LAT 491

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Readings in Latin Literature

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Readings in authors or special topics chosen by the instructor from the entire extant literature in Latin.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in separate terms, if topics vary. Prerequisite: Three years of college Latin or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

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LAT 491 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			50832	Lecture-Discussion	G	9:00AM -9:50AM	MWF	215 Davenport Hall	Garcia-Molina, E	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Sallust - “Plain and abrupt, hostile to eloquence, ostensibly archaic but in truth artful, insidious, innovatory.” This is how the Roman historian Ronald Syme described the style of Sallust, considered even in antiquity to be one of the greatest historians Rome produced. In this class, we will be reading his Bellum Catilinae, an account of the machinations of the Roman statesman Lucius Sergius Catilina, to explore Sallust’s unique historiographical style. Through close readings of the Latin text, students will gain a deeper mastery of non-standard syntax and archaic vocabulary, while discussing the blurred lines between biography, rhetoric, political thought, and history exemplified in the conflicted figure of Cataline and the overarching setting of a Republican Rome in moral decay and civil strife. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
			30786	Lecture-Discussion	U	9:00AM -9:50AM	MWF	215 Davenport Hall	Garcia-Molina, E	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Sallust - “Plain and abrupt, hostile to eloquence, ostensibly archaic but in truth artful, insidious, innovatory.” This is how the Roman historian Ronald Syme described the style of Sallust, considered even in antiquity to be one of the greatest historians Rome produced. In this class, we will be reading his Bellum Catilinae, an account of the machinations of the Roman statesman Lucius Sergius Catilina, to explore Sallust’s unique historiographical style. Through close readings of the Latin text, students will gain a deeper mastery of non-standard syntax and archaic vocabulary, while discussing the blurred lines between biography, rhetoric, political thought, and history exemplified in the conflicted figure of Cataline and the overarching setting of a Republican Rome in moral decay and civil strife. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.