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Classical Studies
Professor Antonaccio, Chair (233E Allen); Associate Professor Woods, Director of Graduate Studies (233C Allen);
Professors Antonaccio, Boatwright, Burian, Davis; Associate Professors Janan, Johnson, Sosin, Woods; Assistant
Professors Atkins and González; Professors Emeriti Clay, Newton, Richardson, Rigsby, Stanley; Research Professor
Euben; Adjunct Associate Professor Dillon (Art, Art History and Visual Studies)
The Department of Classical Studies offers graduate work leading to the PhD degree in classical studies. Work in
the department encompasses all aspects of the Greco-Roman world: students in the program are able, through course
work, directed research, and their own teaching, to prepare for careers of teaching and research as broadly trained
classical scholars. For regular admission, students should offer at least three years of college study in one of the
classical languages and two in the other. Before developing a specialization within the program, students are expected
to acquire facility in both Greek and Latin, a broad knowledge of the literatures and of ancient history and archaeology,
and command of research methods. Reading knowledge of French and German is required for the PhD. There are no
specific course requirements for the PhD in classical studies, but students normally complete their coursework by the
end of the fifth semester. The resources of the department include important collections of Greek and Latin
manuscripts and papyri, and a study collection of Greek and Roman art.
For additional information and further details on graduate courses offered, visit out Web site: http://www.duke.edu/
web/classics.
CLASSICAL STUDIES (CLST)
203. Ancient Political Philosophy (C-N). 3 units. C-L: see Political Science 223
207. Ancient Greek Religion: 1200 - 300 B.C. Greek religion from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period through
literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources. Prerequisite: some background in Greek history, art, or myth. Consent
of instructor required. Instructor: Antonaccio or staff. 3 units.
211S. Plato. 3 units. C-L: see Philosophy 211S
217S. Aristotle. 3 units. C-L: see Philosophy 217S
220S. Topics in Greek Art. 3 units. C-L: see Art History 201S
221. Archaic Greece. Greece and the Near East from the end of the Bronze Age to the Persian Wars. Instructor:
Antonaccio. 3 units. C-L: History 259
224. The Roman Republic. The rise of Rome, to its mastery of the Mediterranean; the political, social, and cultural
consequences. Instructor: Boatwright. 3 units. C-L: History 263
225. The Roman Empire. The foundation, consolidation, and transformation of Roman rule from Augustus to
Diocletian. Instructor: Boatwright. 3 units. C-L: History 264
226. Late Antiquity. The institutional, intellectual, religious, and social transformation of the late Roman Empire.
Instructor: Boatwright. 3 units. C-L: History 266
228. The Legacy of Greece and Rome. The reception of classical antiquity--its literature, art and architecture--in
subsequent ages, from the early medieval period to the present day. Instructor: Woods. 3 units. C-L: Medieval and
Renaissance Studies 228
231S. Greek Sculpture. Free-standing, relief, and architectural sculpture from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic age,
representing changing aesthetic, social, and political aims. Instructor: Dillon. 3 units. C-L: Art History 238S
232S. Greek Painting. From the Late Bronze Age to the fourth century B.C. with emphasis on archaic and classical
Athenian vase painters. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Art History 237S
236S. Roman Painting. Techniques, iconography, and use in decoration. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Art History 227S
301. Proseminar: Introduction to Classical Studies. Credit/no credit grading only. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
311. Archaeology Seminar I. Selected topics. Instructor: Antonaccio or staff. 3 units.
312. Archaeology Seminar II. Selected topics. Instructor: Antonaccio or staff. 3 units.
321. Seminar in Ancient History I. Selected topics. Instructor: Boatwright or Sosin. 3 units.
322. Seminar in Ancient History II. Selected topics. Instructor: Boatwright or Sosin. 3 units.
395. Special Topics in Classical Studies. Special Topics in Classical Studies. Topics vary by semester. Instructor:
Antonaccio or staff. 3 units.
399. Directed Reading and Research. Credit to be arranged. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
GREEK (GREEK)
200. Intensive Readings in Greek Literature. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
201. Readings in Greek Literature. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
203. Homer. Problems of language, structure, and interpretation in the Iliad; present state of Homeric scholarship and
authorship. Instructor: Burian or González. 3 units.
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