Classical Echoes

The literary genres and/or themes introduced by the Greeks and Romans, and traceable in subsequent literatures through the Middle Ages and Renaissance down to our own times. Topics may vary. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Roman Voices

Various voices of ancient Roman literature in translation, including selections from the poetry of Lucretius, elegiac and lyric poets, Vergil, Ovid, and Juvenal; from the historians Livy and Tacitus; and from the prose works of Petronius and Apuleius. Their meaning and wisdom for later generations. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Greek Mythology

Analysis of the structure and meaning of ancient Greek myths. Religious, social, artistic, and political expression of myths in both ancient and modern times. Emphasis on creation myths, myths of the gods and goddesses, and heroic myths as told by Hesiod, Homer, Ovid, Vergil, and others. (Gen.Ed. AL)

The Age of Augustus

An interdisciplinary examination of the history, literature, art, and society of Rome during the lifetime of the emperor Augustus, with particular attention to the interaction between cultural and political forces. (Gen.Ed. AT)
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