teacher Licensure elsewhere in this bulletin.)
Subject area requirements:
- Required courses (18 hours):
- LATN 101 Elementary Latin I and II and 102 (may be waived if appropriate)
- LATN 305 Literature of the Republic
- LATN 306 Survey of Latin Literature
- LATN 380 Advanced Topics in Latin: Prose Composition
- CLSC 304 Ancient Rome: Republic & Empire
- Elective LATN courses (15 hours): Choose five courses from the following: LATN 201, 202, 307 or 352, 308, 309, 351, 353, 354, 356, 381, 395
- Elective CLSC courses (9 hours):
Choose three courses, one of which must be at the 300 level
Minor
A minor in classics is designed to acquaint the student with aspects of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome by means of 15 hours of course work. These 15 hours may be any combination of Greek, Latin, and classics courses, 3 hours of which must be at or above the 300 level. While the study of either Greek or Latin is encouraged, neither is required for the minor.
Course Descriptions
CLSC 111. Greek Civilization (3)
This course constitutes the first half of a year-long sequence on classical civilization. It examines the enduring significance of the Greeks studied through their history, literature, art, and philosophy. Lectures and discussion. (For the second course in the sequence, see CLSC 112.)
Offered as CLSC 111 and HSTY 111.
CLSC 112. Roman Civilization (3)
The enduring significance of the Romans studied through their history, literature, art, and philosophy. Lectures and discussion.
Offered as CLSC 112 and HSTY 110.
CLSC 201. The Ancient World (3)
Ancient Western history from the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia to the dissolution of the Roman Empire in the West.
Offered as CLSC 201 and HSTY 200.
CLSC 202. Classical Mythology (3)
The myths of Classical Greece and Rome, their interpretation and influence.
CLSC 203. Gods and Heroes in Greek Literature (3)
This course examines major works of Greek literature and sets them in their historical and cultural context. Constant themes are war, wandering, tyranny, freedom, community, family, and the role of men and women within the household and the ancient city-state. Parallels with modern life and politics will be explored. Lectures and discussions.
Offered as CLSC 203 and WLIT 203.
CLSC 204. Heroes and Hustlers in Latin Literature (3)
This course constitutes the second half of a sequence on Classical literature. Its main themes are heroism vs. self-promotion, love vs. lust, and the struggle between democracy and tyranny. These topics are traced in a variety of literary genres from the period of the Roman republic well into the empire. Parallels with modern life and politics will be drawn.
Offered as CLSC 204 and WLIT 204.
CLSC 210. Byzantine World 300-1453 (3)
Development of the Byzantine empire from the emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity and founding of the eastern capital at Constantinople to the fall of Constantinople to Turkish forces in 1453.
Offered as CLSC 210 and HSTY 210.
CLSC 211. Building on Antiquity (3)
This course will provide orientation in the architectural orders and in most periods of European and Euro-American architectural history as well as, to an extent, criticism. Students will learn how to research buildings from different historical epochs, how to work with relevant databases and a range on on-line resources, and with the print resources available. Students will gain some familiarity with the conventions of architectural representation as these became established over centuries. There will be an important writing component, and a considerable amount of group work involving oral presentation and classroom discussion. The issue of the meaning(s) of architecture will be central; we will consider the blatant political uses of architecture and of imagery associated with architecture, more elusive and/or ambiguous cases, and the phenomenon of meanings changing from one era to another or according to audience. We will consider the relationship of the relatively formal “language” of classical architecture (the orders, especially as endowed with gender associations in the Viturvian tradition) and the more subtle, ad hoc ways that buildings project meaning or mood.
Offered as ARTH 211 and CLSC 211.
CLSC 226. Introduction to Greek and Roman Art (3)
Classical art from the 8th century B.C. to the fourth century A.D.; the major developments in the architecture, sculpture, and painting of ancient Greece, Etruria, and Rome.
Offered as ARTH 226 and CLSC 226.
CLSC 227. Ancient Cities and Sanctuaries (3)
A selection of cities and sanctuaries from the ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, Etruria, and Rome; their political and religious institutions and the relationship to contemporary art forms.
Offered as ARTH 227 and CLSC 227.
