CLCV 220

Fall 2024 All Classes

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Exploring the Greek and Roman World

Credit: 3 hours.

Focused study of topics in ancient Greek and Roman literature, art, archaeology, and culture in their Mediterranean context. May also explore reflections in later literature and art.

Same as CWL 220. May be repeated in separate terms, if topics vary.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts
Cultural Studies - Western
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CLCV 220 class schedule data for fall 2024
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
63188
Lecture-Discussion
B
2:00PM -3:20PM
TR
Literatures, Cultures, & Ling
Walters, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/26/24-12/11/24
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
Section Title:
Nightmares of Nero
Section Info:
Nightmares of Nero: Few Roman emperors have been so constantly reviled in history and popular culture as Nero. Ancient sources depict him as a deviant, a larger-than-life monster, a tyrant, a megalomaniac, an arsonist, a murderer. Early Christians demonized him as their greatest persecutor, and apocalyptic prophecies identified him with the Antichrist. Setting its sights on the various myths and exaggerations that have come down to us about Nero, this course explores the question of what we can know of the infamous emperor and the age that bears his name. Particular emphasis will be placed on the nightmarish refractions of Neronian Rome found in the works of Seneca, Lucan, and Petronius.
65400
Lecture-Discussion
G
12:00PM -12:50PM
MWF
Henry Administration Bldg
Austen, V
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/26/24-12/11/24
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
Section Info:
Instructor: Victoria Austen "Under the Ashes of Vesuvius: Roman Identity in the City of Pompeii" Pompeii, a Roman town famously destroyed but uniquely preserved by the Vesuvian eruption of 79CE, has traditionally been viewed as a quintessential example of the ancient Roman urban experience. But how ‘Roman’ was Pompeii? In this class, we will examine how evidence from that buried city contributes to our understanding of Roman material culture and the everyday use of urban space; and how this, in turn, can help us interrogate what it meant to be ‘Roman’ in the ancient Mediterranean world.
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