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CLASS 1332
Elementary Sanskrit II

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SANSK 1132

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10161 CLASS 1332   LEC 001

  •  
    • MTRF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Clary, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: CLASS 1331 or permission of instructor.

CLASS 1522
FWS: Subversive Myth and Politics in Imperial Rome

This course traces increasing restrictions on freedom of speech from the late Roman Republic to the imperial era. It thus offers a select survey of the most influential period of Latin literature with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9459 CLASS 1522   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Clary, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

CLASS 1531
FWS: Greek Myth

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9409 CLASS 1531   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Fodroczi, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

CLASS 1702
Great Discoveries in Greek and Roman Archaeology

This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of the ancient ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 1702, NES 1602

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8547 CLASS 1702   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Gerdes, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2352
Intermediate Sanskrit II

Readings from Sanskrit dramas and literary commentary. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SANSK 2252

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10178 CLASS 2352   LEC 001

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Subrahmanian, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: one year prior Sanskrit study or permission of instructor.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

CLASS 2613
New Testament-Early Christian Literatures

This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2629, NES 2629, RELST 2629

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1341 CLASS 2613   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2641
The Technology of Ancient Rome

In this course we will study the technologies - aqueducts, automata, catapults, concrete and more - that allowed the Roman Empire to prosper and expand. Technical and historical background will accompany ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2641, STS 2641

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18200 CLASS 2641   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2652
Ancient Greek Drama

This course introduces students to ancient Greek drama, with a particular focus on the genre of tragedy and its relation to the cultural, political, and performance context of Athens in the 5th century ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 2652, PMA 2652, SHUM 2652

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8573 CLASS 2652   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2689
Roman History

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2689

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8545 CLASS 2689   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rebillard, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2700
Introduction to the Classical World in 24 Objects

The art of Ancient Greece and Rome has a complex legacy within western culture that is inseparable from ideas about power, beauty, identity, and knowledge. As such, 'Classical' art has been appropriated ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2700, ARTH 2200

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4502 CLASS 2700   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4503 CLASS 2700   DIS 201

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4504 CLASS 2700   DIS 202

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2750
Introduction to Humanities

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Women, Textiles, and Texts in Feminist Thought

  •  1725 CLASS 2750   SEM 102

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Danisi, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: students accepted into the Humanities Scholars Program. For course description, see https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses

CLASS 2806
Roman Law

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 2806, GOVT 2806

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8530 CLASS 2806   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 2812
Hieroglyphs to HTML: History of Writing

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

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Syllabi: none

  •  8553 CLASS 2812   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 3391
Independent Study in Sanskrit, Undergraduate Level

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8512 CLASS 3391   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CLASS 3396
Advanced Sanskrit II

Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SANSK 3302

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10285 CLASS 3396   LEC 001

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: CLASS 3395 or equivalent.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

CLASS 3616
The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar, and the Death of the Roman Republic

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. ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3616

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8571 CLASS 3616   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Fontaine, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 3634
Feminist Retellings from Sappho to Circe

In this seminar, we will study feminist retellings of myths, figures, and tropes from ancient Greek and Roman literature. Situating contemporary retellings alongside ancient sources, we will ask: what ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 3634

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18383 CLASS 3634   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 3669
Plato

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

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 3202, PHIL 6202

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4389 CLASS 3669   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18057 CLASS 3669   DIS 201

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3202

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18587 CLASS 3669   DIS 202

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 3674
Introduction to Indian Philosophy

This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3344, PHIL 2540, RELST 3344

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1513 CLASS 3674   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 3686
Independent Study in Classical Civilization, Undergraduate Level

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 their advisor and the faculty member who has ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8510 CLASS 3686   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8511 CLASS 3686   IND 602

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

CLASS 4645
Ancient Empires: From Persia to Rome, 550 BCE to 14 CE

This seminar explores how ancient empires developed and were administered as well as how the experience of empire in the modern world and the writing of its history in the ancient world are intertwined. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4345, NES 4345

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17843 CLASS 4645   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Prussin, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17844 CLASS 4645   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CLASS 4662
Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Stoic Ethics through Seneca's Letters

  •  4417 CLASS 4662   SEM 101

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Brittain, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 4722
Honors: Senior Essay II

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8523 CLASS 4722   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8524 CLASS 4722   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8525 CLASS 4722   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Pelliccia, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8526 CLASS 4722   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18558 CLASS 4722   IND 605

    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18559 CLASS 4722   IND 606

    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CLASS 4744
Globalism and Collapse in the Late Bronze Age World

Several Bronze Age kingdoms situated around the Eastern Mediterranean underwent a violent collapse around 1175 BCE. Archaeological and textual evidence suggest that two major socioeconomic processes played ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •  1400 CLASS 4744   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 4746
Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology

Topics Rotate: Spring 2026 topic: Olympia. Few sites of Greek antiquity enjoy a global resonance as large as that of Olympia, origin of the Olympic games. And yet, with its monumental archaeological traces ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4609 CLASS 4746   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 4754
Themes in Mediterranean Archaeology

This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8539 CLASS 4754   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7173
Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4662, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Stoic Ethics through Seneca's Letters

  •  4422 CLASS 7173   SEM 101

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Brittain, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7345
Graduate TA Training

Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202 and first-year writing seminars. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8514 CLASS 7345   LEC 001

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rebillard, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7346
Classics Graduate Preparation Seminar

A course to prepare Classics graduate students for exams and for professionalization. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8527 CLASS 7346   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7634
Topics in Ancient Society

Course will introduce graduate students to different aspects of ancient society including slavery, economics, law, and citizenship among other topics. Topics for this course vary by instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Roman Law

  • 18308 CLASS 7634   SEM 101

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7744
Globalism and Collapse in the Late Bronze Age World

Several Bronze Age kingdoms situated around the Eastern Mediterranean underwent a violent collapse around 1175 BCE. Archaeological and textual evidence suggest that two major socioeconomic processes played ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  1404 CLASS 7744   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7746
Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology

Topics Rotate: Spring 2026 topic: Olympia. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4612 CLASS 7746   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7754
Themes in Mediterranean Archaeology

This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8533 CLASS 7754   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CLASS 7960
Independent Study in Classical Studies

Independent course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8517 CLASS 7960   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8518 CLASS 7960   IND 602

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies