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COURSES - FALL 2005-2006

CLASSICAL - COURSES NOT REQUIRING THE USE OF GREEK OR LATIN

CLA212/HUM212 - Classical Mythology
An introduction to the classical myths in their cultural context and in their wider application to human concerns (such as creation, sex and gender, identity, transformation, and death). The course will offer a who's who of the ancient imaginative world, study the main ancient sources and introduce methods of modern myth analysis. Myths in ancient and modern art are presented through slide presentations.
Professor Andrew Ford
Lecture: 2:30-3:20pm MW - Frist 302
Precept 01:  3:30-4:20pm W - Frist 205 (Sophs Only)
Precept 01A: 3:30-4:20pm W - East Pyne 027
Precept 01B:3:30-4:20pm W - East Pyne 043
Precept 02:  10:00-10:50am Th - East Pyne 233
Precept 02A: 10-10:50am Th - Chancellor Green 105
Precept 03: 1:30-2:20pm Th - East Pyne 233
Precept 04:  2:30-3:20pm Th - East Pyne 233
Precept 05:  3:30-4:20pm Th - East Pyne 233
Precept 05A: 3:30-4:20pm Th - East Pyne 023
Precept 06:  11:00-11:50am Th - Firestone B-06-L
Precpet 07:  10:00-10:50am F - Firestone 3-6-J - CANCELLED!

CLA219/HIS219 - The Roman Empire, 31 B.C. to A.D. 337
To study the Roman Empire at its height; to trace the transformation of government from a republican oligarchy to despotism; to study the changes wrought by multiculturalism on the old unitary society; to trace the rise of Christianity from persecution to dominance; and to assess Rome's contributions to western civilization.
Professor Edward J. Champlin
Lecture L01 : 2:30-3:20pm TTh - Friend Center 101
Precept 01: 10:00-10:50am T – 103 Chancellor Green
Precept 02: 11:00-11:50am T – 103 Chancellor Green
Precept 03: 1:30-2:20pm T – East Pyne 215
Precept 04: 3:30-4:20pm T – East Pyne 039
Precept 05: 10:00-10:50am W – Wallace 002
Precept 06: 11:00-11:50am W – Wallace 002
Precept 07: 1:30-2:20pm W – East Pyne 235
Precept 08: 2:30-3:20pm W – East Pyne 235
Precept 09: 11:00-11:50am Th – Firestone B03M
Precept 10: 1:30-2:20pm Th – East Pyne 215
Precept 11: 3:30-4:20pm Th – East Pyne 039
Precept 12: 3:30-4:20pm W – East Pyne 235
Precept 13: 7:30-8:20pm T – East Pyne 023


CLA324/HIS328 - Classical Historians and Their Philosophies of History
Professor Marc Domingo-Gygax
Class: 1:30-2:50pm TTh - East Pyne 161

CLA330/CHV330 - Greek Law and Legal Practice
The development of Greek legal traditions, from Homer to the Hellenistic age. The course focuses on the relationship between ideas about justice, codes of law, and legal practice (courtroom trials, arbitration); and the development of legal theory.
Professor Josiah Ober
Seminar:  11:00-12:20pm TTh - 5 Ivy Lane

PHI 205/CLA 205 - Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
This course discusses the ideas and arguments of major ancient Greek philosophers and thereby introduces students to the history and continued relevance of the first centuries of western philosophy. Topics include the rise of cosmological speculation, the beginnings of philosophical ethics, Plato's moral theory and epistemology, Aristotle's philosophy of nature, metaphysics and ethics. The course ends with a survey of philosophical activity in the Hellenistic period.
Professor Hendrik Lorenz
Lecture:  12:30-1:20pm MW - McCosh 28
Precept 01:  TBA

 

 

Updated: September 28, 2005 by  Jill