2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

f72CLASSICSCLASSICS ...No language' other than. English is -required for' courses listed Under. Classics. . . ,CoursesIf no prerequisite is listed/ the course is open,CLASSICS 1 A03 INTRODUCTION TOCLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGYA study of the historY and methodology of Greek and Roman archaeologYiliustrated'with materials from excavated sites ..Three lectures; one term' .CLASSICS 1 B03MYTH AND LITERATURE: THETROJAN WAR AND BEYOND. A study of Greek and Roman mythology af)d literature with emphasis on,the heroines and heroes of the Trojan War. Homer's Odyssey'and Vergil'sAeneidwill be read in translation.Two lectures, one tutorial; one termAntirequisite:CLASSICS 1 B06CLASSICS 1 BB3 MYTH AND LITERATURE:JUSTICE, POWERAND DESTINY .A study of the main themes·of Classical mythology through the'reading ofGreek and Rom'an authors. Attention will also be given to mythological, themes in post-classical writers and arti~ts.} Two lectures, one tutorial; one term. Antirequisite: CLASSICS 1B06CLASSICS 1 L03 HISTORY AND.ARCHAEOLOGY, ' OF THE ANCIENT WORLD I . ,. . .The history of the Ancient Near East and Greece down .to the end of the5th century RC. ,based on documentary $ources and archaeologicalevidence.'-'Two ,lectures, one tutorial; one termCross-list:.HISTORY 1L03 ,Antirequisite: CLASSICS 1L06, HISTORY 1 L06 .CLASSICS 1 LL3 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY" OF THE ANCIENT WORLD II " 'The history of Greece and Rome from the 4th century B.C. to the fall ofRome based on documentary sources and archaeological evidence.Two lectures, one tutorial; one termCross~list: HISTORY 1 LL3Antirequisite: CLASSICS 1 L06, HISTORY 1 L06'CLASSICS 2B03 'GREEKART ''The architecture, sculpture and painting of the G'reek and Hellenisticworld.'Three lectures; one, termPrerequisite: Registration'in Level II or aboveCross-list: ART HIST 2B03'CLASSICS 2C03 .' ROMAN ART ','.,The architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Roman world.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: CLASSICS 2B03Cross-Hst: ART HIST2C03 .CLASSICS2D03 GREeK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGYA study of the myths of Greek and Roman gods and heroes,their explanationaccording tp th~ories on the nature of. myths, and their. use byGreek and Roman authors, particularly Homer and Vergil.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or-aboveCross-list: COMP LIT 2Mq3. .CLASSICS2E03 ,. THEANCIENTWO~LD IN-FILM .The emphasis is on myth (Amazons, Hercules) an.d history (slave revolts,banquets, decadent emperors), studied via Greek and Latin ac-. counts (in transla~lon) and cinematic versions (e.g. Eiectra, Medea, MightyAphrodite, Ap'ocalypse Now, SpartaciJs, I' Claudius).Three lectures; one term' . .Prerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCross-list: CMST 2Y03, THTR&FLM 2G03 ,CLASSICS 2H03 GREEK AND ROMAN DRAMASelected Greek and' Roman Tragedies and Comedies wiil be read intranslc~tion.·The coUrse will concentrate on characterization and the philosophical~nd religious aspects of ancient drama;\1Three lectures; one term ',' , 'Prerequisite: Registration in Level'lI or aboveCross-list: COMP LIT 2H03CLASSICS 2K03 . THE SOCIETY OF GREECE AND ROMEAriexaminationofselected.~spects of the social life of Greece andRome. Attention will be given to subjects such as work and leisure, warand the warrior, slavery, marriage and family, and the role of women.,Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCros,s-Iist: HISTORY 2K03' ."CLASSICS 2L03 ,HISTORY OF CLASSICAL GREECE·Greece from the rise of. the city-states to Alexander,with particularattention to political, social and cultural development in the light of literary ,and archaeological evidence (No Greek or Latin required). -Three lectures; one termIPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCross-list: HISTORY 2L03 .CLASSICS 2LL3 . HISTORY OF CLASSICAL ROMERome from the middle Republic through the Empire, with particUlar atten:­tion to the political,-military and social developments in the lightof literaryand archeological evidence. (No Greek or Latin required.)Three lectures; one term' , .Prerequisite: Registration in Leve.1 1101' aboveCross-list: HISTORY 2LL3CLASSICS 2PO-6 ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHYA studY of Western philosophical. thought from its earliest beginnings tol.ateHoman times, with emphasis on Plcito and Aristotle. .Three lectures; two termsPrerequisite: One of three units of Philosophy, ARTS&SCI 1 A06, registrationin a program in Classics or Philosophy or permission' of the Departme~''Cross:..list:PHILOS 2A06This course is administered by the Department of Philosophy.CLASSICS 2Z03 GREEK AND ROMAN RELIGIONA study'of the role of religion in Greek and Roman public and private life.· Three lectures; one. term'Prerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCross-list: HELIG ST 2Z03 .CLASSICS.3C03 THE LATE RoMAN REPUBLICAn examination of major themes in the pOlitical, social, and economichistory of Rome from the mid-second century B.C. to the assassin~tion'· of Caesar. ' .· Three lectures; one termPrer~quisite: One of CLASSICS fl06, 1 LL9, 2K03, 2LL3, 3CC3, 3E03;·and registration ir,l Level.1II or aboveCross-list: HISTORY3C03 .Not open to students with creditin CLAS~/CS 3MM3 or HIS TOR Y 3MM3if tre topic was The Late Republic.Alternates· with .' CLASSICS 3CC3.CLASSICS3CC3 . THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIREAn examination of major themes in the political,social, and administrativehistory of Rome under the early' emperors..'Three lectures; one term. .Prerequisite: One .of CLASSICS 1 L06, 1 Ll3, 2K03, 2LL3, 3C03, 3E03;and registration in Level III or above ' . .Cross-list: HISTORY 3CC3 . . ..'Not open to students with credit in CLASSICS 3MM3 or HISTORY 3MM3if the topic waS. The Early. Empire.Alternates with CLASSICS 3C03.CLASSICS 3E03 THE ROMAN FAMILYThe ancient Roman family, including social,economic and legal aspects.Three lectures; one term'Prerequisite: Orie of 'CLASSICS 1 L06, 1LL3, '2K03, 2LL3, 3C03, 3CC3;. and registration in Level III or above .Cross-list: HISTORY 3E03 .Alternates with CLASSICS 3EE3.CLASSICS 3EE3 THE GREEK HISTORIANSThe study in translation of Herodotus, Thucydides, and other Greek historicalwriters, with consideration of the evolution of their genre and.their. contributions to the development of historiography. _Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registratioh in Level III or above'Cross-list: HISTORY 3EE3 .Alternates' with CLASSICS3E03;