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Prerequisite: Written permission of the instructor. An explo- ration of the causes, nature, and extent of early Chris- tian persecutions until Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century. Topics include the Jewish-Greek-Roman environment of early Christianity; Rome's policies toward foreign cults; Christians' reputation for extreme promiscuity and cultic atrocities; comparison with competing cults; the danger of open profession of the new faith; and Christian acceptance of the ancient world. Given the muddled understanding of the early Christian perse- cutions, the course examines and dispels the myths and brings some order to the chaos. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor. Same course as HS475.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. An examination of what has been called Athens' golden age focusing on the political and cultural factors which made the fifth century unique. Subjects include creation and workings of Athenian democracy, victories of the Persian wars, the Greek "enlightenment," Pericles' rule of the bescitizen, demagoguery and empire, the Peloponnesian War, and the "end" of Athens symbolized by the execu-tion of Socrates. Same course as HS326.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Investigates the varieties of religious experience, practice, and belief in the ancient Mediterranean world. Students encounter, among other things, traditional Greek and Roman cults, exotic and even bizarre "mystery" cults, magic, andearly Christianity. Students employ ancient texts and documents, archaeology and art, and modern inter- pretations of ancient attempts to make sense of a dan- gerous and puzzling world. Same course as HS327.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. An examination of the lives of and attitudes toward women in ancient Greece and Rome. Classic texts of ancient literature are read, masterpieces of art are viewed, and the sociology of ancient women is probed. Topics include the family; prostitution; women of the imperial family; Cleopatra; health, child bearing, and birth control; the source and psychology of Greek misogyny; jet-setters and women's liberation under the early Roman Empire; women and work; women in myth; women in early Christianity; the legacy of classical civilization for modern women. Counts toward Gender Studies minor. Same course as HS329.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A study of family and social life in Ancient Rome which focuses on how environment and custom determine one another. Topics include women, crime, racism, pollution, class struc- ture, private religion and magic, Christianity, blood sports, medicine, travel, theater, and death. Counts toward Gender Studies minor. Same course as HS334.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. In conquering and attempting to unify lands as diverse as Egypt, Iran, Britain, and Algeria, the Romans undertook one of the greatest social and political experiments in the history of the world. They assimilated some of the peoples they conquered, but the vanquished, in turn, assimilated their Roman conquerors-it is no accident that one third century emperor was named Philip the Arab. This course examines the strategies by which the Romans attempted to hold together their vast, multicultural empire, and the strategies by which many of their sub- jects preserved and even promulgated their cultures. Be prepared for clash and compromise, oppression and respect, culture and race, and, of course, some very astonishing customs. Same course as HS337.
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Murder, mayhem, lunatics, and orgies-so Hollywood has tended to depict the Greco-Roman wellspring of Western Civilization. Students discover the truth behind the extravagant images and see some moving, ridicu- lous, spectacular, and brilliant films along the way. Counts towards Film Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
The topics of peace and war in Jesuit drama, Renais- sance humanist culture, Jesuit education and ethics, and war theory are explored using texts by sixteenth and seventeenth century Jesuits and their contemporaries. This interdisciplinary seminar uses original research by Loyola undergraduates (namely, the first English translation of a Jesuit Latin play), and students contribute114 Classics to a volume in Loyola's Aperio series on the play and its themes. Students also prepare a public performance of this play, reviving an educational tool long used in the Jesuit tradition. The course will interest students in classics, philosophy, Catholic Studies, and theatre, along with those curious about the history of Jesuit edu- cation and ideas concerning war and peace. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor. Same course as PL349. CL350 Introduction to European Culture (3.00 cr.) An introduction to the history, art, literature, and cul- ture of Europe.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. An independent study in classical civilization. Topics vary. May be repeated once for credit with different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Students focus on a specific author, genre, or topic in Classics. May be repeated twice for credit with a different topic.
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