Courses

Course ID	Title	Offered
CLASS1331	Elementary Sanskrit I An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. Full details for CLASS 1331 - Elementary Sanskrit I	Fall.
CLASS1450	Ancient Egyptian I: Introduction to Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphs For over two thousand years, from the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2100 BCE) into the Roman era, Egyptian monuments were inscribed with hieroglyphs of the Middle Egyptian writing system. Students will learn the complete Middle Egyptian verbal system and continue to enrich their Egyptian vocabulary. We will also begin translating complete literary and religious texts, including the fantastic tale of a sailor's maritime misadventures and divine encounters ("The Shipwrecked Sailor") and a hymn in honor of the sun god ("The Litany of Re"). After passing this course, students will be prepared for the richer, more complex texts studied in the second course, HIERO 1451. Full details for CLASS 1450 - Ancient Egyptian I: Introduction to Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphs	Fall.
CLASS1615	Introduction to Ancient Rome Ancient Rome was a village the size of Ithaca that grew into a world empire. In this course students will be introduced to some of its literature, art, and famous personalities in the classical period (2nd c. BCE – 2nd c. CE) and will read some of the greatest masterpieces of Latin literature. Special attention will be given to the late republic, Augustan, and Hadrianic periods, to Roman ethics, and to the rise of Christianity. No prior knowledge of the ancient world is necessary. All readings are in English. Full details for CLASS 1615 - Introduction to Ancient Rome	Fall.
CLASS1702	Great Discoveries in Greek and Roman Archaeology This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of the ancient world. From early excavations at sites such as Pompeii and Troy, to modern field projects across the Mediterranean, we will discover the rich cultures of ancient Greece and Rome while also exploring the history, methods, and major intellectual goals of archaeology. Full details for CLASS 1702 - Great Discoveries in Greek and Roman Archaeology	Fall.
CLASS2000	Environment and Sustainability Colloquium This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. It consists of a series of lectures given by experts, people with different expertise and perspectives who are addressing a variety of environmental and sustainability problems with regard to humanistic concern. Full details for CLASS 2000 - Environment and Sustainability Colloquium	Fall.
CLASS2010	Discussions of Environment and Sustainability This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. It consists of a series of lectures by experts with different perspectives addressing a variety of environmental and sustainability problems with regard to humanistic concern. The small group discussion session allows in-depth engagement with the art-science interface. Building on the possibilities shared by our expert visitors, students in the discussion section will develop their own approach to addressing environmental issues. We will analyze how the ways in which information is shared is as significant as the information itself, and consider "artistic" and "scientific" perspectives as mutually beneficial tools for exploring and communicating our relationship to the environment. Full details for CLASS 2010 - Discussions of Environment and Sustainability	Fall.
CLASS2351	Intermediate Sanskrit I Readings from simple Sanskrit poetry: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Full details for CLASS 2351 - Intermediate Sanskrit I	Fall.
CLASS2603	Initiation to Greek Culture In this course, we will read and discuss a wide range of ancient Greek literary and philosophical works as well as some modern critical and philosophical writings. We encourage active participation in small weekly seminar meetings and supplementary workshops with specially invited guests. Our focus throughout is on close analysis of the texts, and the attempts the Greeks made to grapple with the world around them through literature. The course inquires into the intellectual development of a culture infused with mythological accounts of the cosmos. It asks how poetic forms such as epic and tragedy engage with philosophical ideas while creating intense emotional effects on audiences both during antiquity and beyond. By the end of this course, students will have read a wide selection of Classical Greek literature and be able to perform close readings and comparative analysis of text and culture. In addition, students will hone their discussion and presentation skills in the seminar format, above all engaging with their peers in joint intellectual inquiry. Full details for CLASS 2603 - Initiation to Greek Culture	Fall.
CLASS2604	Greek Mythology The stories of Greek Mythology have ignited the imaginations of writers and artists from antiquity to the present day, from the tragedy of Achilles to the adventures of Percy Jackson. This course surveys the most influential stories of Gods and Heroes in Greek myths, focusing on their place in ancient Greek and Roman literature, society and religion, but also tracing their course in intellectual and art history through the Renaissance to the present day. Full details for CLASS 2604 - Greek Mythology	Fall, Winter, Summer.
