CLAS 1P91 Greek Civilization Literature, art, thought and political evolution of ancient Greece, based on masterworks of classical literature. Slides are used to illustrate classical history and archaeology. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 1P92 Roman Civilization Literature, art, thought and political evolution of ancient Rome, based on masterworks of classical literature. Slides are used to illustrate classical history and archaeology. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. #CLAS 1P93 Culture and Civilization of Central Europe: From the Prehistoric to the Carolingian Period (also offered as GERM 1P93) Cultural development of central Europe from the earliest stone and pottery cultures, the Bronze and Iron Ages, the Celts and Romans. Beliefs and practices, artistic style and architecture. Slides are used to illustrate the cultural evidence. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: given in English. CLAS 1P95 Myths of the Greek and Roman Gods Traditional story types: nature myths, ritual myths. Diffusion of myths in the ancient world. The creation, the succession in heaven and the individual gods. Functions of myth in ancient society. Modern theories of myth. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 1P97 Myths of the Heroic Age Traditional story types: folktale, legend. Concept of a Heroic Age, centres and cycles of legend, pseudo-history. Response to Greek and Roman myths through the ages. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 2F05 Introduction to Classical Literature Works of major authors and genres of Greek and Roman literature, emphasizing literary history and conventions of the major genres. Genres include epic, drama, lyric, elegy, pastoral, didactic, novel and satire. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: all texts read in English. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 3P05 and 3P06. CLAS 2P27 Ancient Civilizations of Egypt and the Near East History and material culture of the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia and Syro-Palestine from the origins of agriculture through the great Iron Age empires emphasizing the revolutionary social, political, economic and artistic achievements of Near Eastern cultures. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 2P30 Origins of Human Culture Growth and development of human society from the prehistoric beginnings through the complex societies of the ancient Near East and India. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 2P32 Introduction to Archaeology History, theory and practice of archaeology. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 2P35 Classical Archaeology Archaeology and material culture of the Greek and Roman worlds from the Upper Paleolithic to the fourth century AD. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 2P36 and 2P38. CLAS 2P40 Ancient Sport Sport and sporting values and their central role in ancient society. Topics include sporting events and facilities, sporting festivals, religious and political connections, intellectual and popular attitudes, a comparison of ancient and modern realities and values. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. CLAS 2P50 Great Myths in Literature and Art Most influential myths in Greek and Latin literature and in ancient art, emphasizing continuity of themes and images. Selected readings in major genres of poetry and prose. Selected works of painting and sculpture. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: CLAS 1P95 and 1P97. *CLAS 2P61 Women in the Ancient World (also offered as WISE 2P61) Women's social roles, environment and legal rights including conceptions of the female and ideals of women. Consideration given to women from other parts of the Mediterranean, such as Etruria, Egypt and the Near East focussing on women in Greek and Roman society. Emphasis on the nature and limitations of the various types of evidence. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. *CLAS 3F01 The Ancient Epic Tradition (also offered as IASC 3F01 and GBLS 3F01) Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, Vergil's Aeneid and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Topics include the conventions of epic, the original oral transmission of heroic verse and its transformation into a written genre, concepts of heroic conduct and character. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P95, 1P97, or one credit from ENGL or GBLS. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 3P00. *CLAS 3F02 Ancient Drama (also offered as DART 3F02) Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy in English translation, including such authors as the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Seneca, and comic playwrights Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence. Ancient drama in its literary, theatrical and socio-historical contexts. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P95, 1P97, DART 1F93. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 3P02. *CLAS 3M20-3M29 Study in Mediterranean Lands (also offered as VISA 3M20-3M29) Topographical investigations of ancient sites and monuments. Study tours of the great cities and museums of the Mediterranean world emphasizing the art and architecture of the Prehistoric, Classical and later periods. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: offered in the Spring or Summer Session for three or four weeks of intensive study abroad. Students are expected to pay their own expenses. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS (VISA) 4M00-4M09. CLAS 3P07 History of Early Greece Social and political history of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to 450 BC: Minoans and Mycenaeans, Dark Age, colonizing period, tyrants, rise of Sparta, Persian wars, and Athenian Empire. Readings from Greek historians and documents in translation. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 2P91. CLAS 3P08 History of Classical Greece Social and political history of the Greek world, 450-323 BC. The great war between Athens and Sparta, rivalry of city-states, rise of national states, Alexander the Great. Readings from Greek historians and documents in translation. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CLAS 3P07 (2P91). Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 2P92. CLAS 3P09 History of the Roman Republic History of Rome to the Battle of Actium (31 BC) emphasizing social and political developments from the Gracchi to Julius Caesar. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 2P98. CLAS 3P10 History of the Early Roman Empire History of Rome from the Battle of Actium to the death of Marcus Aurelius (AD 180) emphasizing social and political developments. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CLAS 3P09 (2P98). Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 2P99. *CLAS 3P22 Art and Architecture of Iron Age Italy and the Roman Republic (also offered as VISA 3P22) Art and architecture of the cultures of the Italian peninsula, in the first millennium BC, within the framework of cultural change and external influences. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98). *CLAS 3P23 Art and Architecture of Rome in the Imperial Age (also offered as VISA 3P23) Roman art and architecture from Augustus to Late Antiquity. Christian art and architecture and the influence of Roman aesthetics on the Renaissance and beyond. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98).