CLSC 228. Ancient Greek Athletics (3)
Exploration of the role of athletics in the ancient, primarily Greek world, and their reflection in the art of the period.
Offered as ARTH 228 and CLSC 228.
CLSC 295A. Greek and Latin Elements in English: The Basic Course (1.5)
A self-paced, computer-assisted course in the classical foundations of modern English in which the student learns the basic principles on which roots, prefixes, and suffixes combine to give precise meanings to composite words.
CLSC 295B. Greek and Latin Elements in English: Biomedical Terminology (1.5)
(See CLSC 295A.) Advanced section that is oriented especially toward scientific and medical terminology.
Prereq or Coreq: CLSC 295A.
CLSC 301. Ancient Philosophy (3)
Western philosophy from the early Greeks to the Skeptics. Emphasis on the pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle. Recommended preparation: PHIL 101 and consent of department.
Offered as CLSC 301 and PHIL 301.
CLSC 302. Ancient Greece: Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Periods (3)
The rise of Hellenic thought and institutions from the eighth to the third centuries B.C., the rise of the polis, the evolution of democracy at Athens, the crises of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, fifth century historiography, the growth of individualism, and the revival of monarchy in the Hellenistic period.
Offered as CLSC 302 and HSTY 302.
CLSC 304. Ancient Rome: Republic and Empire (3)
Growth and development of the Roman state from the unification of Italy in the early third century B.C. to the establishment of the oriental despotism under Diocletian and Constantine. The growth of empire in the Punic Wars, the uncertain steps toward an eastern hegemony, the crisis in the Republic from the Gracchi to Caesar, the new regime of Augustus, the transformation of the leadership class in the early Empire, and the increasing dominance of the military over the civil structure.
Offered as CLSC 304 and HSTY 304.
CLSC 305. Sanskrit Religious Texts (3)
Introduction to the Sanskrit language and culture through the reading of selected texts taken from the ancient religions of South Asia.
Offered as CLSC 305 and RLGN 305.
CLSC 309. Advanced Sanskrit Religious Texts (3)
This class is a continuation of RLGN 305/CLSC 305, the introduction to the Sanskrit language and culture. In RLGN 309/CLSC 309 students will learn advanced Sanskrit grammar and syntax. Previous knowledge of Sanskrit is required. We will finish the lessons from Devavanipravesika that we began in the introductory course. We will then translate sections for the Bhagavad Gita.
Offered as CLSC 309 and RLGN 309.
CLSC 311. Rome: City and Image (3)
This course studies the architectural and urban history of Rome from the republican era of the ancient city up to the eighteenth century using the city itself as the major “text.” The emphasis will be placed on the extraordinary transformations wrought in the city, or at least in key districts, by powerful rulers and/or elites, especially in the ancient empire and in the Renaissance and baroque eras. In a larger perspective, the great construction projects exerted a far-reaching effect within and beyond Europe, but we will study them in relation to their topographical situation, their functions, and their place in a long history of variations on prestigious themes since many of the artworks and the urban settings featured in the course carry the mark of the Long history of the city itself. Recommended preparation: At least one 200-level course in ANTH, ARTH, CLSC, ENGL, HSTY, or RLGN.
Offered as ARTH311/411 and CLSC 311.
CLSC 312. Women in the Ancient World (3)
The course offers a chronological survey of women’s lives in Greece, Hellenistic Egypt, and Rome. It focuses on primary sources as well as scholarly interpretations of the ancient record with a view to defining the construction of gender and sexuality according to the Greco-Roman model. Additionally, the course aims to demonstrate how various methodological approaches have yielded significant insights into our own perception of sex and gender. Specific topics include matriarchy and patriarchy; the antagonism between male and female in myth; the legal, social, economic, and political status of women; the ancient family; women’s role in religion and cult; ancient theories of medicine regarding women; paederasty and homosexuality.
Offered as CLSC 312 and WGST 312.
CLSC 314. Love Poetry from Sappho to Shakespeare (3)
Introduction to the love poetry of ancient Greece and Rome and its impact on the later European tradition in such poets as Petrarch, Chaucer, and Shakespeare. Readings will focus especially on questions of generic convention, audience expectation, and the social setting of love poetry in the different ages under consideration. No knowledge of the original languages required.
