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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Literary criticism of a broad range of ancient literature, including epic, tragedy, comedy, lyric poetry, and philosophical dialogues, with special focus on the role of heroism within society.
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3.00 Credits
Beliefs and rituals of the religions of ancient Greece and Rome, including the mystery religions.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of aspects of women's lives in Greek and Greco-Egyptian antiquity incorporating the evidence of art, literature, and archaeology: study of the constructs of the female and the feminine. Readings from ancient and modern sources. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of aspects of women's lives in Roman and Roman-Egyptian antiquity incorporating the evidence of art, literature, and archaeology; study of the constructs of gender and gender roles. Readings from ancient and modern sources. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, and, for purposes of comparison, the Epic of Gilgamesh and other epic literature with attention to cultural context, the heroic character, and poetic technique.
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3.00 Credits
Selected works of Greek dramatists. The influence of Greek drama on English literature and on modern drama.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the emergence and flowering of Islamic civilization from the time of the prophet, Muhammad, until the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258. Topics include Muhammand's prophetic mission, the Arab Kingdom of Damascus, the rise of the Abbasids, and the classical civilization of the High Caliphate. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the history, society, culture, and religion of ancient Egypt from the predynastic era through the Ptolemaic period, as revealed through its artistic and material remains. Attention will be given to how sculpture, painting, architecture, and other material remains provide a window on Egyptian life and thought. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
A chronological survey of the archaeology of Syria-Palestine in which material culture provides a window on the history of society, economy, and religion from the Neolithic to Hellenistic times. Special topics include the emergence of farming and pastoral societies, the formation and dissolution of Bronze Age city-states, and the rise and fall of Iron Age kingdoms such as Israel, Moab, and Edom.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study warfare as it was conducted and imagined in the Greek and Roman worlds. Using both primary evidence and secondary scholarship, we will examine practical manuals of tactics and siege warfare, as well as literary works from a variety of genres. We will also consider material evidence, such as visual and monumental depictions of warfare, and their role in producing cultural meaning.
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