Dept. of Classical & Near Eastern Studies Offerings Spring 2007
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Latin 102 Beginning Latin II MWF 10:30-11:20 Dr. Wear
MWF 11:30-12:20 Dr. Thomas
Continued study of the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of classical Latin. Exercises in reading and writing Latin. Dr. Thomas' class will delight in finishing the play Auricula Meretricula and in readings from Roman history and Martial's epigrams.
Latin 509 Medieval Latin TTH 2-3:15 Dr. Hause
Did Charlemagne have a perfect body? Did he really have so many wives and mistresses that historians have lost count? What was it like to be a pregnant, unwed teenager in the 13th century? And what songs would you sing in the student bars (if you could still sing after downing all that beer)? If you want to know the answers to these questions (and who doesn’t?), take Mediaeval Latin. If you do, you’ll also learn something about the ways in which Mediaeval Latin varies from its classical ancestor: While the Latin of the educated is often almost undistinguishable from Classical Latin, some folk tales contain a Latin that shares a lot in common with Romance languages. We will read a variety of texts and genres (some history, philosophy, songs, poems, folk tales, and academic writings), and students will have some input into deciding which texts we will translate.
Latin 520 Roman Satire MWF 10:30-11:20 Dr. Habash
How did Lucilius rub down Rome with salt? What does that mean? Can one tell the truth while laughing? How did indignation force Juvenal to write satire? Study the genre that the Romans claimed to be entirely their own, from its Roman beginnings with Lucilius through its refinement with Horace, and finally to perhaps its most influential satirist, Juvenal.
Greek 102 Beginning Greek II MWF 1:30-2:20 Dr. Habash
More fun with grammatical forms & constructions, and new vocabulary. This semester we'll begin reading abridged Plato and Aristophanes.
Greek 502 Greek Historians MWF 12:30-1:20 Dr. Wear
Selections from Greek historians and a study of their historical methods.
Courses in Translation:
CNE 120/Eng 120: World Literature I
MWF 9:30-10:20* MWF 10:30-11:20* Dr. Clark
MWF 10:30-11:20 MWF 11:30-12:20 Ms. Day
This course is a study of representative works of world literature from Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance.
* Distance learning class.
CNE 311: Classical Mythology MWF 12:30-1:20 Dr. Habash
Killing one's father and marrying one's mother?! Chopping up one's nephews and feeding them to their father?! Women growing into trees to escape from amorous lovers?! No wonder Freud loved ancient mythology and you will too! In addition, we'll look at Mesopotamian and Roman myths, and write a few myths of our own.
Certified writing.
CNE 381 Ancient Medicine TH 6-8:30 p.m. Dr. Thomas
What did the ancient Mediterranean peoples know about cancer, diabetes, and heart-healthy diets? Who were the doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists? How did they treat broken bones, migraine headaches, and abscessed teeth? Did some of them actually travel to three continents to complete their education and training? Were some of them slaves? What about health insurance and malpractice insurance? Take Ancient Medicine to learn the answers.
CNE 316 Women in Ancient Greece & Hellenistic Egypt
MW 2:30-3:45 Ms. Day
This course will use a multi-disciplinary approach to examine women’s lives in the ancient Greek world using textual, artistic, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence. We will explore how the ancient Greeks and Hellenistic Egyptians understood the categories of masculine and feminine, how these categories were used in discourses of literature, politics, law, religion, and medicine, and how these ancient ideas about gender have influenced our contemporary views of male and female gender roles. Same as WGS 316
CNE 404 The Roman Empire MWF 9:30-10:20 Dr. Wear
The political and social history of the Roman Empire, with excursus into its material culture, from the Age of Augustus through the reign of Constantine the Great.
Same as HIS 404
CNE 350 Archaeology of Syria/Palestine TTH 12:30-1:45 Dr. Simkins
A chronological survey of the archaeology of Syria-Palestine, in which material culture provides a window on the history of society, economy, and religion from the Neolithic to Hellenistic times. Special topics include the emergence of farming and pastoral societies, the formation and dissolution of Bronze Age city-states, and the rise and fall of Iron Age kingdoms such as Israel, Moab, and Edom.
Same as ART 350, HIS 350, THL350
CNE 520 Dead Sea Scrolls W 3:30-6 Dr. Greenspoon
Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and various theories about their origin. Exploration of the light they shed on the textual history of the Hebrew Bible, developments in ancient Judaism, and the early history of Christianity.
Same as THL 520. Certified writing.
Lat/Grk 310 Terminology of the Medical Sciences
TTH 2-3:15 Dr. Thomas
This is an essential class for any student who wants to improve his or her basic knowledge of English vocabulary by mastering the elements of the English language (prefixes, suffixes, and word bases/stems). Although the course will emphasize the Greek and Latin roots of scientific terminology, it is designed for all students; and there will be special breakout classes on the languages of business and law. Fun with words is also a part of this class!