CLASS2630	Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end with tea and coffee in the Arab and Ottoman worlds. Archaeological and textual evidence will be used throughout to show the centrality of drinking in daily, ritual and political life. Full details for CLASS 2630 - Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History	Spring.
CLASS2661	Greek and Roman Philosophy An introductory survey of ancient Greek philosophy from the so-called Presocratics (6th century BCE) through the Hellenistic period (1st century BCE) with special emphasis on the thought of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Full details for CLASS 2661 - Greek and Roman Philosophy	Fall.
CLASS2691	Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. Full details for CLASS 2691 - Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics	Fall.
CLASS2750	Introduction to Humanities These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media drawn from the arts, humanities, and/or humanistic social sciences. Guest speakers, including Cornell faculty and Society for the Humanities Fellows, will present from different disciplines and points of view. Students will make field trips to relevant local sites and visit Cornell special collections and archives. Students enrolled in these seminars will have the opportunity to participate in additional programming related to the annual focus theme of Cornell's Society for the Humanities and the Humanities Scholars Program for undergraduate humanities research. Full details for CLASS 2750 - Introduction to Humanities
CLASS2806	Roman Law This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: (1) slavery and (2) family (both governed by the Roman law of persons), and (3) civil wrongs (the law of delict or culpable harm). Through an examination of the legal sources (in translation) and the study of the reasoning of the Roman jurists, this course will examine the evolution of jurisprudence: the development of the laws concerning power over slaves and women, and changes in the laws concerning penalties for crimes. No specific prior knowledge needed. Full details for CLASS 2806 - Roman Law	Spring.
CLASS3391	Independent Study in Sanskrit, Undergraduate Level To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS. Full details for CLASS 3391 - Independent Study in Sanskrit, Undergraduate Level	Fall, Spring.
CLASS3395	Advanced Sanskrit I Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. Full details for CLASS 3395 - Advanced Sanskrit I	Fall.
CLASS3635	Queer Classics This course engages classical antiquity and its reception through the prism of queer studies. Cruising Homer, Sappho, Euripides, Plato, Ovid and more, we will explore how queer theoretical frameworks help us account for premodern queer and trans bodies, desires, experiences, and aesthetics. We will trace how people historically have engaged with the classical past in political and affective projects of writing queer history and literature, constructing identities and communities, and imagining queer futures. We will unpack how classical scholarship might reproduce contemporary forms of homophobia and transphobia in its treatments of gender, sexuality, and embodiment in the classical past, and in turn how modern uses of the classical might reinforce or dismantle exclusionary narratives around 'queerness' today as it intersects with race, gender, sexuality, and class. Finally, we will consider how the work we are doing in this class (where the 'Queer' in 'Queer Classics' may be taken as an adjective or an imperative) relates to the ways that contemporary writers, activists, artists, and performers have animated the classical past with queer possibilities. All readings will be in translation; no knowledge of Latin and Greek is required. Full details for CLASS 3635 - Queer Classics	Fall.
CLASS3686	Independent Study in Classical Civilization, Undergraduate Level May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS. Full details for CLASS 3686 - Independent Study in Classical Civilization, Undergraduate Level	Fall, Spring.
CLASS3736	The Archaeology of the City of Rome This course tells the history of the Roman empire through the urban development of its capital from the early 1st millennium BCE to the advent of Christian emperors in the 4th century CE. What does the archeology reveal about how the geography and environment of this site, its society and political systems, military conquests, economy, infrastructure, resources, and technologies interacted to create the center of an empire? Special focus is on how the appropriation of other peoples and cultures shaped the metropolis itself. Did it manage to integrate individuals from Africa, the Near East, from North of the Alps and Britain, and if so, how? The history of excavations and the reception of the city's architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries will provide a critical lens for analyzing some of the master narratives associated with ancient Rome and its ruins. Full details for CLASS 3736 - The Archaeology of the City of Rome	Fall.
CLASS3750	Introduction to Dendrochronology Introduction and training in dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its applications in archaeology, art history, climate and environment through lab work and participation in ongoing research projects using ancient to modern wood samples from around the world. Supervised reading and laboratory/project work. Possibilities exists for summer fieldwork in the Mediterranean, Mexico, and New York State. Full details for CLASS 3750 - Introduction to Dendrochronology	Fall.
