A general introduction to the culture and society of the Roman world, with emphasis on the period of the republic and the early empire. Theories drawn from various disciplines are critically evaluated. Attention to connections with ritual practice and to expression in daily life, art, architecture, etc. A survey of the political, intellectual, literary, and artistic achievements of Rome in the time of Augustus. Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
All readings are in English translation.
Study of selected Greek and Roman epics in English translation. Among the works that may be read are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius' Argonautica, Virgil's Aeneid, and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Study of selected works by Greek and Roman historians in English translation. Among the authors that may be read are Herodotus, Thucydides, Polybius, Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. A survey of the history of Rome from the earliest times through the late empire, with particular emphasis on political and social developments during the late republic and early empire.