Classical Studies: incl. Classical Civilization and Tradition (in English), Ancient Greek, and Latin

• CAS CL 262: Intermediate Greek 2: Poetry
  Reading of selections from the Iliad or Odyssey.
• CAS CL 303: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  The causes and consequences of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Topics include Romans and barbarians; the rise and spread of Christianity; Constantine the Great; the death of classic paganism; theories of decline; the grand strategy of the Roman Empire; monasticism; the emergence of Byzantium and Constantinople; the origins of Islam; and the transformation of classical art, literature, and thought and their influence on Christianity.
• CAS CL 305: Topics in Myth
  This course may be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Spring 2013: TBA.
• CAS CL 311: The Classical Tradition in Contemporary Culture
  Topic for Spring 2012: The Hero. Explores themes, genres, characters, archetypes, and patterns of thought from classical antiquity in contemporary culture, including literature, material culture, advertising, and film. Also offered as CAS XL 470.
• CAS CL 314: Women in Ancient Rome
  An investigation into the lives of women in the Roman Republic and Empire, as preserved in a diverse group of primary texts and images; readings in modern historical studies.
• CAS CL 319: History of the Greek Language
  Presents a comprehensive historical approach to the Greek language, tracing and elucidating major changes with attention to structure, grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and elements of style. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 519.
• CAS CL 325: Greek Tragedy and Film
  Explores Greek tragic myth's afterlife, both directly and obliquely, in cinema and in the modern literature spawning cinema: how certain Greek tragic myths have come to life as film and how "non-mythic"stories have acquired a mythic power in literary and cinematic form. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS CL 336: The Roman Empire
  An in-depth engagement with the political, social, cultural, and religious history of the Roman Empire from the political developments that led to its emergence after the death of Caesar to the first victories of Christianity under Constantine.
• CAS CL 346: Early Christian Latin Literature
  Introduction to the reading and interpretation of important works of early Christian literature (3rd -- 6th centuries) in Latin, for students of classics (esp. Latin), theology, and related historical disciplines. The focus is on language, literary form, relation to 'classical' literature, and historical contexts. Topics vary. Also offered as CAS CL 546.
• CAS CL 351: Latin Seminar
  Intensive study of selected major authors. Topics change each semester. May be repeated for credit. Topic for Fall 2012: The Emperor Nero.
• CAS CL 391: Greek Seminar
  Intensive study of selected major authors. May be repeated for credit. Topic for Fall 2012: Hellenistic Poetry. Representative readings in Hellenistic poetry by such canonical figures as Apollonius of Rhodes, Aratus, Callimachus, and Theocritus, as well as newly discovered epigrams by Posidippus.
• CAS CL 396: Early Christian Greek Literature
  Introduction to the reading and interpretation of important works of early Christian literature (1st --6th centuries) in Greek, for students of classics (esp. Greek), theology, and related historical disciplines. The focus is on language, literary form, relation to 'classical' literature, and historical contexts. Topics vary. Also offered as CAS CL 596.
• CAS CL 406: Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization
  Topic for Spring 2013: TBA.
• CAS CL 451: Advanced Latin Seminar
  Advanced level Latin seminar emphasizing close reading and literary analysis. Changing topics explore a variety of texts linked by chronology, genre, or theme. May be repeated for credit. Topic for Fall 2012: Vergil's Aeneid.
• CAS CL 461: Advanced Greek Seminar
  Advanced-level Greek seminar emphasizing close reading and literary analysis. Changing topics explore a variety of texts linked by chronology, genre, or theme. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Spring 2013: TBA.
• CAS CL 491: Directed Study in Classical Studies
  
• CAS CL 492: Directed Study in Classical Studies
  
• CAS CL 497: Directed Study in Latin
  
• CAS CL 502: Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
  Topics may vary. Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Topic for Fall 2012: Vergil's Aeneid.
• CAS CL 519: History of the Greek Language
  Presents a comprehensive historical approach to the Greek language, tracing and elucidating major changes with attention to structure, grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and elements of style. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 319.

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