Students in this course will acquire the basics of Greek grammar through reading selections from a variety of authors and texts, including Aesop, Plato, Herodotus, and the New Testament. Counts towards the Foreign Language requirement. The study of Latin and Roman culture leads to a greater understanding of our own literature and civilization, improves writing and reading skills, and helps to develop precise thinking. Students in this course will acquire the basics of Latin grammar and vocabulary while reading selected prose passages and poems by Cicero, Catullus, Vergil, Martial and Caesar. Counts towards the Foreign Language requirement.
Readings are in Latin.
Counts towards the Foreign Language requirement. We will examine these and other examples of oratory from Classical Athens, where the art of persuasion was perfected. Counts towards the Foreign Language requirement. Classical Political Thought . The development of Western political thought through the ancient and medieval periods.