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CLAS240

Archaeology of Greece and Rome

Classics College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

CLAS

Course Number

240

Status

Active

Course Attributes

CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMCL: Major-Classical Stu Elective, MCLA: Major-Classical Studies, MITA: Major-Italian, NARC: Minor-Archaeology, NCLA: Minor-Classical Studies, NWES: Minor-Western Heritage

Course Short Title

Archaeology of Greece and Rome

Course Long Title

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Course Description

An introduction to the material culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, including the main periods and styles of pottery, vase painting, sculpture, and other arts, as well as cities, sanctuaries, and architectural forms, from the Aegean Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. While furnishing an overview of the ancient classical world, the course considers what art and archaeology can tell us about civilization and society and about issues such as public and private, sacred and profane, male and female.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Equivalent Course(s)

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