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Cleopatra was a witness to and a shaper of the history of ancient Egypt and the late Roman Republic. To posterity the historical Cleopatra is an enigma, but her image in film, literature, art and popular culture is ever present. Through authors such as Horace, Plutarch, Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw and through cinematic treatments from the 1940s-1970s, this course will explore how the historical figure of Cleopatra became both the signifier and embodiment of sexual and racial politics across historical periods. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one course in classical studies or Africana studies. (Same as Women's Studies 372 and Africana Studies 372.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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A study of the history of ancient Egypt and of its interaction with other ancient African kingdoms, including Nubia, Kush and Punt. Examination of Egypt's prehistory, language, social and gender relations, and cultural development. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 240 or Africana Studies 101. (Same as Africana Studies 374.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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An introduction to the legacy of ancient Greece and the Near East through the study of history, literature, philosophy and art.
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An introduction to the history and culture of ancient Rome. Stress on social history and basic skills in the study of history. Thomas.
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A study of the philosophical classics from early Greek times to the Renaissance. Emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Section 01 is lecture only. Other sections are writing intensive (limit 20; with an addition weekly discussion session). (Same as Philosophy 201.) Werner.
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Study of ancient Mediterranean conceptualizations of the Earth, the peoples
who inhabited it, and the complex relationship between humans, animals, and
nature. Emphasis on ancient texts in translation. Topics include concepts
of space, impact of environment on man and vice versa, identity and
"Other," cartography, and cosmology. Readings primarily from Greek and
Roman sources, but including Babylonian, Hebrew, Carthaginian, and
Christian texts, as well as ancient China. (Writing-intensive.) Maximum enrollment, 20. Thomas.
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An introduction to ancient mythology through readings from sources such as Gilgamesh, Egyptian mythology, Homer, Hesiod, Greek tragedy, Herodotus, Livy, Ovid and contemporary mythmakers. Origins, creation myths, divinities and heroes, and mystery religions. (Same as Religious Studies 240.) Thomas.
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A study of ancient Greek and Roman influences on the creation of the United States, with special attention to the influence of Cicero and the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Readings include biographies of and writings by all three figures. Not open to students who have taken Classics 270. (Same as Government 242.) Anechiarico and Rubino.
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How did Greek tragedy work in the city of Athens? Athens was a radical democracy but was based on slave labor and the exclusion of women. How is this implied contradiction displayed in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides? But tragedy also has contemporary life. How do these plays transcend their time of production? An opportunity to examine relations of gods/humans, fate/choice, as well as gender, class/ethnicity and sexuality. Readings to include works by Seneca, Racine, Sartre, O'Neill, Heaney, Fugard. (Writing-intensive.) (Same as Theatre 244 and Comparative Literature 244.) Maximum enrollment, 20. N Rabinowitz.
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An examination of Mediterranean art from the Bronze Age through the Roman Empire. Special emphasis on the archaeological discovery and reshaping of ancient art by later scholars and the concept of the "classical." (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one course in art history or classics. (Same as Art History 261.) Maximum enrollment, 20. McEnroe.
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