CLASS4662	Topics in Ancient Philosophy Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Full details for CLASS 4662 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy	Spring.
CLASS4721	Honors: Senior Essay I See "Honors" under Classics front matter. Full details for CLASS 4721 - Honors: Senior Essay I	Multi-semester course: Fall, Spring.
CLASS4746	Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology Topics Rotate. Spring 23 topic: Humans and Animals. As Greek and Roman societies relied fundamentally on hunting and agriculture, animals constituted a crucial point of reference in their conception of the world. Animals occupied different functions and roles for humans, such as foe or protector and companion, food and resource, sacrificial victim, subject and object of prodigies, but also status symbol, pet, object of entertainment, object of scientific study etc. We will look at how the different forms of interaction between humans and animals resulted from man's views of other species, but also how such interactions themselves helped shape these views. How did they eventually intersect with discourses on gender, age, class, and race? We will investigate written sources covering the whole range of literary genres; images; and archaeological material. Readings will also refer to the modern debate on the relationship between humans and animals. Full details for CLASS 4746 - Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology	Spring.
CLASS6701	Advanced Readings in Archaeology Full details for CLASS 6701 - Advanced Readings in Archaeology
CLASS6755	Archaeological Dendrochronology An introduction to the field of Dendrochronology and associated topics with an emphasis on their applications in the field of archaeology and related heritage-buildings fields. Course aimed at graduate level with a focus on critique of scholarship in the field and work on a project as part of the course. Full details for CLASS 6755 - Archaeological Dendrochronology	Fall.
CLASS6766	The Archeology of the City of Rome This course tells the history of the Roman empire through the urban development of its capital from the early 1st millennium BCE to the advent of Christian emperors in the 4th century CE. What does the archeology reveal about how the geography and environment of this site, its society and political systems, military conquests, economy, infrastructure, resources, and technologies interacted to create the center of an empire? Special focus is on how the appropriation of other peoples and cultures shaped the metropolis itself. Did it manage to integrate individuals from Africa, the Near East, from North of the Alps and Britain, and if so, how? The history of excavations and the reception of the city's architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries will provide a critical lens for analyzing some of the master narratives associated with ancient Rome and its ruins. Full details for CLASS 6766 - The Archeology of the City of Rome	Fall.
CLASS7173	Topics in Ancient Philosophy Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Full details for CLASS 7173 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy	Fall, Spring.
CLASS7345	Graduate TA Training Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202 and first-year writing seminars. Full details for CLASS 7345 - Graduate TA Training	Fall, Spring.
CLASS7346	Classics Graduate Preparation Seminar A course to prepare Classics graduate students for exams and for professionalization. Full details for CLASS 7346 - Classics Graduate Preparation Seminar	Fall, Spring.
CLASS7691	Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. Full details for CLASS 7691 - Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics	Fall.
CLASS7746	Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology Topics Rotate. Spring 23 topic: Humans and Animals. As Greek and Roman societies relied fundamentally on hunting and agriculture, animals constituted a crucial point of reference in their conception of the world. Animals occupied different functions and roles for humans, such as foe or protector and companion, food and resource, sacrificial victim, subject and object of prodigies, but also status symbol, pet, object of entertainment, object of scientific study etc. We will look at how the different forms of interaction between humans and animals resulted from man's views of other species, but also how such interactions themselves helped shape these views. How did they eventually intersect with discourses on gender, age, class, and race? We will investigate written sources covering the whole range of literary genres; images; and archaeological material. Readings will also refer to the modern debate on the relationship between humans and animals. Full details for CLASS 7746 - Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology	Spring.
GREEK1101	Elementary Ancient Greek I Introduction to Attic Greek. Designed to enable the student to read the ancient authors as soon as possible. Full details for GREEK 1101 - Elementary Ancient Greek I	Fall.
GREEK1105	Homeric Greek II This course continues the introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek began in GREEK 1104, or similar courses. By the end of this course, students will be reading substantial, unaltered passages from Homer's Iliad. Full details for GREEK 1105 - Homeric Greek II	Fall.
GREEK2101	Intermediate Ancient Greek I Combines reading of classical Greek prose texts (Lysias, Plato, Xenophon) with systematic review of forms presented in GREEK 1102, study of advanced grammar, vocabulary-building and sight-reading exercises. Full details for GREEK 2101 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I	Fall.
