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\"Dionysus<\/a>Greek and Roman Mythology<\/h4>\n

An introduction to the study and interpretation of Greek and Roman myths, as they appear both in ancient sources and in later music, sculpture, painting, and literature. The course focuses on interpretive approaches that can help us to define the insights of these myths into to human psychology and the predicaments of men and women, and to apply those insights critically to our own time.<\/p>\n

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\"Colosseum<\/a>Ancient Worlds on Film<\/h4>\n

An introduction to ancient Greek, Persian, and Roman history and civilization through primary sources and film portrayals.<\/p>\n

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\"C\u00e4sar.cropped\"<\/a>Roman Historians: Caesar<\/h4>\n
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An introduction to the life and writings of Gaius Julius Caesar (100\u201344 BC). In addition to reading selections from his account of the Roman civil war in which he was a main protagonist and the victor, we will read the principle ancient sources on his life: the biographies by Plutarch (ca. AD 50\u2013ca. 120) and Suetonius (b. ca. AD 70), and the account of the whole period by Appian of Alexandria (ca. AD 95\u2013ca. 170).<\/p>\n

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\nPublic Speaking: Secrets from the Classical Tradition<\/h4>\n

An introduction to the ancient art of public persuasion, with examination of more recent examples of effective speeches at crucial junctures in American history, insights from the Greek and Roman theorists and practitioners, and practice putting these ideas and techniques to use. Since speech can be a weapon as well as an art, the class examines the ethical aspects of oratory in the context of citizenship in a republic.<\/p>\n

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\"Nausikaa_und_Odysseus_(Tischbein).cropped\"<\/a>Introduction to Greek Poetry<\/h4>\n

An introduction to Greek poetry through selected readings from Homer\u2019s Odyssey <\/i>and Iliad <\/i>in Greek and English, along with selected critical readings on various aspects of Homer and Homeric society.<\/p>\n

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\"Pompeii_-_Casa_dei_Casti_Amanti_-_Banquet_Detail_1.cropped\"<\/a>Roman Satire<\/h4>\n

Readings from Horace, Martial, and Juvenal with study of social life in the early principate.<\/p>\n

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