*CLAS 3P24 Art and Architecture of Early Greece (also offered as VISA 3P24) Greek art and architecture from the Bronze age through the end of the Archaic period within the framework of historical and cultural change. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98). *CLAS 3P25 Art and Architecture of Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World (also offered as VISA 3P25) Greek art and architecture from the early Classical era through the Hellenistic period within the framework of historical and cultural change. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98). *CLAS 3P26 Art and Architecture of the Byzantine Empire (also offered as VISA 3P26) Material culture of the Byzantine Empire from its origins in late antiquity to the Ottoman conquest. Monumental mosaic, painting, sculpture, the luxury arts and domestic artifacts within the architectural framework of house, church and city. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 1P91,1P92, 1P95, 1P97, 2P35, 3P10 (2P99), VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98). CLAS 3P48 Greek Sanctuaries Historical development of Greek sanctuaries. Rural shrines in different regions; civic shrines in different city-states; ethnic and Panhellenic shrines. Healing and other needs; patterns of civic worship; the rise and fall of Delphi and Olympia emphasizing interplay between tradition and changing needs and values. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one of CLAS 1P91, 2P32, 2P35. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 2P48. *CLAS 3P61 Gender and Society in Ancient Greece (also offered as WISE 3P61) Gender as an organizing principle in Archaic and Classical Greece. Emphasis on ancient constructions of femininity and masculinity and their relationship to the social, political and legal systems of Greece. Special topics include the body, sexuality, male and female identities. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one of CLAS 1P91, 2P61, WISE 1F90. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS (WISE) 2P62. CLAS 4F75 Archaeological Practicum in Mediterranean Lands Field work including excavation, surveys, lectures, demonstrations and study tours of ancient sites, monuments and museums. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 2P27, 2P30, 2P32, 2P35, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 3P26. Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses. CLAS 4P00 History of the Hellenistic World, 323-30 BC Political, social and intellectual history of the Hellenistic world between Alexander and Cleopatra. The Successor states and the Hellenistic balance of power, Greek federalism, Roman intervention, the Library and Museum of Alexandria. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: CLAS 3P07 (2P91) and 3P08 (2P92). *CLAS 4P13 The Art and Archaeology of Cyprus (also offered as VISA 4P13) Cultural history of Cyprus from the Neolithic period through the early Byzantine period, based on the archaeological record. Role of Cyprus in the civilization of the eastern Mediterranean. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98) or permission of the Department. *CLAS 4P14 Aegean Bronze Age (also offered as VISA 4P14) Development of the Bronze Age cultures of the Aegean basin from 3000 to 1100 BC emphasizing art and architecture of the Minoans on Crete and the Mycenaeans on the Greek mainland. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98) or permission of the Department. CLAS 4V20-4V29 Topics in Archaeology Selected topics and problems in current archaeological research that pertain to the Mediterranean and to the Near East. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the Department. CLAS 4V22 2006-2007: Mortuary Archaeology Ancient burial customs, concentrating on the cultures of the Mediterranean and emphasizing mortuary theory. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the Department. *CLAS 4V30-4V39 Topics in Mediterranean Art and Architecture (also offered as VISA 4V30-4V39) Selected topics and problems in current art historical and archaeological research pertaining to the art and architecture of the ancient Greek or Roman world. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98) or permission of the Department. *CLAS 4V36 2006-2007: Art and Archaeology of Athens (also offered as VISA 4V36) Examination of archaeological and art history issues of the Classical period. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one credit from CLAS 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98) or permission of the Department. CLAS 4V50-4V69 Special Subjects in Classics Study of a special subject in one of the following areas: Greek and Latin linguistics and literature, Greek and Roman history, philosophy and religion. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one CLAS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the Department. CLAS 4V52 2006-2007: Cicero and the Roman Republic Life and career of Marcus Tullius Cicero and the changes in the Roman Republic during his time. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week *CLAS 4V55 2006-2007: Sexuality in the Ancient World (also offered as WISE 4V55) Constructions of male and female sexuality in Greece and Rome. Topics include marriage, maturation and ritual, prostitution and same sex relations. Connections between sexuality and social hierarchies. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one of CLAS 2P61, 3P61, WISE 1F90, 2P90 or permission of the Department. CLAS 4V56 Space, Place and Self: Exploring the Roman Environment Roman uses of domestic space, both interior and exterior, through architecture, art, historical and literary sources. Studies of city dwellings, villas and farms. CLAS 4V80-4V89 Advanced Archaeological Fieldwork and Directed Research Fieldwork and study of archaeological material under the supervision of a faculty member. Restriction: permission of the Department. Prerequisite: CLAS 4F75 or permission of the instructor. Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses. CLAS 4V81 2006-2007: Advanced fieldwork and research in Cyprus Restriction: permission of the Department. Prerequisite: CLAS 4F75 or permission of the instructor. Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses. CLAS 4V82 2006-2007:Studies at Nemea Excavation and examination of artifacts and architecture at the Greek Site of Nemea. Restriction: permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: CLAS 4F75 Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses. CLAS 4V90-4V99 Advanced Study and Directed Research Individual study in one of the following areas: archaeology, ancient history, classical literature. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: content to be determined by the interests of the student and the advice of the Department.