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3.00 Credits
A survey of highly sophisticated Near East cultures of the last three millennia before the common era (B.C.). Discussion of political histories, and the social, religious, and intellectual heritage of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Anatolia through excavated artifacts and written documents.
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3.00 Credits
The Amarna period from the sixteenth through the twelfth centuries B.C.E., as illumined by excavations of palaces and temples in Egypt, Anatolia, Canaan, and Mesopotamia as well as the vast historical, legal, and literary documents of the period. Focus on the internationalism and theological speculation of the period as seen through the powerful personalities and accomplishments of leaders such as Thutmoses III, Suppiluliumas, Ramses II, and the spiritually influential Akehnaten.
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3.00 Credits
Representations in Classical Greek art, literature, and archaeological evidence. The composition of the Homeric epics; the meaning of the Trojan War to later audiences.
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3.00 Credits
Paganism to Judaism and early Christianity. Study of material culture, including architecture, sculpture, votive dedications, and topography of sanctuaries. Relation between religion and culture. Politics, warfare, and athletics. Impact of ancient cults on modern Greece. Taught in Greece. Offered on a graded basis only.
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3.00 Credits
Archaeological field school at the site of Kenchreai with seminars and excursions in southern Greece. Basic techniques in excavation, survey, and the analysis of architecture, artifacts, and bones. Explorations of churches, temples, houses, and tombs. Focus on Greece during the Roman Empire and late antiquity. Landscape settlement, cult practice, cultural and social diversity, and funerary ritual. Offered on a graded basis only.
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3.00 Credits
Alexander’s rise to power and conquests in Europe, Asia, and Africa; the legacy of his introduction of Greek culture to the East; his significance to later audiences. Offered on a graded basis only.
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3.00 Credits
The relationship between law and society as illustrated by cases drawn from Roman legal and literary sources. The development of legal reasoning and the rise of an autonomous legal profession at Rome.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Completion of a substantial research paper in either classics or the classical tradition under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Consent of both the faculty sponsor and the director of undergraduate studies is required. Open only to students who have completed either Greek 204 or Latin 104. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits if there is no duplication in topic, but students may earn only up to 3 credits per semester of enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Ancient Athens in the age of Pericles. Literature, history, art, architecture, and archaeological evidence. Intended for senior majors.
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3.00 Credits
Social, administrative, religious, and military reforms. Common themes in art, architecture, and literature; changes in national identity in the transition from Republic to Empire. Intended for senior majors.
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