Offered as CLSC 314 and WLIT 324.
CLSC 316. Greek Tragedy (3)
This course provides students the opportunity to read a significant number of ancient Greek tragedies in modern English translations. We shall read, study, and discuss selected works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and attempt to understand the plays as literature composed for performance. We shall study literary elements within the plays and theatrical possibilities inherent in the texts. As we read the plays, we shall pay close attention to the historical context and look for what each play can tell us about myth, religion, and society in ancient Athens. Finally, we shall give occasional attention to the way these tragic dramas and the theater in which they were performed have continued to inspire literature and theater for thousands of years. Lectures will provide historical background on the playwrights, the plays, the mythic and historical background, and possible interpretation of the texts as literature and as performance pieces. Students will discuss in class the plays that they read. The course has three examinations and a final project that includes a short essay and a group presentation. Offered as CLSC 316, WLIT 316, WLIT 416.
CLSC 328. Greek Sculpture (3)
Greek sculpture from the Archaic period through the Hellenistic; style, the development of specific types, and the uses of architectural sculpture.
Offered as ARTH 328, CLSC 328, and ARTH 428.
CLSC 332. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Italy (3)
The arts of the Italian peninsula from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., with emphasis on recent archaeological discoveries. Lectures deal with architecture, sculpture, painting, and the decorative arts; supplemented by gallery tours at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Offered as ARTH 332, CLSC 332, and ARTH 432.
CLSC 333. Greek and Roman Painting (3)
Greek vase painting, Etruscan tomb painting and Roman wall painting. The development of monumental painting in antiquity.
Offered as ARTH 333, CLSC 333, and ARTH 433.
CLSC 334. Art and Archaeology of Greece (3)
A survey of the art and architecture of Greece from the beginning of the Bronze Age (3000 B.C.) to the Roman conquest (100 B.C.) with emphasis on recent archaeological discoveries. Lectures deal with architecture, sculpture, painting, and the decorative arts, supplemented by gallery tours at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Offered as ARTH 334, CLSC 334, and ARTH 434.
CLSC 395. Directed Readings (1–3)
Readings in English on a topic of interest to the student and acceptable to the instructor. Designed and completed under the supervision of the instructor with whom the student wishes to work.
CLSC 416. Greek Tragedy (3)
This course provides students the opportunity to read a significant number of ancient Greek tragedies in modern English translations. We shall read, study, and discuss selected works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and attempt to understand the plays as literature composed for performance. We shall study literary elements within the plays and theatrical possibilities inherent in the texts. As we read the plays, we shall pay close attention to the historical context and look for what each play can tell us about myth, religion, and society in ancient Athens. Finally, we shall give occasional attention to the way these tragic dramas and the theater in which they were performed have continued to inspire literature and theater for thousands of years. Lectures will provide historical background on the playwrights, the plays, the mythic and historical background, and possible interpretation of the texts as literature and as performance pieces. Students will discuss in class the plays that they read. The course has three examinations and a final project that includes a short essay and a group presentation. Offered as CLSC 316, WLIT 316, WLIT 416.
CLSC 481. Special Studies (1–6)
Subject matter varies according to need.
GREK 101. Elementary Greek I (3)
Beginning course in Greek language, covering grammar (forms and syntax) and the reading of elementary selections from ancient sources. Makes a start toward reading Greek authors. (Both GREK 101 and 102 must be completed to obtain credit.)
GREK 102. Elementary Greek II (3)
Beginning course in Greek language, covering grammar (forms and syntax) and the reading of elementary selections from ancient sources. Makes a start toward reading Greek authors. (Both GREK 101 and 102 must be completed to obtain credit.)
Prereq: GREK 101 or equivalent.
GREK 201. Greek Prose Authors (3)
Readings from authors such as Plato, Lysias, Xenophon, and Herodotus.
Prereq: GREK 102 or equivalent.
GREK 202. Introduction to Greek Poetry (3)
Primarily readings from Homer, Hesiod, and Theocritus. Selections from Greek lyric may be introduced at the instructor’s discretion.
Prereq: GREK 201 or equivalent.
