CAS CL101 Classical Civilization: World of Greece
Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Critical Thinking
The literature, philosophy, art, and culture of ancient Greece and their impact on later cultures. Topics covered include the emergence of epic poetry; art and lyric in the Archaic Age; drama, architecture, philosophy, and political developments of classical Athens and Greece. All texts in translation.
CAS CL102 Classical Civilization: World of Rome
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking
An introduction to the world of the ancient Romans, as viewed in their literature, culture, and art. Discusses their origins, army, family life, religion, and education, and their legacy in our own time. All texts in translation.
CAS CL108 Scientific Terminology from Greek and Latin Roots
Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression
Introduction to Greek and Latin roots of English word elements and word origins with focused etymological and linguistic analysis of scientific terminology and systems, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, chemistry, geology, and medicine.
CAS CL121 The Good Life
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking
What makes a good life? Is it about happiness? Or money? Do we have to choose? Ancient Greeks and Roman also wondered about these questions, and in this course we will look at their ideas from modern psychological, philosophical, and religious perspectives.
CAS CL200 Topics in Classical Civilization
Topics vary. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change. Fall 2021 Topic: African American Literature and the Classical Tradition. This course traces the history of adaptions and allusions to antiquity in Black writers from the eighteenth century to today, in a wide range of genres: poetry, essays, travel writing, novels, drama, and film. All texts in translation. Meets with CAS AA200.
CAS CL202 Warfare in Antiquity
Examines both strategic and tactical aspects of warfare in antiquity, as well as the political, social, and economic factors that shaped or derived from the experience of ancient battle. all texts in translation.
CAS CL206 Women in Antiquity
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.
In this class, we explore the writings, representations, rituals, powers, and spaces of women in the ancient world (Greece, Rome) and beyond, discussing literature, documentary evidence, works of art and architecture, archaeological remains, and gender theory. All texts in translation.
CAS CL207 Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking
Exploration of Ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of sexuality and sexual identity through a study of visual and written sources. All texts in translation.
CAS CL213 Greek and Roman Mythology
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Historical Consciousness
A general introduction to the myths of the ancient classical world, with particular regard to the patterns of experience, both religious and psychological, from which they evolved. All texts in translation.
CAS CL216 Greek and Roman Religion
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking
Survey of ancient Greek and Roman religions and their development from earliest beginnings to the eclipse of paganism. Theories and practices of these religions, comparisons with other religions, and relationships to Judaism and Christianity. Also offered as CAS RN317.
CAS CL224 Greek Drama in Translation
Aesthetic Exploration, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration
The history and development of ancient Greek theater; study of important plays in the genres of tragedy, comedy, and satyr drama by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 324. Meets with CAS XL244.
CAS CL225 Roman Warfare
Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation
This course explores the world of Roman warfare. Through a close reading of Julius Caesar’s two literary masterpieces, The Civil War and the Gallic Wars, students reconstruct the skills, experiences, and fears of soldiers in the ancient Roman army.
CAS CL228 The History of Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Research and Information Literacy
This course surveys the history of medical thought and practice in Greece and Rome, from the archaic to the Byzantine period. It examines developments in anatomy, pharmacology, psychology and nutrition, and analyzes texts by important ancient medical thinkers. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same name that was previously numbered CAS CL 328.
CAS CL229 Roman Comedy
Ethical Reasoning, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration
Selected plays. Explores the Roman adaptation of Greek comic forms, the development of a Roman point of view, practical aspects of staging plays, and the influence of early Roman comedy on later literature. All texts in translation. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 329.
CAS CL230 Golden Age of Latin Literature
Aesthetic Exploration, Research and Information Literacy, Writing-Intensive
An in-depth exploration in English of some of the greatest poets from Ancient Rome, including Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid. Examines the Romans’ engagement with Greek literature and the development of their own “Classics,” from personal love poetry to profound epic. all texts in translation.
CAS CL237 Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World
Social Inquiry I, The Individual in Community, Teamwork/Collaboration
In this course we explore and better understand the changing conceptions, motives and effects of racial and ethnic formations and categorizations with a primary focus on the views presented in ancient Greek and Roman literature and art and the influence which those views have had in later historical periods and places, especially the United States.