GREEK3120	Seminar in Greek Undergraduate seminar in Greek. Topics: Fall 2023 - Cyclops poetry: Homer, Euripides, Theocritus, and others; Spring 2024 - TBA. Full details for GREEK 3120 - Seminar in Greek	Fall, Spring.
GREEK3185	Independent Study in Greek, Undergraduate Level May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS. Full details for GREEK 3185 - Independent Study in Greek, Undergraduate Level	Fall, Spring.
GREEK4411	Greek Comparative Grammar The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages. Full details for GREEK 4411 - Greek Comparative Grammar	Spring.
GREEK5111	Elementary Ancient Greek I Introduction to Ancient Greek. Designed to enable the student to read the ancient authors as soon as possible. Full details for GREEK 5111 - Elementary Ancient Greek I	Fall.
GREEK5115	Homeric Greek II This course continues the introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek. By the end of this course, students will be reading substantial, unaltered passages from Homer's Iliad. Full details for GREEK 5115 - Homeric Greek II	Fall.
GREEK5121	Intermediate Ancient Greek I Combines reading of classical Greek prose texts (Lysias, Plato, Xenophon) with systematic review of forms presented in GREEK 5112, study of advanced grammar, vocabulary-building and sight-reading exercises. Full details for GREEK 5121 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I	Fall.
GREEK5130	Seminar in Greek Topics: Fall 2023 - Cyclops poetry: Homer, Euripides, Theocritus, and others; Spring 2024 - TBA. Full details for GREEK 5130 - Seminar in Greek	Fall, Spring.
GREEK6101	Advanced Readings in Greek Literature Topic: Fall 2023: TBA. Full details for GREEK 6101 - Advanced Readings in Greek Literature	Fall.
GREEK7161	Greek Philosophical Texts Reading and translation of Greek Philosophical texts. Full details for GREEK 7161 - Greek Philosophical Texts	Fall, Spring.
GREEK7171	Graduate Seminar in Greek Topics for this course vary by instructor. Full details for GREEK 7171 - Graduate Seminar in Greek	Fall.
GREEK7411	Greek Comparative Grammar The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages. Full details for GREEK 7411 - Greek Comparative Grammar	Spring.
LATIN1201	Elementary Latin I Introductory course designed to prepare students to start reading Latin prose at the end of a year. The class moves swiftly and includes extensive memorization of vocabulary and paradigms; study of Latin syntax; and written homework, quizzes, tests, and oral drills. Full details for LATIN 1201 - Elementary Latin I	Fall.
LATIN1205	Intermediate Latin I Introduces students to reading original Latin text. Covers complex syntax and reviews the grammar presented in LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204. Full details for LATIN 1205 - Intermediate Latin I	Fall, Spring.
LATIN2203	Catullus The hundred or so carmina we have of Catullus (c. 87 – c. 57 BC) continue to influence poets and critics today. Their timelessness makes us forget that they were composed in time, a greater understanding of which helps us to understand what makes them timeless. By engaging Catullus' poems actively in the original Latin, we will appreciate their historical, cultural, and poetical context and the impact it has had on their enduring appeal. Full details for LATIN 2203 - Catullus	Spring.
LATIN3220	Rapid Reading in Latin Topic: Latin Authors on Jews and Christians (in the first three centuries CE). Full details for LATIN 3220 - Rapid Reading in Latin	Fall.
LATIN3286	Independent Study in Latin, Undergraduate Level May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS. Full details for LATIN 3286 - Independent Study in Latin, Undergraduate Level	Fall, Spring.
LATIN5211	Elementary Latin I Introductory course designed to prepare students to start reading Latin prose at the end of a year. The class moves swiftly and includes extensive memorization of vocabulary and paradigms; study of Latin syntax; and written homework, quizzes, tests, and oral drills. Full details for LATIN 5211 - Elementary Latin I	Fall.
LATIN5215	Intermediate Latin I Introduces students to reading original Latin text. Covers complex syntax and reviews the grammar presented in LATIN 5212, LATIN 5214. Full details for LATIN 5215 - Intermediate Latin I	Fall, Spring.
LATIN5223	Catullus The hundred or so carmina we have of Catullus (c. 87 – c. 57 BC) continue to influence poets and critics today. Their timelessness makes us forget that they were composed in time, a greater understanding of which helps us to understand what makes them timeless. By engaging Catullus' poems actively in the original Latin, we will appreciate their historical, cultural, and poetical context and the impact it has had on their enduring appeal. Full details for LATIN 5223 - Catullus	Spring.
LATIN5230	Rapid Reading in Latin Topic: Latin Authors on Jews and Christians (in the first three centuries CE). Full details for LATIN 5230 - Rapid Reading in Latin	Fall.
LATIN6201	Advanced Readings in Latin Literature Topics for this course vary by instructor. Full details for LATIN 6201 - Advanced Readings in Latin Literature	Fall.
LATIN6216	Advanced Latin Prose Composition This advanced Latin prose composition course is for graduate students. Full details for LATIN 6216 - Advanced Latin Prose Composition	Spring.
LATIN7920	Independent Study in Latin Full details for LATIN 7920 - Independent Study in Latin