GREK 305. Readings in Ancient Philosophy: Plato (3)
Reading and interpretation of selected dialogues by Plato or other philosophical works.
Prereq: GREK 202 or equivalent.
GREK 306. Tragedy (3)
Reading and interpretation of selected plays of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles.
Prereq: GREK 202 or equivalent.
GREK 307. History (3)
Extensive reading in Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, especially Books VI and VII, the expedition against Syracuse.
Prereq: GREK 202 or equivalent.
GREK 308. Comedy (3)
Origin, ambiance, and development of Greek Old Comedy and persisting characteristics of the genre. Translation of selected plays from Greek into English.
Prereq: GREK 202 or equivalent.
GREK 311. Homer (3)
Reading and translation of extensive selections from the Odyssey. Introduction to epic meter, to Homeric Greek, and to the poet’s style. Consideration of evidences of oral composition and discussion of the heroic tradition.
Prereq: GREK 202 or equivalent.
GREK 320. Departmental Seminar: Alexander the Great (3)
This writing-intensive seminar offers Classics students a firm grounding in the discipline with an emphasis on the diverse materials, methods, and approaches that can be brought to bear on the study of Greco-Roman antiquity. Students will read and discuss contemporary scholarship on Alexander the Great drawn from various sub-fields of classics including history, archaeology, art history, gender studies, inscriptions and reception criticism. Considerable class time will be devoted to writing instruction, sometimes via workshops in which students respond to and critique professional writings as well as one another’s work. The two intertwining strands of the seminar--research and writing--should enable each student to produce a strong junior thesis on a chosen topic that need not have anything to do with Alexander. This seminar will lay the groundwork for the senior thesis. Throughout, students will be encouraged to approach English with the same rigor and precision they use in translating Greek and Latin.
Offered as GREK 320 and LATN 320.
SAGES Dept Seminar
GREK 370. Greek Prose Composition (3)
This course introduces students to the principles and practice of composing continuous passages of Greek prose. It is designed to review and to strengthen students’ command of Attic forms while becoming more aware of the ways Greek syntax was employed to express thought. Via practice at writing Greek prose, the ultimate goal is for the students to become more proficient and sensitive readers of ancient Greek.
Prereq: GREK 202.
GREK 380. Advanced Topics in Greek Literature (3)
Study and discussion of important authors, works, and topics not covered regularly. Content will reflect particular interests of students and faculty and timeliness of the topics.
Prereq: GREK 202 or equivalent.
GREK 381. Senior Seminar (3)
The purpose of this course is to introduce graduating seniors to ancillary disciplines for the study of Greek and Latin literature and history. These include, but are not limited to palaeography, epigraphy, numismatics and textual criticism. A major component of this course will inevitably be unseen translation since ancient sources do not only have to be deciphered but also understood. The course can be offered or taken as either a Greek or Latin course, depending on student or instructor preference.
Offered as GREK 381 and LATN 381.
SAGES Senior Cap
GREK 382. Senior Dissertation (3)
A course of independent study and research culminating in the preparation of a thesis on a topic approved by the supervising faculty member. Enrollment in this course must be approved by the Chair of the Department.
Offered as GREK 382 and LATN 382.
Prereq: GREK 381 or LATN 381.
GREK 395. Directed Readings (1–3)
Readings in Greek of authors selected to serve the individual interests and needs of undergraduate students. Each program planned and completed under the supervision of the instructor with whom the student wishes to work.
LATN 101. Elementary Latin I (3)
An introduction to the elements of Latin; pronunciation, forms, syntax, vocabulary, and reading. (Both LATN 101 and 102 must be completed to obtain credit.)
LATN 102. Elementary Latin II (3)
An introduction to the elements of Latin; pronunciation, forms, syntax, vocabulary, and reading. (Both LATN 101 and 102 must be completed to obtain credit.)
Prereq: LATN 101 or equivalent.
LATN 201. Latin Prose Authors (3)
Reading and discussion of such prose authors as Cicero, Caesar, Livy or Pliny.
Prereq: LATN 102 or equivalent.
LATN 202. Vergil (3)
Primarily readings from The Aeneid; selections from Vergil’s other work may be introduced at instructor’s discretion. Recommended preparation: LATN 201 or equivalent.
