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CLAS 414:Rhetoric in Ancient Rome

A study of rhetoric in Ancient Rome, covering the theoretical contributions to the art by Cicero, Quintilian, Tacitus, and the anonymousRhetorica ad Herennium. The study also examines the application of rhetoric in politics, historiography, dialectic, memory...

CLAS 413:Rhetoric in Ancient Greece

A study of the art of persuasion in Ancient Greece, covering the epical antecedents of oratory in Homer, and the classical contributions to the genre by Plato, Isocrates, the Sophists, the logographers, and Aristotle, with attention to persuasion and proof;...

CLAS 412:Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Rome

A survey of the development of the Roman legal system from the Twelve Tables (450 BC) to the Justinian Code (AD 528-34). Coverage includes discussions of the types, number and character of judicial bodies; civil and criminal procedures; appeals, execution of...

CLAS 411:Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Greece

A study of statutory law in Greek antiquity, from Dreros and Gortyn in Crete in the 7th century BC to the Athenian legal code commissioned in 410 BC. The focus is on the application of law in the administration of justice in Athens.
 
 

CLAS 410:Themes in Classical Studies

Certain aspects of human experience dominant in the Graeco-Roman context (e.g. military history) are not covered in depth by any of the CLAS courses.  This option will enable full time faculty and visiting scholars to present specific research areas...

CLAS 409:The Sophists

This studies the unique contribution of the sophists to the history of ideas and academic discipline, by examining both sample texts associated with key sophists and their academic professions, methods of persuasion, interests, and general outlook.
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CLAS 408:Roman Historiography

This covers the Greek influences, and the Roman contributors to the development of the genre; the military and political background of the Roman historians; the aims, themes, motivations, and approaches to history-writing; sources of evidence and methods of...

CLAS 407:Greek Historiography

This is a comprehensive introduction to Greek historiography, covering the contributions to the genre and its varieties by classical, Hellenistic and post-Hellenistic authors. The focus will be on the aims, themes, motivations, and approaches to history-...

CLAS 406:Leaders of Ancient Rome

A study of some leading statesmen of ancient Rome including some emperors. The study includes a critical assessment of the sources, the methodological approaches to biography, and an evaluation of the judgments in character sketches.  

CLAS 405:Leaders of Ancient Greece

A biographical study of some of the leading personalities in ancient Greece (e.g., Solon, Lycurgus, Themistocles, Pericles, Alcibiades, Timoleon, Pelopidas, Epaminondas, Aristides, Philopoeman, Pyrrhus, Lysander). The study involves a critical examination of...

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