CLASS1331

Elementary Sanskrit I

An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible.

Full details for CLASS 1331 - Elementary Sanskrit I

Fall.

CLASS1450

Ancient Egyptian I: Introduction to Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphs

For over two thousand years, from the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2100 BCE) into the Roman era, Egyptian monuments were inscribed with hieroglyphs of the Middle Egyptian writing system. Students will learn the complete Middle Egyptian verbal system and continue to enrich their Egyptian vocabulary. We will also begin translating complete literary and religious texts, including the fantastic tale of a sailor's maritime misadventures and divine encounters ("The Shipwrecked Sailor") and a hymn in honor of the sun god ("The Litany of Re"). After passing this course, students will be prepared for the richer, more complex texts studied in the second course, HIERO 1451.

Full details for CLASS 1450 - Ancient Egyptian I: Introduction to Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Fall.

CLASS1615

Introduction to Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a village the size of Ithaca that grew into a world empire. In this course students will be introduced to some of its literature, art, and famous personalities in the classical period (2nd c. BCE – 2nd c. CE) and will read some of the greatest masterpieces of Latin literature. Special attention will be given to the late republic, Augustan, and Hadrianic periods, to Roman ethics, and to the rise of Christianity. No prior knowledge of the ancient world is necessary. All readings are in English.

Full details for CLASS 1615 - Introduction to Ancient Rome

Fall.

CLASS1702

Great Discoveries in Greek and Roman Archaeology

This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of the ancient world. From early excavations at sites such as Pompeii and Troy, to modern field projects across the Mediterranean, we will discover the rich cultures of ancient Greece and Rome while also exploring the history, methods, and major intellectual goals of archaeology.

Full details for CLASS 1702 - Great Discoveries in Greek and Roman Archaeology

Fall.

CLASS2000

Environment and Sustainability Colloquium

This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. It consists of a series of lectures given by experts, people with different expertise and perspectives who are addressing a variety of environmental and sustainability problems with regard to humanistic concern.

Full details for CLASS 2000 - Environment and Sustainability Colloquium

Fall.

CLASS2010

Discussions of Environment and Sustainability

This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. It consists of a series of lectures by experts with different perspectives addressing a variety of environmental and sustainability problems with regard to humanistic concern. The small group discussion session allows in-depth engagement with the art-science interface. Building on the possibilities shared by our expert visitors, students in the discussion section will develop their own approach to addressing environmental issues. We will analyze how the ways in which information is shared is as significant as the information itself, and consider "artistic" and "scientific" perspectives as mutually beneficial tools for exploring and communicating our relationship to the environment.

Full details for CLASS 2010 - Discussions of Environment and Sustainability

Fall.

CLASS2351

Intermediate Sanskrit I

Readings from simple Sanskrit poetry: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

Full details for CLASS 2351 - Intermediate Sanskrit I

Fall.

CLASS2603

Initiation to Greek Culture

In this course, we will read and discuss a wide range of ancient Greek literary and philosophical works as well as some modern critical and philosophical writings. We encourage active participation in small weekly seminar meetings and supplementary workshops with specially invited guests. Our focus throughout is on close analysis of the texts, and the attempts the Greeks made to grapple with the world around them through literature. The course inquires into the intellectual development of a culture infused with mythological accounts of the cosmos. It asks how poetic forms such as epic and tragedy engage with philosophical ideas while creating intense emotional effects on audiences both during antiquity and beyond. By the end of this course, students will have read a wide selection of Classical Greek literature and be able to perform close readings and comparative analysis of text and culture. In addition, students will hone their discussion and presentation skills in the seminar format, above all engaging with their peers in joint intellectual inquiry.

