Classics Courses

The classics department offers courses in ancient Greek and Latin, and courses both in the original languages and in English on ancient literature, theater, history, philosophy, and the relationship between antiquity and the postancient world.

Some regularly offered courses:

• Introductory Greek
• Introductory Latin
• Virgil
• Plato
• Homer
• Classical Tragedy
• Classical Mythology
• Dionysus: Culture and the Irrational
• Ancient Comedy
• Ancient Epic
• Ancient Athletics
• Roman Civilization
• Greek Civilization
• Ancient Historiography
• Truth and Propaganda in the Augustan Age

The faculty in the classics department are active scholars with varied interests who regularly develop new courses to explore their scholarly interests, meet the needs and curiosities of their students, and stay abreast of current developments in the field.

Suggestions for new courses from classics majors, minors, and the student body at large (as well as colleagues in other departments) are always welcome.

Last Modified: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 2:19 PM