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Students encounter some of the most fascinating, shock- ing, thought provoking, and influential stories from the ancient Greeks and Romans. They discuss how these tales came about, what they tell us of human nature and the human condition, and why they are still so potent. The exploration includes ancient literature and art, films (e.g., Troy, Cold Mountain, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), and a trip to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to view some stunning post- classical re-imaginings of ancient myth. Alpha course restricted to first-year students.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A study of the final century of the Roman Republic when Rome suf- fered under the struggles for personal power of men like Sulla, Mark Antony, and Julius Caesar. Focuses on primary sources with a particular emphasis on the writings of Cicero who documented the final years of the Republic in public speeches as well as private, bit- ing personal letters. Same course as HS300.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A tiny, new reli- gion and a vast, old empire collide. An examination of the early Church in the context of the Roman Empire. Topics include women in pagan and Christian societies; places and forms of worship; reasons for and pace of the Church's expansion; orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the early Church; myths concerning the persecutions; the Christians' debt to pagan ways of thinking and doing; the earliest Christian art; class and race as factors in the Christianization of the empire; the organization of the early Church; the Church's response to the sexual mores of its pagan neighbors; origins of the Christians' repu- tation for bizarre sexual promiscuity and human sacri- fice; Constantine. Counts toward Catholic Studies, Gender Studies, and Medieval Studies minors. Same course as HS301.
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An examination of the city of Rome, with particular emphasis on ancient Rome and its legacy for the city throughout history. Students examine the state of the city today and read texts describing its physical, archi- tectural, artistic, and cultural evolution through time. Offered in Rome only.
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A survey of Greek art and architecture from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Era. Among the topics consid- ered are Mycenaean tombs and palaces, the develop- ment of temple architecture, and the ways in which polytheistic religion shaped life in ancient Greece. Same course as AH308.
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A survey of Roman art and architecture from the emer- gence of the Etruscan Civilization to the fall of the empire. Topics include the forging of a new Roman culture from Italic and Greek origins, the invention of new construction techniques, and the appropriation of art for propagandistic purposes. One section of the course is offered in Rome. Same course as AH309.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A study of Greece from the Bronze Age to Alexander the Great, with special attention to the development of the Greek polis or city- state and to the various constitutional, social, economic, and religious forms which this took. Same course as HS312.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Is Christmas the commemoration of Jesus' birth Or is it a pagan win- ter festival hiding behind a thin but deceptive veil of Christian images and ideas Students will discover that the holiday is both of these things and a good deal more to boot. Students examine the origins and many transformations of the holiday and how the holiday has both reflected and helped determine the course of history. Topics include the Christmas tree, gift giving, the suppression of Christmas, the Nativity accounts, pagan precedents and, of course, Santa. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor. Same course as HS313.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A survey of imperial history from the Principate of Augustus to the Reign of Constantine; focuses on the development of Roman culture as seen through the surviving ancient sources, including historians, inscriptions, monuments, and coins. Counts toward Medieval Studies minor. Same course as HS314.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A study of the Greek world from the death of Socrates (399 B.C.) to the Roman conquest (146 B.C.). Covers the fourth cen- tury struggle for supremacy over Greece, Alexander the Great, the waning of the city-state and the growth of113 federal government and monarchy, and the nature of and reasons for the Roman conquest of Greece. Empha- sizes the cultural, social, artistic, and intellectual devel- opments of the period: the status of women, Hellenistic philosophy and technology, the class struggle, the evo- lution of Greek art and literature, athletics, private life, Greek religion, and ancient warfare. Same course as HS320.
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