CAS CL249 Classics in Popular Culture
Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation, Writing-Intensive
This course explores the ways in which modern myth-makers have reimagined ancient Greek and Roman legends for contemporary audiences. It examines a wide variety of popular artforms to investigate how to they use the past to interrogate the present.
CAS CL300 The Age of Pericles
Ethical Reasoning, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation
Prereq: CAS CL 101 or CAS CL 321 or consent of instructor
History, literature, and culture of Athens during the mid-fifth century B.C. Development of the empire, the rise of democracy, the Sophistic movement, tragedy, the construction of the Parthenon and other monuments. Readings (in translation) from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristophanes, and fragmentary sources.
CAS CL302 Age of Augustus
Aesthetic Exploration, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy
Prereq: CASCL102 OR CASCL322, First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120), or consent of instructor.
The culture of the age of Augustus; political institutions, literature, art, architecture, engineering works, coins, religion, social institutions and life, the role of women, and life in the Roman provinces. Some familiarity with the civilization of Ancient Rome recommended. All texts in translation.
CAS CL303 Decline of Rome
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Ethical Reasoning, Writing-Intensive Course
The causes and consequences of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Topics include Romans and barbarians; the rise and spread of Christianity; Constantine the Great; the death of classic paganism; theories of decline; the grand strategy of the Roman Empire; monasticism; the emergence of Byzantium and Constantinople; the origins of Islam; and the transformation of classical art, literature, and thought and their influence on Christianity. Prerequisites: CAS CL102, CAS CL 322/222, or consent of instructor.
CAS CL305 Topics in Myth
Aesthetic Exploration, Writing intensive, Research and Information Literacy
Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar
Topics Vary. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.
Topic for Fall 2023: The Theater of Dionysus. The history and development
of ancient Greek drama, the role of theater in the annual cycle of rituals honoring the deity Dionysus, and the study of representativeplays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in the genres of tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays.
CAS CL306 Entheogens Mythology and the Human Consciousness
Prereq: CASCL213 or consent of instructor.
An examination of the role of entheogens (psychoactive substances, especially fungi, used for religious purposes) in humankind’s attempts to understand realms beyond the physical, as reflected in Greco- Roman religions and in various mythologies and folklores, and as represented in art and literature from antiquity through the Renaissance. All texts in translation.
CAS CL310 The Classical Tradition in Modern Literature
Aesthetic Exploration, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation
This course explores the ways in which the theatre, myth, and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome have sparked ideas, debates,and conversations among contemporary authors and artists. Students analyze modern works of literature in different genres together with the classical works that inspired them. All Greek and Latin literature is read in translation.
CAS CL313 Rejoyce
Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation
Prereq: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120)
This course consists of a close reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses with particular attention to his use of the Odyssey. We also examine the relation of oral and book cultures and other works Joyce takes in, such as the Aeneid, Divine Comedy and Hamlet.
CAS CL321 Greek History
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking
We will examine the political, social, and economic history of Greek from the earliest historical period through the death of Alexander the Great. The course will have a special focus on the origin of democracy and its relationship to warfare and imperialism.
CAS CL322 Roman History
Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking
Introduction to the political, social, and economic history of Rome from the foundation of the city through the fall of the western empire. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 222.
CAS CL325/CI369 Greek Tragedy and Film
Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Critical Thinking
Explores Greek tragic myth’s afterlife, both directly and obliquely, in cinema and in the modern literature spawning cinema: how certain Greek tragic myths have come to life as film and how “non-mythic” stories have acquired a mythic power in literary and cinematic form.
CAS CL359/CG359 Cavafy and History
Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
A study of the Modern Greek poet, Konstantinos Kavafis (Cavafy), addressing the historical background, themes, and settings of his works, which treat periods ranging from the Trojan War through the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity. Taught in English.
CAS CL406 Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization
Oral and/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course
Prereq: Junior standing and two courses in Classical Civilization, or consent of instructor.
Topics Vary. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.