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    CLASS 1332
    
        
  
 
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An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 1132, SANSK 1132 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit)) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MTRF Rockefeller Hall 380
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Clary, T 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person CLASS 1331 or permission of instructor. 
    
    CLASS 1451
    
        
  
 
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A continuation of HIERO 1450. 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. ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIERO 1451 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR White Hall B02
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Monroe, C 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 1531
    
        
  
 
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This course will focus on the stories about the gods and heroes of the Greeks as they appear in ancient literature and art. We will examine the relationship between myths and the cultural, religious, and ... view course details
- FWS Session. 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Gerdes, R 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/. 
    
    CLASS 1800
    
        
  
 
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What is Classics? Why do we study the Greeks and Romans today? What relevance does classical antiquity have to a world beset by modern-day challenges, especially when veneration of the so-called "Classical ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. 
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                Credits and Grading Basis1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) 
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        Meeting Pattern- W Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Platt, V 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 2352
    
        
  
 
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Readings from Sanskrit dramas and literary commentary. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 2252, SANSK 2252 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit)) 
    
    CLASS 2630
    
        
  
 
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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 ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2522, JWST 2522, NES 2522 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Monroe, C 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 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. 
    
    CLASS 2689
    
        
  
 
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This course offers an introduction to the history of the Roman empire, from the prehistoric settlements on the site of Rome to the fall of the Western empire in the fifth century and its revival in the ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2689 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MW Stimson Hall G01
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Rebillard, E 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
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        Meeting Pattern- F Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Staff 
 
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        Meeting Pattern- F Uris Hall G20
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Staff 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 2729
    
        
  
 
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An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2729, ANTHR 6729, ARKEO 2729, ARKEO 6729, CLASS 7727, SHUM 2729 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Manning, S 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 2743
    
        
  
 
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What was it like to live in the Roman world? What did that world look, taste and smell like? How did Romans raise their families, entertain themselves, understand death, and interact with their government? ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2743, ARTH 2221 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Alexandridis, A 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 2806
    
        
  
 
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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: ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 2806, GOVT 2806, LAW 6803 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MWF Morrill Hall 106
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Giannella, N 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 2812
    
        
  
 
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An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2812, LING 2212, NES 2812, SHUM 2812, STS 2812, VISST 2812 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MWF Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Kirk, A 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 3391
    
        
  
 
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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. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. 
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                Credits and Grading Basis1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Staff 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies Permission of DUS, in special circumstances only. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Department Consent Required (Add) 
    
    CLASS 3396
    
        
  
 
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Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 3302 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit)) 
    
    CLASS 3616
    
        
  
 
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Julius Caesar is one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in world history. His ruinous overreach forever changed the course of Roman history, and his reform of the calendar is still with us. In ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3616 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 160
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Fontaine, M 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 3642
    
        
  
 
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Greece and Rome, refracted in nineteenth-century writers, composers, and painters, including: Plautus, re-made by Oscar Wilde; Aristophanic Comedy, Bowdlerized by Bowdler, de-Bowdlerized by Gilbert, Irished ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3820 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Ahl, F 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 3645
    
        
  
 
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Tragedy and its audiences from ancient Greece to modern theater and film. Topics: origins of theatrical conventions; Shakespeare and Seneca; tragedy in modern theater and film. Works studied will include: ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3440, PMA 3724 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Ahl, F 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 3669
    
        
  
 
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We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality, morality and happiness, and the nature of the soul. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3202, PHIL 6202 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- MWF Uris Hall 204
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Brennan, T 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 3686
    
        
  
 
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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 ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. 
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                Credits and Grading Basis1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Staff 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies Permission of DUS, in special circumstances only. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
    
    CLASS 4662
    
        
  
 
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Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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    Section TopicTopic: Topics in Stoicism 
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        Meeting Pattern- M Uris Hall 204
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Brennan, T - Brittain, C 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 4665
    
        
  
 
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Topics for this course vary. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4210, PHIL 6210, RELST 4665, RELST 6210 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- MacDonald, S 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 4677
    
        
  
 
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How and why do landscapes come to inspire the religious imagination? And why do religious practices, rituals, traditions, and beliefs take place in particular landscapes? This seminar treats these questions ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 4557, NES 4557, NES 6557, RELST 4557, RELST 6557 
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                Credits and Grading Basis3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- M White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Haines-Eitzen, K 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 4702
    
        
  
 
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This course is designed to accompany the Johnson Museum's exhibition, "Wonder and Wakefulness: the Nature of Pliny the Elder", which will take place in Spring 2023 in honor of Pliny's 2000th birthday. ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4702, ARTH 6702, CLASS 7702 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- F Johnson Museum 2B07 study glry
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Platt, V 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person Students must apply in writing to Professor Platt to enroll. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
    
    CLASS 4721
    
        
  
 
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See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded) 
    
    CLASS 4722
    
        
  
 
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See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
    
    CLASS 4746
    
        
  
 
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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 ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4233, ARKEO 6233, ARTH 4233, ARTH 6233, CLASS 7746 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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    Section TopicTopic: Humans and Animals 
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        Meeting Pattern- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Alexandridis, A 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 4752
    
        
  
 
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Topic Spring 23: Portraiture. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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    Section TopicTopic: Portraiture 
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        Meeting Pattern- M Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Anderson, B 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 4803
    
        
  
 
  Course Description
Within the long roiling and much heralded 'crises of the humanities', Classics is experiencing a contemporary crisis of its own. These queries are not least shaped around the disciplines continuing cultural ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7803 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Pelliccia, H 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 7173
    
        
  
 
  Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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        Meeting Pattern- M Uris Hall 204
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Brennan, T - Brittain, C 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 7345
    
        
  
 
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Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202Â and first-year writing seminars. view course details
    
    CLASS 7702
    
        
  
 
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This course is designed to accompany the Johnson Museum's exhibition, "Wonder and Wakefulness: the Nature of Pliny the Elder", which will take place in Spring 2023 in honor of Pliny's 2000th birthday. ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4702, ARTH 6702, CLASS 4702 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- F Johnson Museum 2B07 study glry
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Platt, V 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person Students must apply in writing to Professor Platt in order in enroll. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
    
    CLASS 7727
    
        
  
 
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An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2729, ANTHR 6729, ARKEO 2729, ARKEO 6729, CLASS 2729, SHUM 2729 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Manning, S 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 7746
    
        
  
 
  Course Description
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 ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4233, ARKEO 6233, ARTH 4233, ARTH 6233, CLASS 4746 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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    Section TopicTopic: Humans and Animals 
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        Meeting Pattern- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Alexandridis, A 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 7752
    
        
  
 
  Course Description
Seminar topics rotate each semester. Topic for Spring 2023: Portraiture. view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades) 
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    Section TopicTopic: Portraiture 
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        Meeting Pattern- M Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Anderson, B 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
    
    CLASS 7803
    
        
  
 
  Course Description
Within the long roiling and much heralded 'crises of the humanities', Classics is experiencing a contemporary crisis of its own. These queries are not least shaped around the disciplines continuing cultural ... view course details
- Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4803 
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                Credits and Grading Basis4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only) 
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        Meeting Pattern- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors- Pelliccia, H 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: In Person 
