CLAS260

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Classical Civilization: Selected Topics

Classics College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

CLAS

Course Number

260

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, EMCL: Major-Classical Stu Elective, MCLA: Major-Classical Studies, NARC: Minor-Archaeology, NCLA: Minor-Classical Studies, WRIT: GenEd-Writing Intensive, NWES: Minor-Western Heritage, NWOR: Minor-World Literature

Course Short Title

Classical Civilization: Select

Course Long Title

Classical Civilization: Selected Topics

Course Description

Study of selected topics from Greek and Roman civilization, literature and archaeology. Topics change from year to year and include Law and Trials in Ancient Society; the Trojan War; the Golden Age of Athens; Rome of Caesar and Augustus; sport and spectacle in Greece and Rome; Alexander the Great; classics and computers; Ancient Greece and Rome in Film; Greek and Latin roots of English. Not open to students who have taken two previous classics (CL) courses; they should register for CLAS 310. Offered either for a full semester for 4 credits or a half-semester for 2 credits.

Min

2

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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Equivalent Course(s)

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