Full details for CLASS 2603 - Initiation to Greek Culture

Fall.

CLASS2604

Greek Mythology

The stories of Greek Mythology have ignited the imaginations of writers and artists from antiquity to the present day, from the tragedy of Achilles to the adventures of Percy Jackson. This course surveys the most influential stories of Gods and Heroes in Greek myths, focusing on their place in ancient Greek and Roman literature, society and religion, but also tracing their course in intellectual and art history through the Renaissance to the present day.

Full details for CLASS 2604 - Greek Mythology

Fall, Winter, Summer.

CLASS2630

Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History

This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end with tea and coffee in the Arab and Ottoman worlds. Archaeological and textual evidence will be used throughout to show the centrality of drinking in daily, ritual and political life.

Full details for CLASS 2630 - Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History

Spring.

CLASS2661

Greek and Roman Philosophy

An introductory survey of ancient Greek philosophy from the so-called Presocratics (6th century BCE) through the Hellenistic period (1st century BCE) with special emphasis on the thought of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

Full details for CLASS 2661 - Greek and Roman Philosophy

Fall.

CLASS2691

Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics

An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages.

Full details for CLASS 2691 - Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics

Fall.

CLASS2750

Introduction to Humanities

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media drawn from the arts, humanities, and/or humanistic social sciences. Guest speakers, including Cornell faculty and Society for the Humanities Fellows, will present from different disciplines and points of view. Students will make field trips to relevant local sites and visit Cornell special collections and archives. Students enrolled in these seminars will have the opportunity to participate in additional programming related to the annual focus theme of Cornell's Society for the Humanities and the Humanities Scholars Program for undergraduate humanities research.

Full details for CLASS 2750 - Introduction to Humanities

CLASS2806

Roman Law

This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: (1) slavery and (2) family (both governed by the Roman law of persons), and (3) civil wrongs (the law of delict or culpable harm). Through an examination of the legal sources (in translation) and the study of the reasoning of the Roman jurists, this course will examine the evolution of jurisprudence: the development of the laws concerning power over slaves and women, and changes in the laws concerning penalties for crimes. No specific prior knowledge needed.

Full details for CLASS 2806 - Roman Law

Spring.

CLASS3391

Independent Study in Sanskrit, Undergraduate Level

To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS.

Full details for CLASS 3391 - Independent Study in Sanskrit, Undergraduate Level

Fall, Spring.

CLASS3395

Advanced Sanskrit I

Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts.

Full details for CLASS 3395 - Advanced Sanskrit I

Fall.

CLASS3635

Queer Classics

This course engages classical antiquity and its reception through the prism of queer studies. Cruising Homer, Sappho, Euripides, Plato, Ovid and more, we will explore how queer theoretical frameworks help us account for premodern queer and trans bodies, desires, experiences, and aesthetics. We will trace how people historically have engaged with the classical past in political and affective projects of writing queer history and literature, constructing identities and communities, and imagining queer futures. We will unpack how classical scholarship might reproduce contemporary forms of homophobia and transphobia in its treatments of gender, sexuality, and embodiment in the classical past, and in turn how modern uses of the classical might reinforce or dismantle exclusionary narratives around 'queerness' today as it intersects with race, gender, sexuality, and class. Finally, we will consider how the work we are doing in this class (where the 'Queer' in 'Queer Classics' may be taken as an adjective or an imperative) relates to the ways that contemporary writers, activists, artists, and performers have animated the classical past with queer possibilities. All readings will be in translation; no knowledge of Latin and Greek is required.

Full details for CLASS 3635 - Queer Classics

Fall.

CLASS3686

Independent Study in Classical Civilization, Undergraduate Level

May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS.

Full details for CLASS 3686 - Independent Study in Classical Civilization, Undergraduate Level

Fall, Spring.

