14 Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
3 credits
An exploration into the ways in which individual sexual experience
was categorized and evaluated by society in the ancient world,
with special attention to questions of gender role, sexual
orientation, and the intersection of the personal and the
political. Evidence from such literary and nonliterary sources
as lyric, poetry, epigram, drama, oratory, history, philosophy,
epigraphy, and the visual arts.
15 Greek and Roman Mythology
3 credits
Classical myths and modern theories of mythology. Readings
in English translation from the ancient sources.
16 Rome: City of Empire
3 credits
The rise of Rome as the capital of an empire. Urban environment:
housing, public buildings, and monuments. Portrayals in literature
of the Roman empire. Varied population of Rome: distinctions
among social classes; role of women; ethnic minorities (e.g.,
Greeks, Jews, Christians). Later transformation of city and
empire.
37 Pagans, Christians, and Jews
3 credits
Religious conflicts in the Roman Empire. The relation of Judaism
and Christianity to their pagan environment. |
