Winter 2027
CLST 2 Tragedy and Comedy of Greece and Rome
The course studies in translation selected works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Seneca (tragedy), Aristophanes and Plautus (comedy), and some of their central themes and questions: law, community, revenge, passion, and justice. We will approach them both as texts and as scripts/librettos, considering their relationship to other types of performance (ritual, rhetoric, music, dance) and genres (history, philosophy) as well as to theatrical space. There will be practical workshop opportunities for those interested. Open to all classes. Tell, ART; WCult:W, 10.
CLST 11.19 Coins as Text
This hands-on course focuses on ancient coinage, the development and use of money in the ancient Mediterranean, the logistics of coin production, and the methods for studying coinage to write Roman history. Students learn numismatic methodology by handling and studying coins from the collection in Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art. Stewart, SOC; WCult:W, 12.
CLST 12.xx Environmental Archaeology
(new course) Brock, 11.
CLST 15 Alexander and the Macedonian Kings
This course has two aims: (1) to establish a basic understanding of the history of Alexander the Great and of Greek-speaking peoples in the eastern Mediterranean during the fourth through first centuries BCE and (2) to explore the cultural, military, political, and economic innovations of what was a singular age of experimentation. Christesen, INT or SOC; WCult:W, 12.
CLST 22 Greek Archaeology: Classical and Hellenistic
(new course) Hruby, 2.
GRK 2: Greek 2
This course picks up where Greek 1 left off in introducing students to Classical Attic Greek, the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Athens and the surrounding region of Attica during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Having previously learned the foundations of the language, students will progress to more complex grammar and vocabulary in this course, 2.
GRK 20 Homer
In this class, we will read three to four books of the Iliad in Greek and the remaining books in translation. We will focus on learning how to read Homeric Greek with accuracy and speed, and we will also learn how to scan hexameter. In addition, we will explore some of the larger interpretive issues surrounding the poem and its composition, and in so doing we will read key contributions of contemporary scholarship. In class, students will practice close readings and literary analysis, especially when considering the Iliad’s character, style, and narrative structure. Tell, LIT; WCult:W, 12.
LAT 1 Latin 1 (Winter)
Introduction to Latin grammar, vocabulary, and syntax through prose readings of gradually increasing difficulty. Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive or World Culture Requirement. 9L and 2.
For more information contact: Jenny Lynn, Language Program Director
LAT 2 Latin 2 (Winter)
Continues the study of Latin language and Roman culture begun in Latin 1. The structures of the language are introduced through readings of gradually increasing complexity. The narrative content of the course brings in historical persons and events from the last quarter of the first century A.D, both in the province of Britannia and in the city of Rome. The class will will also spend some time studying real inscriptions, curse tablets, and coins, as well as composing in Latin as a means to increasing reading fluency. This course is primarily designed for students who have taken Latin 1 at Dartmouth, but will also be a good fit for those who have had one or more years of high school Latin and want to reinforce their skills before moving on to reading unadapted Latin in Latin 3. 9L, 10, and 2.
For more information contact: Jenny Lynn, Language Program Director
LAT 10.xx Topics in Latin Texts
Stewart, 10.
LAT 20 Epic Poetry
Dubit, 10.