2009-10 Greek and Latin Courses
Beginning Classical Greek
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Learn the language of Homer, Plato, Sophocles, and the New Testament. The three course sequence (GRE 101, 102, 205) fulfills the B.A. language requirement. No previous foreign language experience needed. |
Offered Terms 3, 6, and 8 next year.
Why take Beginning Classical Greek?
- knowing Greek puts you in touch with the writers and the thinkers who created western civilization.
- you will understand the culture, literature, politics, and social life of ancient Athens first-hand, in the words of Plato, Euripides, or Aristophanes.
- Greek is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary and grammar in English.
- The Greeks' influence on science, medicine, and psychology is enormous.
- Knowing Greek is an excellent preparation for further study in law, literature, medicine, philosophy, science, theatre, theology.
- Unlike modern languages, you need only three courses of Greek to fulfill the B.A. language requirements
Also Offered
Greek 5-365, Advanced Topic: Fifth Century Athens
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Explore the literature, history, and culture of fifth century Athens through the words of one of her greatest authors, e.g., Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Lysias, or Plato. Prerequisite: GRE 205 or permission of the instructor. (Humanities) |
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Latin 4-368 Roman Historians: Tacitus' Germania
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Ancient authors often include digressions on exotic lands, and the customs, religions and society of their inhabitants in longer historical narratives, such as Herodotus' discussion of Egypt in his History or Caesar's description of Gaul. Tacitus follows in this tradition in his Germania and offers an account of German burial customs, military practices, marriage, and blood-feuds among other topics in an entire work focused on the inhabitants of ancient Germany in the first century CE. In this course we will read the text of the Germania and discuss matters of grammar, literary style, the ancient ethnographic tradition and historical method. Prerequisite: LAT 205. Offered every third year. (Humanities)
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Classics Courses in Translation for 2009-10
Beginning and Intermediate Latin will be offered in 2010-11.
