Classics 1010 Classical Civilization Fall 2013

Section 003 MWF 9:35

Instructor
Curt Mayes
436 Manoogian (via 431)
3135!!9!06 (o""ice #ours only)
$""ice %ours: &:00&:30 an' 10:3010:45 MWF
e(ail: a'94&!)*ayne+e'u
Course Description
,Survey o" t#e culture an' civili-ation o" .ncient /reece an' 0o(e1 in 2articular t#ose
as2ects t#at lai' t#e 2olitical1 social an' cultural "ra(e*or3 o" t#e (o'ern *orl'+4
5#is course is 2art o" t#e 6n'ergra'uate /eneral 7'ucation 8rogra( an' satis"ies t#e
8#iloso2#y an' 9etters (89) re:uire(ent+
Course Outcomes: Skills
Stu'ents in C9. 1010 *ill:
1+ un'erstan' *#at constitutes 2ri(ary sources "or t#e stu'y o" /ree3 an' 0o(an
civili-ation;
2+ 'e(onstrate an un'erstan'ing o" t#e literary sources <y su((ari-ing or
2ara2#rasing t#e(1 or ans*ering :uestions <ase' on t#e(;
3+ 'e(onstrate t#e a<ility to :uote 2ri(ary sources a22ro2riately *it#in t#eir *riting
an' to 2ro2erly cite t#ose sources using t#e stan'ar' (et#o'ology o" Classics;
4+ un'erstan' t#e nature o" non2ri(ary (aterials use' in t#e course1 inclu'ing
translations an' t#eir intro'uctions1 te=t<oo3s1 an' ot#er secon'ary (aterials+
Course Outcomes: Content
Stu'ents in C9. 1010 *ill:
1+ ac:uire a <roa' #istorical outline o" <ot# /ree3 an' 0o(an #istory;
2+ rea' /ree3 an' 9atin literature in translation an' un'erstan' its i(2ortance in our
3no*le'ge o" t#e ancient *orl'1 its centrality in t#e Western tra'ition1 an' its
universality;
3+ learn t#e geogra2#ical "eatures o" t#e Me'iterranean <asin *#ic# are signi"icant to
t#eir stu'y;
4+ un'erstan' #o* /ree3 an' 0o(an value syste(s a""ecte' t#eir culture1 an' #o*
t#ey are 'i""erent "ro( ours;
5+ un'erstan' t#at our 3no*le'ge o" t#e ancient Me'iterranean is 'erive' "ro( <ot#
*ritten sources an' (aterial culture1 an' t#at all suc# 2ri(ary sources are o2en to
inter2retation+
Course Text
>no=1 ?ernar'1 e'+ The Norton Book of Classical Literature+ @e* Aor3: @orton1 1993+
8rint+

Course Requirements
1+ .tten' class regularly+ .tten'ance *ill <e ta3en <ut is not a gra'e' co(2onent+
2+ Co(2lete all assign(ents an' <e 2re2are' to 2artici2ate in class+
3+ 5a3e one :ui- an' t#ree e=a(inations+ 7=a(s (isse' *it#out 2rior consultation *it#
(e can <e (a'e u2 on a limited <asis+ Bn (ost cases a 2enalty *ill <e assesse'+
Stu'ents *#o (iss e=a(s (ust contact (e at t#e earliest 2ossi<le (o(ent to e=2lain an'
resc#e'ule+ B" t#e e=a(s #ave alrea'y <een returne' to t#e class1 t#e stu'ent *ill <e
given an essay e=a(+
Course Grading
1+ Stu'ents *ill co(2lete a s#ort 2a2er1 in t#ree stages1 involving analysis o" 2ri(ary
sources+ 7ac# stage is *ort# 5C o" your "inal gra'e (15C total)+
2+ 5#ere *ill <e an ,early 2rogress assess(ent4 :ui- *ort# 10C o" your "inal gra'e+
3+ 5#ere *ill <e t#ree e=a(s1 eac# <ase' on (aterial covere' since t#e 2revious e=a( or
:ui- only+ 5#e e=a(s are (ostly ,s#ort ans*er14 2lus a c#oice o" essay to2ics+ .ll essay
to2ics re:uire analysis an'Dor criticis(+ 7ac# e=a( constitutes 25C o" your "inal gra'e+
4+ 7=a( gra'es *ill not <e curve'+ Final gra'es *ill <e curve' as nee'e'+
5+ @o ot#er "actors *ill <e use' to 'eter(ine your "inal gra'e+ @o ,e=tra cre'it4
assign(ents *ill <e a22rove'+
6+ 5#e gra'ing scale is as "ollo*s:
. 94100 . 9193
?E &&90 ? &4&! ? &1&3
CE !&&0 C !4!! C !1!3
FE 6&!0 F 646! F 6163
F 060
!+ 5#e gra'e o" ,B4 *ill not <e given in t#is course+ B" you are una<le to co(2lete t#e
class1 you (ust o""icially *it#'ra* <y Novemer ! to avoi' a 2ro<a<le "ailing gra'e+
Course Sc"edule
Fate Su<Gect 0ea'ingH
.ug 2& Bntro'uction
30 $utline o" /ree3 %istory
Se2 4 $utline o" /ree3 %istory
6 %eroic Conce2ts (%o(er) 63&!
9 %eroic Conce2ts (%o(er) &!112
11 %eroic Conce2ts (%o(er) 11212!; 143152
13 %eroic Conce2ts (%o(er) 12!143
16 5#e 8easantIs 9i"e (%esio') 1&!201
1& Jui-; 8ersonal 8ers2ectives (9yric) 202209
20 8ersonal 8ers2ectives (9yric) 223231
23 /ree3s an' ?ar<arians (%ero'otus) 26!2&5
25 /ree3s an' ?ar<arians (%ero'otus) 2&5299
2! 5ragic Kustice (.esc#ylus) 300315
30 5ragic Kustice (.esc#ylus) 315334
$ct 2 .t#enian C#aracter (5#ucy'i'es) 334343
4 /ree3 vs+ /ree3 (5#ucy'i'es) 343356
! 5ragic Con"licts (So2#ocles) 35!3!9
9 5ragic Con"licts (So2#ocles) 3&0400
11 5ragic Wo(en (7uri2i'es) 40441&; 436442
14 Co(ic 8ers2ectives (.risto2#anes) 4464!6
16 7=a( L1
1& 8#iloso2#er an' State (Socrates) 493512
21 .le=an'er t#e /reat
23 %ellenistic Civili-ation
25 $utline o" 0o(an %istory
2& $utline o" 0o(an %istory
30 %eroes an' %eroines o" %istory (9ivy) !02!15
@ov 1 5#e 8unic Wars
4 72icurean Serenity (9ucretius) 595603
6 %e'onistic 5ur(oil (Catullus) 604614
& Kulius Caesar
11 7=a( L2
13 9yric 8er"ecte' (%orace) 614635
15 72ic 8ro2agan'a (Mergil) 6436!6
1& 9ove1 0o(an Style ($vi') !2!!54
20 Myt# 5rans"or(e' ($vi') !55!!9
22 5#e Corru2tion o" 8o*er (5acitus) !&6!93
25 Social Satire (8etronius) !93&13
Fec 2 6r<an Fecay (Kuvenal) &13&26
4 Stoic Serenity (Marcus .urelius) &2!&33
6 . @e* 9ig#t (Saint .ugustine) &33&52
9 5#e Fall o" 0o(e
13 7=a( L3 (&:009:30)
H@u(<ers re"er to 2ages in 5#e @orton ?oo3 o" Classical 9iterature+