CLASS3736

The Archaeology of the City of Rome

This course tells the history of the Roman empire through the urban development of its capital from the early 1st millennium BCE to the advent of Christian emperors in the 4th century CE. What does the archeology reveal about how the geography and environment of this site, its society and political systems, military conquests, economy, infrastructure, resources, and technologies interacted to create the center of an empire? Special focus is on how the appropriation of other peoples and cultures shaped the metropolis itself. Did it manage to integrate individuals from Africa, the Near East, from North of the Alps and Britain, and if so, how? The history of excavations and the reception of the city's architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries will provide a critical lens for analyzing some of the master narratives associated with ancient Rome and its ruins.

Full details for CLASS 3736 - The Archaeology of the City of Rome

Fall.

CLASS3750

Introduction to Dendrochronology

Introduction and training in dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its applications in archaeology, art history, climate and environment through lab work and participation in ongoing research projects using ancient to modern wood samples from around the world. Supervised reading and laboratory/project work. Possibilities exists for summer fieldwork in the Mediterranean, Mexico, and New York State.

Full details for CLASS 3750 - Introduction to Dendrochronology

Fall.

CLASS4662

Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy.

Full details for CLASS 4662 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Spring.

CLASS4721

Honors: Senior Essay I

See "Honors" under Classics front matter.

Full details for CLASS 4721 - Honors: Senior Essay I

Multi-semester course: Fall, Spring.

CLASS4746

Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology

Topics Rotate. Spring 23 topic: Humans and Animals. As Greek and Roman societies relied fundamentally on hunting and agriculture, animals constituted a crucial point of reference in their conception of the world. Animals occupied different functions and roles for humans, such as foe or protector and companion, food and resource, sacrificial victim, subject and object of prodigies, but also status symbol, pet, object of entertainment, object of scientific study etc. We will look at how the different forms of interaction between humans and animals resulted from man's views of other species, but also how such interactions themselves helped shape these views. How did they eventually intersect with discourses on gender, age, class, and race? We will investigate written sources covering the whole range of literary genres; images; and archaeological material. Readings will also refer to the modern debate on the relationship between humans and animals.

Full details for CLASS 4746 - Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology

Spring.

CLASS6701

Advanced Readings in Archaeology

Full details for CLASS 6701 - Advanced Readings in Archaeology

CLASS6755

Archaeological Dendrochronology

An introduction to the field of Dendrochronology and associated topics with an emphasis on their applications in the field of archaeology and related heritage-buildings fields. Course aimed at graduate level with a focus on critique of scholarship in the field and work on a project as part of the course.

Full details for CLASS 6755 - Archaeological Dendrochronology

Fall.

CLASS6766

The Archeology of the City of Rome

This course tells the history of the Roman empire through the urban development of its capital from the early 1st millennium BCE to the advent of Christian emperors in the 4th century CE. What does the archeology reveal about how the geography and environment of this site, its society and political systems, military conquests, economy, infrastructure, resources, and technologies interacted to create the center of an empire? Special focus is on how the appropriation of other peoples and cultures shaped the metropolis itself. Did it manage to integrate individuals from Africa, the Near East, from North of the Alps and Britain, and if so, how? The history of excavations and the reception of the city's architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries will provide a critical lens for analyzing some of the master narratives associated with ancient Rome and its ruins.

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Fall.

CLASS7173

Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy.

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Fall, Spring.

CLASS7345

Graduate TA Training

Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202 and first-year writing seminars.

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Fall, Spring.

CLASS7346

Classics Graduate Preparation Seminar

A course to prepare Classics graduate students for exams and for professionalization.

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Fall, Spring.

CLASS7691

Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics

An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages.

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Fall.

CLASS7746

Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology

Topics Rotate. Spring 23 topic: Humans and Animals. As Greek and Roman societies relied fundamentally on hunting and agriculture, animals constituted a crucial point of reference in their conception of the world. Animals occupied different functions and roles for humans, such as foe or protector and companion, food and resource, sacrificial victim, subject and object of prodigies, but also status symbol, pet, object of entertainment, object of scientific study etc. We will look at how the different forms of interaction between humans and animals resulted from man's views of other species, but also how such interactions themselves helped shape these views. How did they eventually intersect with discourses on gender, age, class, and race? We will investigate written sources covering the whole range of literary genres; images; and archaeological material. Readings will also refer to the modern debate on the relationship between humans and animals.

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Spring.

GREEK1101

Elementary Ancient Greek I

Introduction to Attic Greek. Designed to enable the student to read the ancient authors as soon as possible.

