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Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. No previous knowledge of Latin is assumed.

Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. Prerequisite: CLASSLAT 1 or equivalent placement.

Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. Prerequisite: CLASSLAT 2 or equivalent placement. CLASSLAT 3 fulfills the University language requirement.

Equivalent to a year of beginning Latin (three quarters; CLASSLAT 1, 2 and 3), this course is designed to teach the fundamentals of the Latin language in eight weeks. We will focus primarily on acquiring the basics of Latin grammar, morphology, and vocabulary and developing basic reading skills. At the end of the course, students should be able to read easy Latin prose and poetry. Grades will depend on class participation and on performance in weekly quizzes and in a final written exam. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. CLASSLAT 10 fulfills the University language requirement. Graduate students may take 210, all others enroll in 10.

Phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax. Readings in prose and poetry. Analysis of literary language, including rhythm, meter, word order, narrative, and figures of speech. Classics majors and minors must take course for a letter grade.

Readings are selections in Latin from Apuleius' "Metamorphoses" and book one of Ovid's "Amores". Emphasis will be placed on grammatical/morphological review, vocabulary building in unadapted Latin, and facilitating reading fluency in both poetry and prose. Classics majors and minors may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

While the emphasis of this course is on developing fluency in reading and analyzing the Latin texts, you will have opportunities to discuss and research the biographical, political, and literary issues raised by the readings. A primary focus of your inquiry will be the connection between art and propaganda as you examine how Vergil and Caesar either contribute to or subvert the vision of Rome¿s imperial destiny and civilizing mission. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade and may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Livy in Book I of Ab Urbe Condita tells the story of the regal time of Rome, from the arrival of the Trojans in Italy, to the founding(s) of the city, to the banishment of the kings. Focus on this book which has some of the most famous episodes of Roman legendary history that have been looked back to through the centuries as ultimate definitions of Roman ideals and virtues. What makes Livy's story-telling so compelling? What kind of history did Livy think he was writing? What can be read in these legends about Roman values, self-definition, and possibly self-doubt? How differently have moderns understood these episodes in different period? Close attention to language, style, and narrative techniques. Readings in Latin. Classics majors and minors must take for a letter grade and may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Systematic reading of one of Seneca's tragedies, with attention to literary style, dramaturgy, and political background. Evolving interpretation of the whole via the details. Exercise in developing translation skills. Overview of the full range of Seneca's writings, with some representative sampling. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. May be repeated for credit.

Cornelius Tacitus¿ trenchant portrayals, political analyses, and sour moralism have fascinated readers, his effect on the seventeenth century being such that it is referred to as the era of ¿Tacitism.¿ Much of his impact is owed to his razor-sharp style. We will read in Latin his Agricola and Annales 4, with particular attention to his diabolic wit, and a selection of his other work in translation. We will also explore the ages of Tiberius and Domitian and review grammatical questions. Classics majors and minors must take course for a letter grade. May be repeated for credit.

(First-year graduate students register for 275A,B.) Intensive review of Latin syntax. Begins Autumn Quarter and continues through the fifth week of Winter Quarter. See CLASSGEN 205A,B for supplemental courses. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin.

(First-year graduate students register for 275A,B.) Intensive review of Latin syntax. Began with 175A/275A in Autumn Quarter and continues through the fifth week of Winter Quarter. See CLASSGEN 205A,B for supplemental courses. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin.

Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. No previous knowledge of Latin is assumed.

Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. Prerequisite: CLASSLAT 1 or equivalent placement.

Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. Prerequisite: CLASSLAT 2 or equivalent placement. CLASSLAT 3 fulfills the University language requirement.

Equivalent to a year of beginning Latin (three quarters; CLASSLAT 1, 2 and 3), this course is designed to teach the fundamentals of the Latin language in eight weeks. We will focus primarily on acquiring the basics of Latin grammar, morphology, and vocabulary and developing basic reading skills. At the end of the course, students should be able to read easy Latin prose and poetry. Grades will depend on class participation and on performance in weekly quizzes and in a final written exam. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. CLASSLAT 10 fulfills the University language requirement. Graduate students may take 210, all others enroll in 10.

(First-year graduate students register for 275A,B.) Intensive review of Latin syntax. Begins Autumn Quarter and continues through the fifth week of Winter Quarter. See CLASSGEN 205A,B for supplemental courses. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin.

(First-year graduate students register for 275A,B.) Intensive review of Latin syntax. Began with 175A/275A in Autumn Quarter and continues through the fifth week of Winter Quarter. See CLASSGEN 205A,B for supplemental courses. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin.

Lucan is joined by Homer and Virgil, among others, in the first circle of hell. He would have enjoyed their company; but what about Caesar¿s? We will read Lucan¿s Bellum Civile, the unfinished dark masterpiece of a 25-year-old, explore its relation-ship to Caesar and his texts as well as the epic tradition, and situate it in its historical context of the age of Nero.

The republican Roman historians prior to Sallust have reached us in fragments only. But they reveal the fascinating early stages of the historical genre and have recently received a considerable amount of attention. The class reads a selection of them in Greek and Latin, relates them to their Greek predecessors and Roman successors, and reflects on philology and its methods in comparing three recent editions and commentaries of their works