Courses

Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean societies in the Near East, Greece and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Fall of Rome, with a focus on citizenship. Students will compare notions of citizenship in empires and authoritarian regimes with smaller, more egalitarian city-states and republics, and analyze the ideological similarities and differences between antiquity and today. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1211 or Classics 2101. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in Classics 2101.

Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean civilizations of the Near East, Greece, and Rome from the Bronze Age to Fall of Rome. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 301 or 301H. GE historical study course.

Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean civilizations of the Near East, Greece, and Rome from the Bronze Age to Fall of Rome. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 1211 or 301H. GE historical study course.

Principles, methods, and history of archaeological investigation in the ancient Greek and Roman world, illustrated through a selection of major classical sites. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Clas 2301 or HistArt 2301. GE cultures and ideas and historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course. Cross-listed in Clas 2301 and HistArt 2301.

The ancient history of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Persia, Israel, and the Levant to the establishment of the Persian Empire. Prereq or concur: Not open to students with credit for NELC 2211. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in NELC.

A study of cities in the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome, with particular scholarly attention to the city as a locus of human-environment interaction, and how inhabitants perceived and represented the urban environments in which they lived. The course includes an extensive case study of daily life in the Roman city of Pompeii. GE historical study course. GE theme lived environments course.

Survey of Greek history from Neolithic Age (7000-3000 BC) to end of the Archaic Era (700-480 BC). GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

Survey of Greek history during the Classical era (480-320 BC). Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

Survey of Greek history during Hellenistic era (320-31 BC). Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 501.03. GE historical study course.

Study of slavery as an institution and ideology of ancient Greece and Rome, including its importance in the ancient family, economy, and culture. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3202 or History 3213H. GE for cultures and ideas and historical study course.

Introductory survey of women, gender, and sexual relations in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially Greece and Rome. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3215. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in Clas.

A survey of military history from the late Bronze Age to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, with an emphasis on the ways in which warfare and militaries connected to modes of citizenship, belonging, and participation in the societies of Antiquity. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2212. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.

Survey of the life and thought of the apostle Paul in translation, and his influence on the formation of Christianity. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3407. GE lit course and historical study course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and historical and cultural studies course.

An advanced survey of Rome's history from the foundation of the city to the establishment of the Republic's Mediterranean Empire, ca 150 BC. Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 503.01. GE historical study course.

History of Rome: Republic to Empire. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2212. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

An advanced survey of Rome's imperial history from the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty to the death of Constantine. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3222. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in Clas.

An advanced survey of Rome's history in the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries with focus on themes of decline, fall, and transformation. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3223. GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course. Cross-listed in Clas.

History of Byzantium, 600-1453, with emphasis on internal developments, relations with neighbors, the Crusades, the Fall of the City, and the legacy of Byzantium. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 505.01. GE historical study course.

History of Byzantium, 843-1453, with emphasis on internal developments, the Crusades, the Fall of the City, and legacy of Byzantium. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.

Examines the early Christian philosophical movement known as 'the Gnostics' whose beliefs, based on the stories of the Bible, Platonist philosophy, and the new revelation of Jesus, shocked other Christians. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

A survey of the history of Christianity from its Jewish and Greco-Roman roots to the late sixth century. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

A historical examination of interactions between the environment and human activity in the ancient Mediterranean. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3720. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in Clas.

Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Greek History. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, a grade of C or above in History 2800, and any 3000-level History course; or permission of instructor.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Greek History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Roman History. Prereq or concur: English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Roman History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Roman History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Late Antiquity. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, a grade of C or above in History 2800, and any 3000-level History course; or permission of instructor.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Late Antiquity. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Late Antiquity. Prereq or concur: English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Byzantine History. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, any 3000-level History course, and enrollment in History major; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Byzantine History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Byzantine History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced course in Greek History. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Advanced course in Roman History. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Advanced course in Late Antique History. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Advanced course in Byzantine History. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Advanced course in the History of Ancient Christianity. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Graduate seminar, with focus on methodological approaches to ancient history and/or a particular problem or theme in Greek, Roman, late antique, or Byzantine history. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.

Graduate Research Seminar in Greek, Roman, Late Antique, or Byzantine History. Topics will vary. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.