LATN 305. Literature of the Republic (3)
A reading course in prose and poetry of the Roman Republic. Extensive selections from Cicero and Catullus, and one comedy of Terence.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 306. Survey of Latin Literature (3)
Reading and discussion of selections from the various genres of Latin literature of the Roman Republic and Empire such as historical narrative, lyric and elegiac poetry, comic drama, forensic rhetoric, philosophical dialogue, didactic literature, letters, and epigrams.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 307. Livy (3)
Readings in Books I and XXI, with other selections from this major Augustan historian.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 308. Horace: Odes and Epodes (3)
Readings and discussion of extensive selections from the poetry of Horace; consideration of Horace as exemplifying the spirit of the Augustan Age.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 309. Medieval Latin (3)
Reading and interpretation of Latin texts from the Middle Ages. Material selected according to the needs and interests of students.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 320. Departmental Seminar: Alexander the Great (3)
This writing-intensive seminar offers Classics students a firm grounding in the discipline with an emphasis on the diverse materials, methods, and approaches that can be brought to bear on the study of Greco-Roman antiquity. Students will read and discuss contemporary scholarship on Alexander the Great drawn from various sub-fields of classics including history, archaeology, art history, gender studies, inscriptions and reception criticism. Considerable class time will be devoted to writing instruction, sometimes via workshops in which students respond to and critique professional writings as well as one another’s work. The two intertwining strands of the seminar--research and writing--should enable each student to produce a strong junior thesis on a chosen topic that need not have anything to do with Alexander. This seminar will lay the groundwork for the senior thesis. Throughout, students will be encouraged to approach English with the same rigor and precision they use in translating Greek and Latin.
Offered as GREK 320 and LATN 320.
SAGES Dept Seminar
LATN 351. Latin Didactic Literature (3)
Readings from didactic poetry such as Lucretius and Vergil’s Georgics. Parodies like Ovid’s Ars Amatoria or prose treatises may also be introduced.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 352. History (3)
Works of the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus; his Annals I-VI dealing with his portrait of Emperor Tiberius and the Empire after the death of Augustus.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 353. Epic (3)
Extensive readings in Latin epic poetry, including Catullus, Vergil’s Aeneid, Lucan, Statius or other “silver” epics. Particular attention to the artistic and literary qualities of the works and to the development of Latin epic tradition.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 354. Drama (3)
Reading of at least one play each by Plautus and Terence. Attention to the history of Latin and Greek New Comedy, and the contrasting styles of the two authors.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 356. Elegiac Poetry (3)
Translation and interpretation of selected elegies by Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 370. Latin Prose Composition (3)
This course is designed to strengthen students’ active command of Latin grammar and idiomatic prose style. At a basic level, students are trained to pay attention to details and thus write grammatically correct. Going beyond this, the course teaches Latin Idioms. Finally, it aims to develop students’ intuitive feeling for the Latin language. The ultimate goal is to write in a Ciceronian prose style.
Prereq: LATN 202.
LATN 380. Advanced Topics in Latin Literature (3)
Study and discussion of important authors, works, and topics not covered regularly. Content will reflect particular interests of students and faculty and timeliness of topics.
Prereq: LATN 202 or equivalent.
LATN 381. Senior Seminar (3)
The purpose of this course is to introduce graduating seniors to ancillary disciplines for the study of Greek and Latin literature and history. These include, but are not limited to palaeography, epigraphy, numismatics and textual criticism. A major component of this course will inevitably be unseen translation since ancient sources do not only have to be deciphered but also understood. The course can be offered or taken as either a Greek or Latin course, depending on student or instructor preference.
Offered as GREK 381 and LATN 381.
Prereq: Any 300-level GREK or LATN course.
SAGES Senior Cap
LATN 382. Senior Dissertation (3)
A course of independent study and research culminating in the preparation of a thesis on a topic approved by the supervising faculty member. Enrollment in this course must be approved by the Chair of the Department.
Offered as GREK 382 and LATN 382.
LATN 395. Directed Readings (1–3)
Directed readings in Latin of authors selected to serve the individual interests and needs of undergraduate students. Each program planned and completed under the supervision of the instructor with whom the student wishes to work.