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Fall.

GREEK1105

Homeric Greek II

This course continues the introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek began in GREEK 1104, or similar courses. By the end of this course, students will be reading substantial, unaltered passages from Homer's Iliad.

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Fall.

GREEK2101

Intermediate Ancient Greek I

Combines reading of classical Greek prose texts (Lysias, Plato, Xenophon) with systematic review of forms presented in GREEK 1102, study of advanced grammar, vocabulary-building and sight-reading exercises.

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Fall.

GREEK3120

Seminar in Greek

Undergraduate seminar in Greek. Topics: Fall 2023 - Cyclops poetry: Homer, Euripides, Theocritus, and others; Spring 2024 - TBA.

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Fall, Spring.

GREEK3185

Independent Study in Greek, Undergraduate Level

May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS.

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Fall, Spring.

GREEK4411

Greek Comparative Grammar

The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages.

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Spring.

GREEK5111

Elementary Ancient Greek I

Introduction to Ancient Greek. Designed to enable the student to read the ancient authors as soon as possible.

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Fall.

GREEK5115

Homeric Greek II

This course continues the introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek. By the end of this course, students will be reading substantial, unaltered passages from Homer's Iliad.

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Fall.

GREEK5121

Intermediate Ancient Greek I

Combines reading of classical Greek prose texts (Lysias, Plato, Xenophon) with systematic review of forms presented in GREEK 5112, study of advanced grammar, vocabulary-building and sight-reading exercises.

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Fall.

GREEK5130

Seminar in Greek

Topics: Fall 2023 - Cyclops poetry: Homer, Euripides, Theocritus, and others; Spring 2024 - TBA.

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Fall, Spring.

GREEK6101

Advanced Readings in Greek Literature

Topic: Fall 2023: TBA.

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Fall.

GREEK7161

Greek Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Greek Philosophical texts.

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Fall, Spring.

GREEK7171

Graduate Seminar in Greek

Topics for this course vary by instructor.

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Fall.

GREEK7411

Greek Comparative Grammar

The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages.

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Spring.

LATIN1201

Elementary Latin I

Introductory course designed to prepare students to start reading Latin prose at the end of a year. The class moves swiftly and includes extensive memorization of vocabulary and paradigms; study of Latin syntax; and written homework, quizzes, tests, and oral drills.

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Fall.

LATIN1205

Intermediate Latin I

Introduces students to reading original Latin text. Covers complex syntax and reviews the grammar presented in LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204.

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Fall, Spring.

LATIN2203

Catullus

The hundred or so carmina we have of Catullus (c. 87 – c. 57 BC) continue to influence poets and critics today. Their timelessness makes us forget that they were composed in time, a greater understanding of which helps us to understand what makes them timeless. By engaging Catullus' poems actively in the original Latin, we will appreciate their historical, cultural, and poetical context and the impact it has had on their enduring appeal.

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Spring.

LATIN3220

Rapid Reading in Latin

Topic: Latin Authors on Jews and Christians (in the first three centuries CE).

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Fall.

LATIN3286

Independent Study in Latin, Undergraduate Level

May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS.

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Fall, Spring.

LATIN5211

Elementary Latin I

Introductory course designed to prepare students to start reading Latin prose at the end of a year. The class moves swiftly and includes extensive memorization of vocabulary and paradigms; study of Latin syntax; and written homework, quizzes, tests, and oral drills.

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Fall.

LATIN5215

Intermediate Latin I

Introduces students to reading original Latin text. Covers complex syntax and reviews the grammar presented in LATIN 5212, LATIN 5214.

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Fall, Spring.

LATIN5223

Catullus

The hundred or so carmina we have of Catullus (c. 87 – c. 57 BC) continue to influence poets and critics today. Their timelessness makes us forget that they were composed in time, a greater understanding of which helps us to understand what makes them timeless. By engaging Catullus' poems actively in the original Latin, we will appreciate their historical, cultural, and poetical context and the impact it has had on their enduring appeal.

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Spring.

LATIN5230

Rapid Reading in Latin

Topic: Latin Authors on Jews and Christians (in the first three centuries CE).

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Fall.

LATIN6201

Advanced Readings in Latin Literature

Topics for this course vary by instructor.

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Fall.